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 Brickton (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 Brickton. 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 and doctors 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.
Brickton is located in Escambia 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 Escambia County: Baldwin (AL), Escambia (AL) & Santa Rosa.
Below are the counties that are near Brickton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brickton:
- Escambia County (The home county of Brickton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brickton, with the one closest to Brickton listed first.
- Molino
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pine Barren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pine Barren is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
- Quintette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Quintette is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
- Barrineau Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Barrineau Park is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrineau Park
- Cantonment
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McDavid
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McDavid is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
- Muscogee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Muscogee is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
- Gonzalez
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gonzalez is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzalez
- Walnut Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ensley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Byrneville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Byrneville is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
- Century
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ferry Pass
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Pass
- Santa Rosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brickton, with the one closest to Brickton listed first.
- Pace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Milton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jay
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Galt City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Galt City is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt City
- Bagdad
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gulf Breeze
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Baldwin County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brickton, with the one closest to Brickton listed first.
- Seminole
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seminole is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
- Phillipsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Lillian
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lillian is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillian
- Perdido
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Robertsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Loxley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Elberta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Perdido Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Perdido Beach is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdido Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
- Silverhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summerdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Minette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stapleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Whitehouse Forks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Whitehouse Forks is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Forks
- Escambia County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brickton, with the one closest to Brickton listed first.
- Flomaton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pollard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pollard is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Atmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hammac
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hammac is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
- Riverview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Brewton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Brewton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brickton, see our County-by-County Page for Brickton.
Cemeteries Near Brickton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brickton.
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 Brickton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brickton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brickton, with the one closest to Brickton listed first.
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Vaughn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Morgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barrineau Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chumuckla Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Juniper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lathram Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Marie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spreull Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coon Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Old Muscogee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (144 more) ...
- Allen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Carlney Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Brickton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brickton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brickton, with the one closest to Brickton listed first.
- Molino
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pine Barren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pine Barren is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
- Quintette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Quintette is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
- Chumuckla
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chumuckla is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chumuckla
- Cantonment
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Muscogee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Muscogee is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
- McDavid
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McDavid is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
- Bluff Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bluff Springs is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
- Gateswood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gateswood is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateswood
- Olive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Olive is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Ferry Pass
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Pass
- Milton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brent
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brent is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
- Yniestra
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Yniestra is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yniestra
- Galt City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Galt City is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brickton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brickton.
Newspapers Published in Brickton ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brickton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brickton, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brickton.
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 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 Brickton:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Escambia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Santa Rosa County
- Baldwin 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 Brickton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Brickton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |