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 Douglass Crossroads (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 Douglass Crossroads. 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 Douglass Crossroads ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Douglass Crossroads: Douglass Xrds.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Douglass Crossroads. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Douglass Crossroads.
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 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.
Douglass Crossroads is located in Walton 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 Walton County: Covington (AL), Geneva (AL), Bay, Holmes, Okaloosa & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Douglass Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Douglass Crossroads:
- Walton County (The home county of Douglass Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Douglass Crossroads, with the one closest to Douglass Crossroads listed first.
- Knox Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Knox Hill is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
- Argyle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- De Funiak Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Freeport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Portland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Portland is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Mossy Head
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Point Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Santa Rosa Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grayton Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seagrove Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Blue Mountain Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Douglass Crossroads, with the one closest to Douglass Crossroads listed first.
- Laguna Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Douglass Crossroads, with the one closest to Douglass Crossroads listed first.
- Ponce de Leon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cerrogordo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Izagora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Izagora is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
- Bonifay
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Esto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Esto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Noma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Douglass Crossroads, with the one closest to Douglass Crossroads listed first.
- Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
- Millers Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
- Caryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ebro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Brock Crossroad
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brock Crossroad is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Crossroad
- Wausau
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chipley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Covington County (AL)
- Florala
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Douglass Crossroads, with the one closest to Douglass Crossroads listed first.
- Eunola ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Eunola is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
- Geneva
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Black
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Black is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Costilla ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Costilla is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
- Samson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Douglass Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Douglass Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Douglass Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Douglass Crossroads.
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 Douglass Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Douglass Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Douglass Crossroads, with the one closest to Douglass Crossroads listed first.
- Ponce de Leon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Redbay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hardy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Westville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn - Raley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkston Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dead River Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wilcox Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ray Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (81 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blackman Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smith 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.<4>
While we didn't find Douglass Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Douglass Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Douglass Crossroads, with the one closest to Douglass Crossroads listed first.
- Knox Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Knox Hill is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
- Ponce de Leon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eucheeanna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eucheeanna is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucheeanna
- Argyle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Redbay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Redbay is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbay
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Westville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millers Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
- Caryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cerrogordo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Freeport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Portland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Portland is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Izagora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Izagora is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
- Bonifay
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ealum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ealum is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ealum
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Douglass Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Douglass Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Douglass Crossroads ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Douglass Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Douglass Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Douglass Crossroads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Douglass Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Walton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bay County
- Holmes County
- Washington County
- Covington County
- Geneva 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Douglass Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Douglass Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |