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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 Conners Ford (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 Conners Ford. 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 Conners Ford ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Conners Ford: Conners Frd.
  • While the name of this community is Conners Ford, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Conners Ford may originally have been Conner's Ford.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Conners Ford might be written as Conner Ford.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Conners Ford is located in Liberty 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 Liberty County: Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Leon & Wakulla.

Below are the counties that are near Conners Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Conners Ford:

  • Liberty County     (The home county of Conners Ford)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conners Ford, with the one closest to Conners Ford listed first.
    • Telogia
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hosford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bristol
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Central City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Central City is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Estiffanulga
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Estiffanulga is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estiffanulga
    • Lewis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lewis is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Sumatra
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conners Ford, with the one closest to Conners Ford listed first.
    • McNeal ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • McNeal is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
    • Blountstown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Marysville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Marysville is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
    • Chipola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Chipola is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
    • Ocheesee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
    • Clarksville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Kinard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Altha
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Gadsden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conners Ford, with the one closest to Conners Ford listed first.
    • Sycamore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Greensboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Douglas City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Douglas City is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
    • Gretna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • River Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • River Junction is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
    • Quincy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Chattahoochee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Midway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gulf County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conners Ford, with the one closest to Conners Ford listed first.
    • Wewahitchka
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Wetappo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Wetappo is located in Gulf County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetappo
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conners Ford, with the one closest to Conners Ford listed first.
    • Inwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Inwood is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
    • Sneads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Grand Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Cypress
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wakulla County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conners Ford, with the one closest to Conners Ford listed first.
    • Sopchoppy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Curtis Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Curtis Mill is located in Wakulla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Mill
    • Crawfordville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Decatur County (GA)
    • Recovery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Recovery is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Conners Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Conners Ford.

Cemeteries Near Conners Ford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Conners Ford.

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 Conners Ford - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Conners Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Conners Ford, with the one closest to Conners Ford listed first.

  • Evans Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Old Burnoff Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • McNair Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Nixon Garden Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mitchum Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Kent Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bristol Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Orange Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Woods Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Humility Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Poley Branch Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (88 more) ...
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Boggs Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Gause Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 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 Conners Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Conners Ford.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Conners Ford, with the one closest to Conners Ford listed first.

  • Bristol
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Estiffanulga
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Estiffanulga is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estiffanulga
  • Orange
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Orange is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Lewis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lewis is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Blountstown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bloxham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bloxham is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloxham
  • Marysville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Marysville is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Rock Bluff
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Rock Bluff is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
  • Smith Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Smith Creek is located in Wakulla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Creek
  • Wetumpka
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wetumpka is located in Gadsden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetumpka
  • Selman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Selman is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selman
  • Sycamore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Abe Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Abe Springs is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abe Springs
    • Ocheesee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
    • Chipola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Chipola is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Conners Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Conners Ford.

Newspapers Published in Conners Ford ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Conners Ford.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Conners Ford, 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 Conners Ford.

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 Conners Ford:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Conners Ford, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Conners Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.