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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 Battle Ground Forks (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 Battle Ground Forks. 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 Battle Ground Forks ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Battle Ground Forks: Battle Ground Frks.

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.

Battle Ground Forks 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 Battle Ground Forks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Battle Ground Forks:

  • Walton County     (The home county of Battle Ground Forks)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Battle Ground Forks, with the one closest to Battle Ground Forks listed first.
    • Knox Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Knox Hill is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
    • Freeport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Point Washington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Portland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Portland is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
    • Argyle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Alys Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Rosemary Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Inlet Beach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Seagrove Beach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Grayton Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Seaside
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Blue Mountain Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Bay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Battle Ground Forks, with the one closest to Battle Ground Forks listed first.
    • Sunnyside
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Laguna Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Vicksburg ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Vicksburg is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
      • Former name for Vicksburg:
      • Vickerburg
    • Panama City Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Southport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • West Panama City Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Lynn Haven
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pretty Bayou
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pretty Bayou is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Bayou
    • Upper Grand Lagoon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Upper Grand Lagoon is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Grand Lagoon
    • Lower Grand Lagoon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lower Grand Lagoon is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Grand Lagoon
    • Magnolia Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Magnolia Beach is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Beach
    • Hiland Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hiland Park is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiland Park
  • Holmes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Battle Ground Forks, with the one closest to Battle Ground Forks listed first.
    • Ponce de Leon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Westville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Cerrogordo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
    • Bonifay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Izagora
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Izagora is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Battle Ground Forks, with the one closest to Battle Ground Forks listed first.
    • Ebro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ebro is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebro <1>
    • Millers Ferry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
    • Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
    • Vernon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Five Points
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Five Points is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Caryville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Brock Crossroad
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Brock Crossroad is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Crossroad
    • Wausau
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Chipley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Battle Ground Forks ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Battle Ground Forks.

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 Battle Ground Forks - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Dead River Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Ebro Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilcox Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunn - Raley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Redbay Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hardy Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarkston Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Weeks Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hatcher Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Ponce de Leon Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (46 more) ...
    • New Home Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sand Hill Community Church Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Community Church Cemetery
      • The Sand Hill Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Kingdom Life Ministries Cemetery
      • Victory Faith Tabernacle Cemetery
      • Victory of Faith Fellowship Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267647 <3>
    • Greenhead Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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>

While we didn't find Battle Ground Forks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Battle Ground Forks.

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

  • Redbay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Redbay is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbay
  • Millers Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
  • Knox Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Knox Hill is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
  • Eucheeanna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Eucheeanna is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucheeanna
  • Freeport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Portland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Portland is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Argyle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Ponce de Leon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Westville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Caryville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Union
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Union is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Cerrogordo
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Bonifay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mossy Head
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Izagora
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Izagora is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora

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

Newspapers Published in Battle Ground Forks ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Battle Ground Forks.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Battle Ground Forks, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Battle Ground Forks.

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 either 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 Battle Ground Forks:

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>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- Battle Ground Forks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Battle Ground Forks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.