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 San Souci Beach (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 San Souci Beach. 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 San Souci Beach ...
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 San Souci Beach: San Souci Bch.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
San Souci Beach is located in Mobile 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 Mobile County: Baldwin, Washington, George (MS), Greene (MS) & Jackson (MS).
Below are the counties that are near San Souci Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to San Souci Beach:
- Mobile County (The home county of San Souci Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from San Souci Beach, with the one closest to San Souci Beach listed first.
- Coden
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bayou La Batre
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Saint Elmo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Grand Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alabama Port
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alabama Port is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Port
- Irvington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mon Louis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mon Louis is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mon Louis
- Bellefontaine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefontaine is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine
- Theodore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dauphin Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dauphin Island is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dauphin Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,366 people
- Tillmans Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tillmans Corner is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillmans Corner
- Fort Gaines ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Gaines is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gaines
- Country Club Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Country Club Village is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Village
- Baldwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from San Souci Beach, with the one closest to San Souci Beach listed first.
- Fort Morgan ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Point Clear
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fairhope
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yupon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Yupon is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yupon
- Clay City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Clay City is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Marlow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Marlow is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Daphne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Park City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Park City is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Gasque
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Magnolia Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Spanish Fort
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- George County (MS)
- Howell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Howell is located in George County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Jackson County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from San Souci Beach, with the one closest to San Souci Beach listed first.
- Orange Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Orange Grove is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Helena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Helena is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Eastside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Eastside is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside
- Moss Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Escatawpa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Pascagoula
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Big Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Big Point is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
- Coll Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coll Town is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
- Hurley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gautier
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Martin Bluff
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
- Wade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wade is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to San Souci Beach, see our County-by-County Page for San Souci Beach.
Cemeteries Near San Souci Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of San Souci Beach.
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 San Souci Beach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for San Souci Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from San Souci Beach, with the one closest to San Souci Beach listed first.
- St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oddfellows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Piner McGrew Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dorlon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- English Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grand Bay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alabama Port Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Reeds Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cold Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (136 more) ...
- Lundy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beverly Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 San Souci Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of San Souci Beach.
These communities are listed based on their distance from San Souci Beach, with the one closest to San Souci Beach listed first.
- Coden
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bayou La Batre
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fernland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fernland is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernland
- Fowl River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fowl River is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowl River
- Saint Elmo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Grand Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mon Louis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mon Louis is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mon Louis
- Theodore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orange Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Orange Grove is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Moss Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Escatawpa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Pascagoula
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cox
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cox is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
- Point Clear
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around San Souci Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around San Souci Beach.
Newspapers Published in San Souci Beach ...
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 139 newspapers that have been published in the area around San Souci Beach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of San Souci Beach, 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 San Souci Beach.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 San Souci Beach:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Mobile County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baldwin County
- George County
- Jackson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
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 San Souci Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- San Souci Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |