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 Bayou Crossing (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 Bayou Crossing. 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 Bayou Crossing ...
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 Bayou Crossing: Bayou Xing.
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.
Bayou Crossing is located in Holmes 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 Holmes County: Geneva (AL), Jackson, Walton & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Bayou Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bayou Crossing:
- Holmes County (The home county of Bayou Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bayou Crossing, with the one closest to Bayou Crossing listed first.
- Westville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ponce de Leon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cerrogordo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Izagora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Izagora is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
- Bonifay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Esto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Esto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Noma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bayou Crossing, with the one closest to Bayou Crossing listed first.
- Graceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jacob City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jacob City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Steele City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Steele City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele City
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bayou Crossing, with the one closest to Bayou Crossing listed first.
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Knox Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Knox Hill is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
- Argyle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- De Funiak Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Freeport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Portland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Portland is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Mossy Head
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Paxton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Point Washington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bayou Crossing, with the one closest to Bayou Crossing listed first.
- Caryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Five Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
- Millers Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
- Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brock Crossroad
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brock Crossroad is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Crossroad
- Wausau
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chipley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ebro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Covington County (AL)
- Florala
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bayou Crossing, with the one closest to Bayou Crossing listed first.
- Eunola ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Eunola is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
- Geneva
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Black
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Black is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Costilla ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Costilla is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
- Samson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hartford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coffee Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Bellwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bellwood is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Chancellor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Dundee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Scranton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Slocomb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bayou Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Bayou Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Bayou Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bayou Crossing.
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 Bayou Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bayou Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bayou Crossing, with the one closest to Bayou Crossing listed first.
- Westville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ponce de Leon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dyson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hardy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Forehand Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Merrill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Redbay Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clarkston Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (101 more) ...
- Curry Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Broxton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Bayou Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bayou Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bayou Crossing, with the one closest to Bayou Crossing listed first.
- Westville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ponce de Leon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cerrogordo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Caryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Argyle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Knox Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Knox Hill is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
- Izagora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Izagora is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
- Eucheeanna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eucheeanna is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucheeanna
- Redbay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Redbay is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbay
- Millers Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
- Bonifay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Vaughanville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vaughanville is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville
- Geneva
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chipley
(21 miles [33.8 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 Bayou Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bayou Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Bayou Crossing ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bayou Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bayou Crossing, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bayou Crossing.
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 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 Bayou Crossing:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Holmes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jackson County
- Walton 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bayou Crossing) 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 Bayou Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |