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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 Redtown (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 Redtown. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

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

  • Baldwin County     (The home county of Redtown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Redtown, with the one closest to Redtown listed first.
    • Blacksher
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
    • Perdido
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Little River
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tensaw
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
    • Latham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Latham is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
    • Phillipsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
    • Stockton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bay Minette
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitehouse Forks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Whitehouse Forks is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Forks
    • Stapleton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Bromley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bromley is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Redtown, with the one closest to Redtown listed first.
    • Carlton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Barlow Bend
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
    • Gainestown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Gainestown is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
    • Alma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Alma is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Rockville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Rockville is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Walker Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Jackson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Conecuh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Redtown, with the one closest to Redtown listed first.
    • Range
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Range is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
    • Lenox
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Repton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Escambia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Redtown, with the one closest to Redtown listed first.
    • Huxford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Huxford is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
    • Atmore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Flomaton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Hammac
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Hammac is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
    • Pollard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Pollard is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Mobile County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Redtown, with the one closest to Redtown listed first.
    • Calvert
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Mount Vernon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Movico
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Movico is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Movico
    • Bucks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Chastang
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Chastang is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
    • Barry Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Barry Village is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Village
    • Axis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Axis is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
    • Creola
      (28 miles [45.1 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
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Redtown, with the one closest to Redtown listed first.
    • Mount Pleasant
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Uriah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Goodway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Goodway is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
    • Megargel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Megargel is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megargel
    • Frisco City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Excel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Excel is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Perdue Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
    • Claiborne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Claiborne is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
    • Ollie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ollie is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
    • Mexia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mexia is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Redtown, with the one closest to Redtown listed first.
    • Malcolm
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Malcolm is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • McIntosh
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Fairford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Fairford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
    • Sunflower
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunflower is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
    • Carson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Carson is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
    • Prestwick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Prestwick is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
    • 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 Redtown, with the one closest to Redtown listed first.
    • Walnut Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Byrneville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Byrneville is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
    • Century
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • McDavid
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • McDavid is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
    • Pine Barren
      (30 miles [48.3 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 Redtown, see our County-by-County Page for Redtown.

Cemeteries Near Redtown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Redtown.

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

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

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

  • Millers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Steadham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Judson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Booneville Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lindsey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Driskell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jack Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dixie Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Poarch Mission Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Gentry Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bryars McGill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • McGill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (162 more) ...
    • Freemanville Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mothershed Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Blake Place Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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 Redtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Redtown.

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

  • Perdido
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Blacksher
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
  • Little River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Tensaw
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
  • Latham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Latham is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
  • Mount Pleasant
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Carney
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Carney is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
  • Stockton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bay Minette
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • D'Olive
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • D'Olive is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Olive
  • Barlow Bend
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
  • Gainestown
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Gainestown is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Calvert
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Mount Vernon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Alma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Alma is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Redtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Redtown.

Newspapers Published in Redtown ...

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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Redtown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Redtown, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Redtown.

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 Redtown:

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 Redtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Redtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.