Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Old Island Landing (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Old Island Landing. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Old Island Landing ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Old Island Landing: Old Island Lndg. (or less commonly used: Old Island Lndng.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Old Island Landing is located in Baldwin County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Baldwin County: Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington & Escambia (FL).
Below are the counties that are near Old Island Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Island Landing:
- Baldwin County (The home county of Old Island Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Island Landing, with the one closest to Old Island Landing listed first.
- Latham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Latham is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Tensaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
- Stockton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blacksher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
- Little River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Perdido
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Minette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Phillipsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Whitehouse Forks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse Forks is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Forks
- Bromley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bromley is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
- Stapleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Spanish Fort
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Island Landing, with the one closest to Old Island Landing listed first.
- Carlton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rockville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rockville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Alma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Alma is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Gainestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gainestown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
- Barlow Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
- Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Walker Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stave Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
- Escambia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Island Landing, with the one closest to Old Island Landing listed first.
- Atmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Huxford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Huxford is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
- Mobile County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Island Landing, with the one closest to Old Island Landing listed first.
- Calvert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Movico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Movico is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Movico
- Chastang
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chastang is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
- Barry Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barry Village is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Village
- Bucks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Axis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Axis is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
- Creola
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Creola is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
- Satsuma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Citronelle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gulfcrest
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
- Chunchula
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chunchula is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Island Landing, with the one closest to Old Island Landing listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Uriah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Goodway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goodway is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Island Landing, with the one closest to Old Island Landing listed first.
- Malcolm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Malcolm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Fairford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fairford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
- McIntosh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sims Chapel
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
- Sunflower
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sunflower is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Hawthorn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hawthorn is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
- Seaboard
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Seaboard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
- Carson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Carson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Prestwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Prestwick is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
- Wagarville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bassetts Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
- Deer Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Deer Park is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Escambia County (FL)
- Walnut Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Island Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Old Island Landing.
Cemeteries Near Old Island Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Island Landing.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Old Island Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Island Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Island Landing, with the one closest to Old Island Landing listed first.
- Lancaster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tensaw Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richerson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Richerson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Morningstar Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stockton Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dixie Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gentry Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blake Place Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big John Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Calvert Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvert Cemetery is located in Calvert.
- Continue List (185 more) ...
- Calvert Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Roper Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dean Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Old Island Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Island Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Island Landing, with the one closest to Old Island Landing listed first.
- Latham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Latham is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Tensaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
- Stockton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blacksher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
- Calvert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chastang
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chastang is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
- Fairford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fairford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
- Little River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- McIntosh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carney is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
- Perdido
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bay Minette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- D'Olive
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- D'Olive is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Olive
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Island Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Island Landing.
Newspapers Published in Old Island Landing ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Island Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Island Landing, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Island Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Old Island Landing:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Baldwin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Escambia County
- Mobile County
- Monroe County
- Washington County
- Escambia County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Old Island Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Island Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |