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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 Rabun (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 Rabun. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Rabun 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 Rabun. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rabun:

  • Baldwin County     (The home county of Rabun)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rabun, with the one closest to Rabun listed first.
    • Perdido
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Latham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Latham is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
    • Stockton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Tensaw
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
    • Bay Minette
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Phillipsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
    • Blacksher
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
    • Little River
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Whitehouse Forks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Whitehouse Forks is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Forks
    • Stapleton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Bromley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bromley is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
    • Spanish Fort
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Loxley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rabun, with the one closest to Rabun listed first.
    • Carlton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Gainestown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Gainestown is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
    • Rockville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Rockville is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Alma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Alma is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Barlow Bend
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
  • Escambia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rabun, with the one closest to Rabun listed first.
    • Atmore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Huxford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Huxford is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
    • Flomaton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Hammac
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Hammac is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
  • Mobile County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rabun, with the one closest to Rabun listed first.
    • Barry Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Barry Village is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Village
    • Bucks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Chastang
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Chastang is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
    • Mount Vernon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Movico
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Movico is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Movico
    • Calvert
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Creola
      (19 miles [30.6 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
    • Axis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Axis is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
    • Satsuma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Saraland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chickasaw
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Eight Mile
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chunchula
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Chunchula is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rabun, with the one closest to Rabun listed first.
    • Mount Pleasant
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Uriah
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Goodway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Goodway is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
    • Megargel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Megargel is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megargel
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rabun, with the one closest to Rabun listed first.
    • Malcolm
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Malcolm is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • Fairford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
    • McIntosh
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Sims Chapel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
    • Sunflower
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunflower is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
    • Hawthorn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hawthorn is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
  • Escambia County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rabun, with the one closest to Rabun listed first.
    • Walnut Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Byrneville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Byrneville is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
    • McDavid
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • McDavid is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
    • Century
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Century is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,873 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Century <1>
    • Barrineau Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Barrineau Park is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrineau Park
    • Pine Barren
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Barren is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rabun, see our County-by-County Page for Rabun.

Cemeteries Near Rabun ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rabun.

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 Rabun - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rabun covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rabun, with the one closest to Rabun listed first.

  • Gentry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Dean Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • McGill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bryars McGill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Perdido Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Perdido Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sullivan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lancaster Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Stockton Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Halls Fork Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Dutch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • James Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (171 more) ...
    • Millers Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixie Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Richerson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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.<4>

While we didn't find Rabun in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rabun.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Rabun, with the one closest to Rabun listed first.

  • Perdido
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Carney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Carney is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
  • Latham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Latham is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
  • Stockton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Tensaw
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
  • Bay Minette
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • D'Olive
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • D'Olive is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Olive
  • Blacksher
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
  • Little River
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Mount Vernon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Chastang
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Chastang is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
  • Creola
    (19 miles [30.6 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
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Calvert
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bromley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bromley is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
    • Mount Pleasant
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • 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 Rabun. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rabun.

Newspapers Published in Rabun ...

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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rabun.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rabun, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rabun.

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 helpful 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 Rabun:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rabun) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Rabun, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.