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 Pollard (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 Pollard. 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.
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 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.
Pollard 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 Pollard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pollard:
- Escambia County (The home county of Pollard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pollard, with the one closest to Pollard listed first.
- Flomaton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Riverview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Riverview is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Hammac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hammac is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
- Brewton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Brewton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Atmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Huxford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huxford is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
- Bradley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bradley is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Baldwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pollard, with the one closest to Pollard listed first.
- Perdido
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Phillipsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Conecuh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pollard, with the one closest to Pollard listed first.
- Range
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Range is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Lenox
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Castleberry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Johnsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Nymph
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nymph is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nymph
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sparta is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta has also been known as:
- Old Sparta
- Repton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
- Belleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Belleville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Brooklyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pollard, with the one closest to Pollard listed first.
- Goodway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goodway is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
- Uriah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Megargel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Megargel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megargel
- Excel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Excel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Escambia County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pollard, with the one closest to Pollard listed first.
- Century
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Byrneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Byrneville is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
- McDavid
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McDavid is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
- Pine Barren
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Barren is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
- Molino
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Walnut Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quintette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Quintette is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
- Barrineau Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barrineau Park is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrineau Park
- Cantonment
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Okaloosa County (FL)
- Otahite ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Otahite is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
- Santa Rosa County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pollard, with the one closest to Pollard listed first.
- Jay
(5 miles [8 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
- Milton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Milton is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,785 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <1>
- Pace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bagdad
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Galt City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Galt City is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt City
- Harold
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pollard, see our County-by-County Page for Pollard.
Cemeteries Near Pollard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pollard.
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 Pollard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pollard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pollard, with the one closest to Pollard listed first.
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pollard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Catawba Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Little Escambia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Flomaton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Odom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mize Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (161 more) ...
- Emmons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cora Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pollard had a population of 389 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Pollard had a population of 132 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pollard, with the one closest to Pollard listed first.
- Flomaton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hammac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hammac is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
- Brewton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Springs is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
- Berrydale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berrydale is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrydale
- Wallace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wallace is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- McDavid
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McDavid is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
- Kirkland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkland is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Chumuckla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chumuckla is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chumuckla
- Roberts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Pine Barren
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Barren is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
- Boykin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Boykin is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Range
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Range is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Castleberry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Molino
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pollard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pollard.
Newspapers Published in Pollard ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pollard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pollard, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pollard.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Pollard:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Escambia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baldwin County
- Conecuh 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> | 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 Pollard, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pollard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |