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 Summerdale (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 Summerdale. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Summerdale 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 Summerdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Summerdale:
- Baldwin County (The home county of Summerdale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerdale, with the one closest to Summerdale listed first.
- Robertsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Silverhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Foley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clay City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clay City is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Marlow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marlow is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Elberta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yupon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yupon is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yupon
- Loxley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bon Secour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairhope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Montrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oyster Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oyster Bay is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Bay
- Mobile County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerdale, with the one closest to Summerdale listed first.
- Bellefontaine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bellefontaine is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine
- Mon Louis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mon Louis is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mon Louis
- Mobile
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alabama Port
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Alabama Port is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Port
- Fort Gaines ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Gaines is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gaines
- Theodore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Prichard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dauphin Island
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Tillmans Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tillmans Corner is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillmans Corner
- Chickasaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Escambia County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerdale, with the one closest to Summerdale listed first.
- Muscogee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Muscogee is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
- Gulf Beach Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gulf Beach Heights is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Beach Heights
- Gulf Beach ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gulf Beach is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Beach
- Perdido Key
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barrineau Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barrineau Park is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrineau Park
- Bellview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bellview is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview
- Sand Cut ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sand Cut is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Cut
- Cantonment
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtle Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Myrtle Grove is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
- Ensley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gonzalez
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gonzalez is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzalez
- Tristan Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tristan Village is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristan Village
- Warrington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Warrington is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Summerdale, see our County-by-County Page for Summerdale.
Cemeteries Near Summerdale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Summerdale.
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 Summerdale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Summerdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Summerdale, with the one closest to Summerdale listed first.
- Summerdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pine Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hall Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Baldwin Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silverhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Timney South River Park Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coopers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brook Cedron Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (122 more) ...
- Lay Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Friends Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Summerdale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Summerdale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Summerdale, with the one closest to Summerdale listed first.
- Marlow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marlow is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Magnolia Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Swift
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Swift is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Rosinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rosinton is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosinton
- Bon Secour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Montrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Point Clear
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Josephine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Josephine is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
- Daphne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gasque
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gateswood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gateswood is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateswood
- Muscogee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Muscogee is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Perdido Key
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Millview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Millview is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Bromley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bromley is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Summerdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Summerdale.
Newspapers Published in Summerdale ...
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 140 newspapers that have been published in the area around Summerdale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Summerdale, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Summerdale.
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 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 Summerdale:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Baldwin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Mobile County
- Escambia 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> | 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- Summerdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Summerdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |