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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 Seminole (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 Seminole. 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 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.

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

  • Baldwin County     (The home county of Seminole)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seminole, with the one closest to Seminole listed first.
    • Lillian
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Lillian is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillian
    • Elberta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Perdido Beach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Perdido Beach is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdido Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
    • Summerdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Foley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Orange Beach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Silverhill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Loxley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Magnolia Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Clay City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Clay City is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
    • Marlow
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Marlow is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
    • Bon Secour
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Escambia County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seminole, with the one closest to Seminole listed first.
    • Muscogee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Muscogee is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
    • Cantonment
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bellview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Bellview is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview
    • Sand Cut ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sand Cut is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Cut
    • Ensley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Gonzalez
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Gonzalez is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzalez
    • Myrtle Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Myrtle Grove is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
    • Barrineau Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Barrineau Park is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrineau Park
    • Olive
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Olive is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
    • Tristan Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Tristan Village is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristan Village
    • Gulf Beach Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Gulf Beach Heights is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Beach Heights
    • West Pensacola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • West Pensacola is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pensacola
    • Brent
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Brent is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
  • Santa Rosa County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seminole, with the one closest to Seminole listed first.
    • Pace
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Gulf Breeze
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Galt City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Galt City is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt City
    • Bagdad
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Milton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Milton is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,785 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Seminole ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Seminole.

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

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

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

  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Gilley Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Allen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Old Muscogee Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Foley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Prince of Peace Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mission Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Nix Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Milsted Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (104 more) ...

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

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

  • Muscogee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Muscogee is located in Escambia County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
  • Millview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Millview is located in Escambia County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
  • Cantonment
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Swift
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Swift is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
  • Josephine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Josephine is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
  • Olive
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Olive is located in Escambia County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
  • Perdido Key
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Warrington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Warrington is located in Escambia County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
  • Brent
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Brent is located in Escambia County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
  • Quintette
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Quintette is located in Escambia County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
  • Rosinton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosinton is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosinton
  • Gateswood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gateswood is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateswood
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Goulding
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Goulding is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding
    • Ferry Pass
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Pass
    • Pensacola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Pensacola is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,142 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pensacola <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Seminole ...

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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Seminole.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Seminole, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Seminole.

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 Seminole:

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 Seminole, 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- Seminole) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.