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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 Wawbeek (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 Wawbeek. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Wawbeek is located in Escambia 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 Escambia County: Baldwin, Conecuh, Covington, Monroe, Escambia (FL), Okaloosa (FL) & Santa Rosa (FL).

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

  • Escambia County     (The home county of Wawbeek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wawbeek, with the one closest to Wawbeek listed first.
    • Flomaton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Atmore
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hammac
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hammac is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
    • Pollard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Pollard is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • Huxford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Huxford is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
    • Brewton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • East Brewton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Riverview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Riverview is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
    • Roberts
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Roberts is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
  • Baldwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wawbeek, with the one closest to Wawbeek listed first.
    • Perdido
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Phillipsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
    • Blacksher
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
    • Little River
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bay Minette
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tensaw
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
    • Latham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Latham is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
    • Stockton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Whitehouse Forks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Whitehouse Forks is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Forks
  • Conecuh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wawbeek, with the one closest to Wawbeek listed first.
    • Range
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Range is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
    • Lenox
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Repton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Castleberry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wawbeek, with the one closest to Wawbeek listed first.
    • Uriah
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Goodway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Goodway is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
    • Megargel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Megargel is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megargel
    • Excel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Excel is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Frisco City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Ollie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Ollie is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
  • Escambia County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wawbeek, with the one closest to Wawbeek listed first.
    • Byrneville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Byrneville is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
    • Century
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Century is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,873 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Century <1>
    • McDavid
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • McDavid is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
    • Walnut Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Barren
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Pine Barren is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
    • Molino
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Barrineau Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Barrineau Park is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrineau Park
    • Quintette
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Quintette is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
    • Cantonment
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Muscogee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Muscogee is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
  • Santa Rosa County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wawbeek, with the one closest to Wawbeek listed first.
    • Jay
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jay is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>
    • Belandville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville

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

Cemeteries Near Wawbeek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wawbeek.

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

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

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

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

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

  • Flomaton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bluff Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bluff Springs is located in Escambia County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
  • Hammac
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hammac is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
  • McDavid
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • McDavid is located in Escambia County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
  • Pollard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Pollard is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Wallace
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wallace is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
  • Perdido
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Pine Barren
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Pine Barren is located in Escambia County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
  • Brewton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Chumuckla
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Chumuckla is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chumuckla
  • Molino
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Range
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Range is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Carney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Carney is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
    • Berrydale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Berrydale is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrydale
    • Kirkland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Kirkland is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland

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

Newspapers Published in Wawbeek ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wawbeek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wawbeek, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wawbeek.

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 Wawbeek:

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 Wawbeek, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wawbeek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.