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 Blackman (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 Blackman. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Blackman is located in Okaloosa 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 Okaloosa County: Covington (AL), Escambia (AL), Santa Rosa & Walton.
Below are the counties that are near Blackman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blackman:
- Okaloosa County (The home county of Blackman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackman, with the one closest to Blackman listed first.
- Cannon Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cannon Town is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Town
- Garden City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Baker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Otahite ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Otahite is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
- Laurel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Milligan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Crestview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Svea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Svea is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
- Holt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Niceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Valparaiso
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Santa Rosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackman, with the one closest to Blackman listed first.
- Belandville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
- Harold
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jay is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackman, with the one closest to Blackman listed first.
- Paxton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mossy Head
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Conecuh County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackman, with the one closest to Blackman listed first.
- Brooklyn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Paul
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Paul is located in Conecuh County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Johnsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Covington County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackman, with the one closest to Blackman listed first.
- Wing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wing is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Falco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Falco is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falco
- Lockhart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lockhart is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Red Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Florala
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Carolina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Carolina is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Libertyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Libertyville is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Andalusia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Horn Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Horn Hill is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Onycha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Onycha is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onycha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Sanford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sanford is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- River Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- River Falls is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Escambia County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackman, with the one closest to Blackman listed first.
- Bradley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bradley is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Roberts
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Riverview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Riverview is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- East Brewton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brewton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blackman, see our County-by-County Page for Blackman.
Cemeteries Near Blackman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blackman.
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 Blackman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blackman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blackman, with the one closest to Blackman listed first.
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Newell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Reeder Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wing Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wing Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Wing (AL)
- The Wing Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wing Missionary Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2281632 <2>
- Blackwater Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union Hill Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bradley Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (113 more) ...
- Otahite Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Griffith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Almarante Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
While we didn't find Blackman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blackman.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blackman, with the one closest to Blackman listed first.
- Otahite ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Otahite is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
- Beda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Beda is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Rome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Roberts
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Florala
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Boykin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boykin is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Gordon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Fairfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fairfield is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Mossy Head
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berrydale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Berrydale is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrydale
- Brooklyn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Ealum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ealum is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ealum
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Green Bay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Bay is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Loango
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Loango is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loango
- Andalusia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blackman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blackman.
Newspapers Published in Blackman ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blackman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blackman, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blackman.
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 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 Blackman:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Okaloosa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Santa Rosa County
- Walton County
- Conecuh County
- Covington County
- Escambia 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 Blackman, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blackman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |