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 Alpine Heights (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 Alpine Heights. 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 Alpine Heights ...
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 Alpine Heights: Alpine Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Alpine Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alpine Heights.
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Alpine Heights is located in Walton County.
To see how the shape of Florida's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Walton County: Covington (AL), Geneva (AL), Bay, Holmes, Okaloosa & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Alpine Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alpine Heights:
- Walton County (The home county of Alpine Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpine Heights, with the one closest to Alpine Heights listed first.
- De Funiak Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mossy Head
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Argyle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Portland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Portland is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Knox Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knox Hill is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
- Paxton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Freeport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Santa Rosa Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- The Village of Baytowne Wharf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Four Mile Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Four Mile Village is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile Village
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpine Heights, with the one closest to Alpine Heights listed first.
- Ponce de Leon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cerrogordo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Westville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Izagora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Izagora is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
- Okaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpine Heights, with the one closest to Alpine Heights listed first.
- Svea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Svea is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
- Garden City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Laurel Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crestview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Niceville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Valparaiso
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Milligan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Eglin Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eglin Village is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglin Village
- Baker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cannon Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cannon Town is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Town
- Destin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Lorraine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Lorraine is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lorraine
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpine Heights, with the one closest to Alpine Heights listed first.
- Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
- Caryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Millers Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
- Five Points
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Ebro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Covington County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpine Heights, with the one closest to Alpine Heights listed first.
- Florala
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lockhart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lockhart is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Wing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wing is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Geneva County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpine Heights, with the one closest to Alpine Heights listed first.
- Samson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Geneva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eunola ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eunola is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alpine Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Alpine Heights.
Cemeteries Near Alpine Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alpine Heights.
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 Alpine Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alpine Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alpine Heights, with the one closest to Alpine Heights listed first.
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ray Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crowder Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Miller Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Old Dorcas Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Padgett Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hart Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hewas Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ponce de Leon Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (76 more) ...
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Broxton Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Alpine Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alpine Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alpine Heights, with the one closest to Alpine Heights listed first.
- Ealum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ealum is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ealum
- Mossy Head
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gordon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Argyle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Eucheeanna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eucheeanna is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucheeanna
- Portland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Portland is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Knox Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knox Hill is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
- Ponce de Leon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Freeport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Redbay
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Redbay is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbay
- Florala
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Cerrogordo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Westville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Caryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alpine Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alpine Heights.
Newspapers Published in Alpine Heights ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alpine Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alpine Heights, 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 Alpine Heights.
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 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 Alpine Heights:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Walton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Holmes County
- Okaloosa County
- Washington County
- Covington County
- Geneva County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Florida
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 Alpine Heights, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alpine Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |