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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 Turkey Branch (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 Turkey Branch. 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 Turkey Branch ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Turkey Branch: Turkey Br. (or less commonly used: Turkey Brnch.)

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 southwest 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 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.

Turkey Branch is located in Baldwin County.

To see how the shape of Alabama's counties 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 Turkey Branch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Turkey Branch:

  • Baldwin County     (The home county of Turkey Branch)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Branch, with the one closest to Turkey Branch listed first.
    • Yupon
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yupon
      • Yupon is located in Baldwin County
    • Magnolia Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Clay City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
      • Clay City is located in Baldwin County
    • Point Clear
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Clear have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Clear
      • Point Clear is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Clear <1>
    • Fairhope
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Foley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
      • Foley is located in Baldwin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,446 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foley <1>
    • Silverhill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverhill
      • Silverhill is located in Baldwin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverhill <1>
    • Summerdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
      • Summerdale is located in Baldwin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerdale <1>
    • Bon Secour
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Secour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Secour
      • Bon Secour is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bon Secour <1>
    • Montrose
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Oyster Bay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Bay
      • Oyster Bay is located in Baldwin County
    • Robertsdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
      • Robertsdale is located in Baldwin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,030 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robertsdale <1>
    • Gasque
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gasque have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasque
      • Gasque is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gasque <1>
  • Mobile County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Branch, with the one closest to Turkey Branch listed first.
    • Mon Louis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mon Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mon Louis
      • Mon Louis is located in Mobile County
    • Alabama Port
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alabama Port have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Port
      • Alabama Port is located in Mobile County
    • Bellefontaine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine
      • Bellefontaine is located in Mobile County
    • Fort Gaines ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Gaines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gaines
      • Fort Gaines is located in Mobile County
    • Dauphin Island
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dauphin Island
      • Dauphin Island is located in Mobile County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,366 people
    • Theodore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Theodore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodore
      • Theodore is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Theodore <1>
    • Mobile
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Tillmans Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillmans Corner
      • Tillmans Corner is located in Mobile County
    • Coden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coden
      • Coden is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coden <1>
    • Irvington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
      • Irvington is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <1>
    • Bayou La Batre
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayou La Batre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou La Batre
      • Bayou La Batre is located in Mobile County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayou La Batre <1>
    • Saint Elmo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
      • Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County
    • Prichard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Escambia County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Branch, with the one closest to Turkey Branch listed first.
    • Gulf Beach Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Beach Heights
      • Gulf Beach Heights is located in Escambia County (FL)
    • Gulf Beach ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Beach
      • Gulf Beach is located in Escambia County (FL)
    • Perdido Key
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Muscogee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
      • Muscogee is located in Escambia County (FL)
    • Barrineau Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrineau Park
      • Barrineau Park is located in Escambia County (FL)

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

Newspapers Published in Turkey Branch ...

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 Turkey Branch.

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

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 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 Turkey Branch:

Cemeteries Near Turkey Branch ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Turkey Branch.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Brook Cedron Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brook Cedron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brook Cedron Cemetery
  • Timney South River Park Community Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Timney South River Park Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Timney South River Park Community Cemetery
  • Pine Rest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Rest Cemetery
  • Fairhope Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairhope Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairhope Memorial Gardens
  • Twin Beach Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twin Beach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twin Beach Cemetery
  • Confederate Rest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Confederate Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Confederate Rest Cemetery
  • Benton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairhope Colony Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairhope Colony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairhope Colony Cemetery
  • Friends Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
  • Witt - Brown Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Peters Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Swift Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (124 more) ...
    • Pleasant View Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Summerdale Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summerdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summerdale Cemetery
    • Montrose Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montrose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montrose Cemetery

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.<5>

While we didn't find Turkey Branch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Turkey Branch.

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

  • Magnolia Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Marlow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
    • Marlow is located in Baldwin County
  • Point Clear
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Clear have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Clear
    • Point Clear is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Clear <1>
  • Bon Secour
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Secour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Secour
    • Bon Secour is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bon Secour <1>
  • Montrose
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Gasque
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gasque have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasque
    • Gasque is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gasque <1>
  • Swift
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swift have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
    • Swift is located in Baldwin County
  • Daphne
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daphne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphne
    • Daphne is located in Baldwin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,719 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daphne <1>
  • Rosinton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosinton
    • Rosinton is located in Baldwin County
  • Mon Louis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mon Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mon Louis
    • Mon Louis is located in Mobile County
  • Josephine
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Josephine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
    • Josephine is located in Baldwin County
  • Fowl River
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowl River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowl River
    • Fowl River is located in Mobile County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cox
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
      • Cox is located in Mobile County
    • Bromley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bromley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
      • Bromley is located in Baldwin County
    • Theodore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Theodore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodore
      • Theodore is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Theodore <1>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Turkey Branch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Baldwin County: www.co.baldwin.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Turkey Branch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Turkey Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4219, Longitude: -87.8364       In this case, the coordinates for Turkey Branch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Turkey Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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