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 Pea Ridge (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 Pea Ridge. 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 Pea Ridge ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pea Ridge: Pea Rdg. (or less commonly used: Pea Rdge. or Pea Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pea Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pea Ridge.
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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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.
Pea Ridge is located in Escambia 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 Escambia County: Baldwin, Conecuh, Covington, Monroe, Escambia (FL), Okaloosa (FL) & Santa Rosa (FL).
Below are the counties that are near Pea Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pea Ridge:
- Escambia County (The home county of Pea Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Brewton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- East Brewton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Pollard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pollard is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Hammac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hammac is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
- Roberts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Flomaton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bradley is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Huxford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Huxford is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
- Atmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Conecuh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Castleberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Range
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Range is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Lenox
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nymph
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nymph is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nymph
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta has also been known as:
- Old Sparta
- Johnsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
- Belleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Belleville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Brooklyn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Repton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Paul
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paul is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Falco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Falco is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falco
- Wing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wing is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Goodway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Goodway is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
- Excel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Excel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Megargel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Megargel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megargel
- Uriah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frisco City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ollie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ollie is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Burnt Corn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Burnt Corn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Corn
- Escambia County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Century
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Byrneville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Byrneville is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
- McDavid
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- McDavid is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
- Pine Barren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Barren is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
- Molino
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Okaloosa County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Otahite ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Otahite is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
- Cannon Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon Town is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Town
- Santa Rosa County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Jay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jay is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>
- Belandville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pea Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Pea Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Pea Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pea Ridge.
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 Pea Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pea Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Baptist Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ft. Crawford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Travis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Travis Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Odom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Weaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (177 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hammac Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Travis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Pea Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pea Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pea Ridge, with the one closest to Pea Ridge listed first.
- Brewton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kirkland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkland is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Pollard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pollard is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Hammac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hammac is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
- Wallace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Flomaton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Boykin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Boykin is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Castleberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Berrydale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Berrydale is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrydale
- Range
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Range is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Bluff Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Springs is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta has also been known as:
- Old Sparta
- Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
- McDavid
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- McDavid is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pea Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pea Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Pea Ridge ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pea Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pea Ridge, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pea Ridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Pea Ridge:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Escambia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conecuh County
- Covington County
- Monroe County
- Escambia County
- Okaloosa County
- Santa Rosa 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> | 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 Pea Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pea Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |