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 Cannon Town (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 Cannon Town. 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 northwest 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 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.
Cannon Town 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 Cannon Town. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cannon Town:
- Okaloosa County (The home county of Cannon Town)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannon Town, with the one closest to Cannon Town listed first.
- Baker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Otahite ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Otahite is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
- Milligan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Garden City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Crestview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Svea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Svea is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
- Niceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Valparaiso
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wright
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wright is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Eglin Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Eglin Village is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglin Village
- Santa Rosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannon Town, with the one closest to Cannon Town listed first.
- Belandville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
- Harold
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Milton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bagdad
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Galt City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Galt City is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt City
- Jay
(29 miles [46.7 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 Cannon Town, with the one closest to Cannon Town listed first.
- Mossy Head
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Paxton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Conecuh County (AL)
- Brooklyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Covington County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannon Town, with the one closest to Cannon Town listed first.
- Wing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wing is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Falco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Falco is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falco
- Florala
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lockhart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lockhart is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Red Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Carolina
(27 miles [43.5 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
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Escambia County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannon Town, with the one closest to Cannon Town listed first.
- Bradley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bradley is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Roberts
(20 miles [32.2 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 northwest)
- 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cannon Town, see our County-by-County Page for Cannon Town.
Cemeteries Near Cannon Town ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cannon Town.
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 Cannon Town - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cannon Town covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cannon Town, with the one closest to Cannon Town listed first.
- Cobb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Griffith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Otahite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beulah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Live Oak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Springhill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reeder Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ates Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Union Hill Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (92 more) ...
- Clary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hobbs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwater Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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 Cannon Town in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cannon Town.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cannon Town, with the one closest to Cannon Town listed first.
- Otahite ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Otahite is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
- Beda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beda is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Rome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Roberts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Berrydale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Berrydale is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrydale
- Mossy Head
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Florala
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Boykin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Boykin is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Ealum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ealum is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ealum
- Milton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bagdad
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Fairfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fairfield is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Brooklyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Galt City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Cannon Town. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cannon Town.
Newspapers Published in Cannon Town ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cannon Town.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cannon Town, 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 Cannon Town.
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 Cannon Town:
- 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 Cannon Town, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cannon Town) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |