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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 River Park (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 River Park. 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 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.

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

  • Baldwin County     (The home county of River Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from River Park, with the one closest to River Park listed first.
    • Marlow
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Marlow is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
    • Clay City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Clay City is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
    • Yupon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Yupon is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yupon
    • Magnolia Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Point Clear
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Summerdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Silverhill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairhope
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Foley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Foley is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,446 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foley <1>
    • Robertsdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Montrose
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bon Secour
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Loxley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Mobile County
    • The following are listed by their distance from River Park, with the one closest to River Park listed first.
    • Mon Louis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Mon Louis is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mon Louis
    • Bellefontaine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Bellefontaine is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine
    • Alabama Port
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Alabama Port is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Port
    • Fort Gaines ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Fort Gaines is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gaines
    • Mobile
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dauphin Island
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Dauphin Island is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dauphin Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,366 people
    • Theodore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Tillmans Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Tillmans Corner is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillmans Corner
    • Coden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Irvington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Country Club Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Country Club Village is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Village
    • Prichard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayou La Batre
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Escambia County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from River Park, with the one closest to River Park listed first.
    • Gulf Beach Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Gulf Beach Heights is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Beach Heights
    • Gulf Beach ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Gulf Beach is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Beach
    • Perdido Key
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Muscogee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Muscogee is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
    • Sand Cut ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Sand Cut is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Cut
    • Barrineau Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Barrineau Park is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrineau Park
    • Bellview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Bellview is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview
    • Cantonment
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Myrtle Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Myrtle Grove is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove

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

Cemeteries Near River Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of River Park.

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 River Park - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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

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

  • Marlow
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Marlow is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
  • Magnolia Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Point Clear
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Montrose
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bon Secour
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Swift
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Swift is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
  • Gasque
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Daphne
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Rosinton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosinton is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosinton
  • Mon Louis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Mon Louis is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mon Louis
  • Josephine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Josephine is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
  • Cox
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cox is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bromley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Bromley is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
    • Mobile
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fowl River
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Fowl River is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowl River

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

Newspapers Published in River Park ...

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 141 newspapers that have been published in the area around River Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of River Park, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for River Park.

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 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 River Park:

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- River Park) 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 River Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.