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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 Yellow Pine (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 Yellow Pine. 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 northeast 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 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.

Yellow Pine 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 Yellow Pine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Yellow Pine:

  • Washington County     (The home county of Yellow Pine)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yellow Pine, with the one closest to Yellow Pine listed first.
    • Fruitdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Escatawpa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • 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 Yellow Pine to Escatawpa
    • Copeland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copeland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
      • Copeland is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Copeland
      • From Yellow Pine to Copeland
    • Chatom
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Tibbie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Vinegar Bend
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Barlow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barlow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
      • Barlow is located in Washington County
    • Mehaffey ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Deer Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Seaboard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seaboard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
      • Seaboard is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Seaboard
      • From Yellow Pine to Seaboard
    • Healing Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Millry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millry
      • Millry is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millry <2>
    • Hobson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yellow Pine, with the one closest to Yellow Pine listed first.
    • Aquilla
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aquilla have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
      • Aquilla is located in Choctaw County
    • Cullomburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Silas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Bolinger
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolinger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
      • Bolinger is located in Choctaw County
    • Isney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Isney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
      • Isney is located in Choctaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Isney
      • From Yellow Pine to Isney
    • Bladon Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Emory
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emory. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
      • Emory is located in Choctaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Emory
      • From Yellow Pine to Emory
    • Souwilpa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Souwilpa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
      • Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Souwilpa
      • From Yellow Pine to Souwilpa
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yellow Pine, with the one closest to Yellow Pine listed first.
    • Salitpa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fakit Chipunta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
      • Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County
    • Stave Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Mobile County
  • Greene County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yellow Pine, with the one closest to Yellow Pine listed first.
    • State Line
      (3 miles [4.8 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 Yellow Pine to State Line
    • Clark
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Carson City
      (14 miles [22.5 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)
    • Leakesville
      (18 miles [29 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>
    • Avera
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Yellow Pine to Avera
    • Brown Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Perry County (MS)
  • Wayne County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yellow Pine, with the one closest to Yellow Pine listed first.
    • Robinsons Junction
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Clara
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Waynesboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
      • Waynesboro is located in Wayne County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,866 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <2>
    • Mulberry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mulberry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
      • Mulberry is located in Wayne County (MS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mulberry
      • From Yellow Pine to Mulberry
    • Whistler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whistler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
      • Whistler is located in Wayne County (MS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Whistler
      • From Yellow Pine to Whistler

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

Cemeteries Near Yellow Pine ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yellow Pine.

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 Yellow Pine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Yellowpine Community Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Gilley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fruitdale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • 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.
  • South Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.
  • State Line Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Line Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the State Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnson Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Red Bank Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Bank Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Bank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Avera Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avera Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Avera Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • 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.
  • Continue List   (246 more) ...
    • Four Points Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.
    • Laton Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laton Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laton Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Slay Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slay Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slay 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Yellow Pine had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • State Line
    (3 miles [4.8 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 Yellow Pine to State Line
  • Kittrell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • 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)
  • Escatawpa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • 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 Yellow Pine to Escatawpa
  • Adamsville ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • 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)
  • Vinegar Bend
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Deer Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Millry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millry
    • Millry is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millry <2>
  • Healing Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Winchester
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
    • Winchester is located in Wayne County (MS)
  • Leakesville
    (18 miles [29 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>
  • Denham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
    • Denham is located in Wayne County (MS)
  • Avera
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 Yellow Pine to Avera
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Koenton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koenton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenton
      • Koenton is located in Washington County
    • Henderson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
      • Henderson is located in Wayne County (MS)
    • Sims Chapel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Yellow Pine ...

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 Yellow Pine.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yellow Pine, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Yellow Pine.

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 Yellow Pine:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Yellow Pine. 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>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 Yellow Pine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Yellow Pine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Yellow Pine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4057, Longitude: -88.4306    









 

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