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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 Vinegar Bend (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 Vinegar Bend. 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 Vinegar Bend ...

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 Vinegar Bend: Vinegar Bnd.

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 and doctors 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.

Vinegar Bend is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Greene (MS) & Wayne (MS).

Below are the counties that are near Vinegar Bend. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vinegar Bend:

  • Washington County     (The home county of Vinegar Bend)
  • Clarke County
  • Mobile County
  • George County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vinegar Bend, with the one closest to Vinegar Bend listed first.
    • Lucedale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucedale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucedale
      • Lucedale is located in George County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucedale <2>
    • Bexley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bexley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
      • Bexley is located in George County (MS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bexley
      • From Vinegar Bend to Bexley
  • Greene County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vinegar Bend, with the one closest to Vinegar Bend listed first.
    • Clark
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • State Line
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for State Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
      • State Line is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to State Line
      • From Vinegar Bend to State Line
    • Brown Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Leakesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leakesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leakesville
      • Leakesville is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leakesville <2>
    • Carson City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
      • Carson City is located in Greene County (MS)
    • Avera
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avera. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
      • Avera is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Avera
      • From Vinegar Bend to Avera
    • McLain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
      • McLain is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Wayne County (MS)

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

Cemeteries Near Vinegar Bend ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vinegar Bend.

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 Vinegar Bend covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Weldy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weldy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weldy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Deer Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deer Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deer Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Four Points Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Four Points Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Four Points Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Escatawpa Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Escatawpa Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Escatawpa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burbank Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burbank Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burbank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Epworth Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Epworth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Epworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grimes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grimes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grimes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Williams Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fruitdale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fruitdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fruitdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (233 more) ...
    • Turner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Old Methodist Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Methodist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Tibbie Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tibbie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tibbie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Vinegar Bend had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Deer Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Escatawpa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Escatawpa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
    • Escatawpa is located in Washington County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Escatawpa
    • From Vinegar Bend to Escatawpa
  • Yellow Pine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sims Chapel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Adamsville ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Adamsville is located in Greene County (MS)
  • Citronelle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Leakesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leakesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leakesville
    • Leakesville is located in Greene County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leakesville <2>
  • State Line
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for State Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
    • State Line is located in Greene County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to State Line
    • From Vinegar Bend to State Line
  • Fairford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Kittrell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kittrell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
    • Kittrell is located in Greene County (MS)
  • McIntosh
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
    • McIntosh is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <2>
  • Calvert
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Vinegar Bend ...

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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vinegar Bend.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vinegar Bend, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vinegar Bend.

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 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 Vinegar Bend:

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

The official website for Washington County: www.washingtoncountyalgov.com

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

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Vinegar Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vinegar Bend) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vinegar Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2632, Longitude: -88.3455    









 

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