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 Chumuckla (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 Chumuckla. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Chumuckla is located in Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa County: Escambia (AL), Escambia & Okaloosa.
Below are the counties that are near Chumuckla. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chumuckla:
- Santa Rosa County (The home county of Chumuckla)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chumuckla, with the one closest to Chumuckla listed first.
- Jay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Pace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Milton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Galt City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Galt City is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt City
- Bagdad
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harold
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Belandville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
- Gulf Breeze
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Escambia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chumuckla, with the one closest to Chumuckla listed first.
- Molino
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Barren
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pine Barren is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
- McDavid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McDavid is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
- Quintette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Quintette is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
- Century
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gonzalez
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gonzalez is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzalez
- Barrineau Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barrineau Park is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrineau Park
- Cantonment
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Byrneville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Byrneville is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
- Muscogee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Muscogee is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
- Walnut Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ensley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Okaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chumuckla, with the one closest to Chumuckla listed first.
- Otahite ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Otahite is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
- Holt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Baldwin County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chumuckla, with the one closest to Chumuckla listed first.
- Seminole
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seminole is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
- Phillipsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Lillian
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lillian is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillian
- Perdido
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Escambia County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chumuckla, with the one closest to Chumuckla listed first.
- Flomaton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pollard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pollard is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Riverview
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Atmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hammac
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hammac is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
- Brewton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Brewton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chumuckla, see our County-by-County Page for Chumuckla.
Cemeteries Near Chumuckla ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chumuckla.
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 Chumuckla - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chumuckla covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chumuckla, with the one closest to Chumuckla listed first.
- Chumuckla Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Juniper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coon Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barrineau Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Level Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cora Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Carlney Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chavers Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (144 more) ...
- Walling Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Concord Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lathram Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Chumuckla had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chumuckla, with the one closest to Chumuckla listed first.
- Molino
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Barren
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pine Barren is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
- McDavid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McDavid is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
- Quintette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Quintette is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
- Bluff Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bluff Springs is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
- Cantonment
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Muscogee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Muscogee is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
- Milton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berrydale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Berrydale is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrydale
- Flomaton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Galt City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Galt City is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt City
- Bagdad
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pollard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pollard is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Olive
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Olive is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Ferry Pass
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Pass
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chumuckla. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chumuckla.
Newspapers Published in Chumuckla ...
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 Chumuckla.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chumuckla, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chumuckla.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Chumuckla:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Santa Rosa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Escambia County
- Okaloosa 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 Chumuckla, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chumuckla) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |