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 Vanlandingham Mill (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 Vanlandingham Mill. 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 Vanlandingham Mill ...
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 Vanlandingham Mill: Vanlandingham Ml. (or less commonly used: Vanlandingham Mll.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Vanlandingham Mill is located in Geneva 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 Geneva County: Coffee, Covington, Dale, Houston, Holmes (FL) & Walton (FL).
Below are the counties that are near Vanlandingham Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vanlandingham Mill:
- Geneva County (The home county of Vanlandingham Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vanlandingham Mill, with the one closest to Vanlandingham Mill listed first.
- Black
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Black is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Hartford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eunola ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eunola is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
- Geneva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dundee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Costilla ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Costilla is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
- Bellwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bellwood is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Slocomb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chancellor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Scranton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Coffee Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Malvern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Samson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vanlandingham Mill, with the one closest to Vanlandingham Mill listed first.
- Central City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Central City is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Battens Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Battens Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battens Crossroads
- Enterprise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Goodman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goodman is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- New Brockton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clintonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Alberton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Kinston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vanlandingham Mill, with the one closest to Vanlandingham Mill listed first.
- Beulah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- County Line
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- County Line is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Dale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vanlandingham Mill, with the one closest to Vanlandingham Mill listed first.
- Clayhatchee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Daleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Level Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Fort Rucker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Holiday Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Newton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Pinckard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Midland City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grimes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grimes is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
- Napier Field
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Napier Field is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Field
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Ewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Ozark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vanlandingham Mill, with the one closest to Vanlandingham Mill listed first.
- Merritts Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Merritts Crossroads is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritts Crossroads
- Rehobeth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rehobeth is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
- Parker Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Parker Village is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Village
- Taylor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
- Madrid
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Madrid is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
- Hodgesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hodgesville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgesville
- Keyton's
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Keyton's is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton's
- Dothan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Parish
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tidwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Cottonwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cowarts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Avon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Holmes County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vanlandingham Mill, with the one closest to Vanlandingham Mill listed first.
- Esto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Esto is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Noma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Izagora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Izagora is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
- Cerrogordo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Bonifay
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Westville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ponce de Leon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vanlandingham Mill, with the one closest to Vanlandingham Mill listed first.
- Graceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Campbellton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jacob City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jacob City is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Cottondale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walton County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vanlandingham Mill, with the one closest to Vanlandingham Mill listed first.
- Pleasant Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Walton County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Argyle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- De Funiak Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knox Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knox Hill is located in Walton County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
- Washington County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vanlandingham Mill, with the one closest to Vanlandingham Mill listed first.
- Caryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Five Points
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Washington County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Chipley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brock Crossroad
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brock Crossroad is located in Washington County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Crossroad
- Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
- Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wausau
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vanlandingham Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Vanlandingham Mill.
Cemeteries Near Vanlandingham Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vanlandingham Mill.
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 Vanlandingham Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vanlandingham Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vanlandingham Mill, with the one closest to Vanlandingham Mill listed first.
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Adoniram Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Black Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spike Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pondtown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eunola Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whitewater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Double Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (189 more) ...
- Hurricane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Vanlandingham Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vanlandingham Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vanlandingham Mill, with the one closest to Vanlandingham Mill listed first.
- Highfalls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Highfalls is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfalls
- Geneva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Warwick ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Warwick is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Dundee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- High Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- High Bluff is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bluff
- Vaughanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vaughanville is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville
- Izagora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Izagora is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
- Coffee Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Fadette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fadette is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fadette
- Clayhatchee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Marl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Marl is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl
- Graceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cerrogordo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Daleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Caryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vanlandingham Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vanlandingham Mill.
Newspapers Published in Vanlandingham Mill ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vanlandingham Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vanlandingham Mill, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vanlandingham Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Vanlandingham Mill:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Geneva County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coffee County
- Covington County
- Dale County
- Houston County
- Holmes County
- Jackson County
- Walton County
- Washington 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> | 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 Vanlandingham Mill, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vanlandingham Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |