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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 Rosinton (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 Rosinton. 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 and hospitals 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.

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

  • Baldwin County     (The home county of Rosinton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosinton, with the one closest to Rosinton listed first.
    • Loxley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Robertsdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Silverhill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Summerdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Stapleton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Clay City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Clay City is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
    • Daphne
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Marlow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Marlow is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
    • Montrose
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Bromley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Bromley is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
    • Park City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Park City is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Spanish Fort
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Escambia County
    • Atmore
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Mobile County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosinton, with the one closest to Rosinton listed first.
    • Mobile
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Chickasaw
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Prichard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Creola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Creola is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
    • Bellefontaine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Bellefontaine is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine
    • Satsuma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mon Louis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Mon Louis is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mon Louis
    • Eight Mile
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Saraland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Country Club Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Country Club Village is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Village
    • Tillmans Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Tillmans Corner is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillmans Corner
    • Axis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Axis is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
  • Escambia County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosinton, with the one closest to Rosinton listed first.
    • Barrineau Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Barrineau Park is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrineau Park
    • Muscogee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Muscogee is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
    • Cantonment
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Walnut Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Quintette
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Quintette is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
    • Molino
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Pine Barren
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Barren is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
    • Gonzalez
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Gonzalez is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzalez
    • Bellview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bellview is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview
    • Ensley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Gulf Beach Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Gulf Beach Heights is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Beach Heights
    • Sand Cut ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sand Cut is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Cut

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

Cemeteries Near Rosinton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rosinton.

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

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

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

  • Dyes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Coopers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Baldwin Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hall Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hinote Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pittman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Silverhill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Foley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Belforest Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (155 more) ...
    • Malbis Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Christ the King Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Friends Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Rosinton had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Gateswood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gateswood is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateswood
  • Daphne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Montrose
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Marlow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Marlow is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
  • Bromley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bromley is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
  • Magnolia Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Point Clear
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Swift
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Swift is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
  • Muscogee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Muscogee is located in Escambia County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
  • Bay Minette
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • D'Olive
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • D'Olive is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Olive
  • Cantonment
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Bon Secour
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Carney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Carney is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
    • Mobile
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Rosinton ...

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 143 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rosinton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rosinton, 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 Rosinton.

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 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 Rosinton:

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 Rosinton, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rosinton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.