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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 Rice Creek 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 Rice Creek 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 Rice Creek 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.

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 Rice Creek Landing: Rice Crk. Lndg. (or less commonly used: Rice Ck. Lndg. or Rice Cr. Lndg.)

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

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

  • Baldwin County     (The home county of Rice Creek Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rice Creek Landing, with the one closest to Rice Creek Landing listed first.
    • Stockton
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Latham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Latham is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
    • Tensaw
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
    • Bay Minette
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Perdido
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Whitehouse Forks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Whitehouse Forks is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Forks
    • Blacksher
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
    • Phillipsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
    • Little River
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bromley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Bromley is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
    • Stapleton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Spanish Fort
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rice Creek Landing, with the one closest to Rice Creek Landing listed first.
    • Carlton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Rockville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Rockville is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Escambia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rice Creek Landing, with the one closest to Rice Creek Landing listed first.
    • Atmore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Huxford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Huxford is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
  • Mobile County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rice Creek Landing, with the one closest to Rice Creek Landing listed first.
    • Barry Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Barry Village is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Village
    • Bucks
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Chastang
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Chastang is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
    • Mount Vernon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Movico
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Movico is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Movico
    • Axis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Axis is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
    • Creola
      (11 miles [17.7 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
    • Calvert
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Satsuma
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Saraland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Chickasaw
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chunchula
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Rice Creek Landing, with the one closest to Rice Creek Landing listed first.
    • Mount Pleasant
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Uriah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rice Creek Landing, with the one closest to Rice Creek Landing listed first.
    • Malcolm
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Malcolm is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • Fairford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
    • McIntosh
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Sims Chapel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
    • Hawthorn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hawthorn is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
    • Sunflower
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Sunflower is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
    • Seaboard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Seaboard is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
    • Deer Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Deer Park is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
    • Prestwick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Prestwick is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
    • Wagarville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Escambia County (FL)

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

Cemeteries Near Rice Creek Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rice Creek 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 Rice Creek Landing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Richerson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Richerson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Stockton Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lancaster Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dean Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Smiths Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Morningstar Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Seymour Bluff Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Little St. Louis Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Gentry Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Roper Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (205 more) ...
    • Stanmyer Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bay Minette Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cain Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 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 Rice Creek Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rice Creek Landing.

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

  • Stockton
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Latham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Latham is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
  • Chastang
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Chastang is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
  • Mount Vernon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Tensaw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
  • Creola
    (11 miles [17.7 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
  • D'Olive
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • D'Olive is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Olive
  • Bay Minette
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Carney
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Carney is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
  • Calvert
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Perdido
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Blacksher
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Fairford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
    • Bromley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Bromley is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
    • McIntosh
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Rice Creek 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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rice Creek Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rice Creek Landing, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rice Creek Landing.

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 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 Rice Creek Landing:

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 Rice Creek Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Rice Creek Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.