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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 Econfina (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 Econfina. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Econfina is located in Bay County.

To see how the shape of Florida's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bay County: Calhoun, Gulf, Jackson, Walton & Washington.

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

  • Bay County     (The home county of Econfina)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Econfina, with the one closest to Econfina listed first.
    • Youngstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fountain
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Vicksburg ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vicksburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
      • Vicksburg is located in Bay County
      • Former name for Vicksburg:
      • Vickerburg
    • Southport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Bay County
    • Lynn Haven
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hiland Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiland Park
      • Hiland Park is located in Bay County
    • Pretty Bayou
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pretty Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Bayou
      • Pretty Bayou is located in Bay County
    • Callaway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Springfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Panama City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Bay Harbor ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bay Harbor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Harbor
      • Bay Harbor is located in Bay County
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Econfina, with the one closest to Econfina listed first.
    • Clarksville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Kinard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Chipola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chipola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
      • Chipola is located in Calhoun County
    • Altha
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Marysville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
      • Marysville is located in Calhoun County
    • Blountstown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • McNeal ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McNeal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
      • McNeal is located in Calhoun County
  • Gulf County
    • Wewahitchka
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Holmes County
    • Bonifay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Econfina, with the one closest to Econfina listed first.
    • Alford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Steele City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele City
      • Steele City is located in Jackson County
    • Cottondale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Liberty County
    • Estiffanulga
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Estiffanulga. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estiffanulga
      • Estiffanulga is located in Liberty County
  • Walton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Econfina, with the one closest to Econfina listed first.
    • Knox Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
      • Knox Hill is located in Walton County
    • Inlet Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Alys Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Rosemary Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Econfina, with the one closest to Econfina listed first.
    • Wausau
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Vernon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Brock Crossroad
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Crossroad
      • Brock Crossroad is located in Washington County
    • Ebro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebro
      • Ebro is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebro <1>
    • Millers Ferry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millers Ferry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
      • Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
    • Five Points
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Five Points is located in Washington County
    • Chipley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coosada Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
      • Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County
    • Caryville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Econfina ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Econfina.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Porter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gainer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gainer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gainer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Deadening Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deadening Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deadening Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fountain Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sand Hill Community Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Community Church Cemetery
    • The Sand Hill Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Kingdom Life Ministries Cemetery
    • Victory Faith Tabernacle Cemetery
    • Victory of Faith Fellowship Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267647 <4>
  • Bayou George Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Greenhead Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenhead Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenhead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sandy Mtn. Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tiller Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tiller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tiller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • White Oak Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kent Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kent Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barfield Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (78 more) ...
    • Lynn Haven Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynn Haven Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynn Haven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Evergreen Memorial Gardens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Potter Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Econfina in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Econfina.

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

  • Millers Ferry
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millers Ferry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
    • Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
  • Abe Springs
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abe Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abe Springs
    • Abe Springs is located in Calhoun County
  • Chipley
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Chipola
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chipola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
    • Chipola is located in Calhoun County
  • Bonifay
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Marysville
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
    • Marysville is located in Calhoun County
  • Redbay
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redbay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbay
    • Redbay is located in Walton County
  • Wewahitchka
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Alliance
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alliance have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
    • Alliance is located in Jackson County
  • Cottondale
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Blountstown
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Caryville
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Knox Hill
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
    • Knox Hill is located in Walton County

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

Newspapers Published in Econfina ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Econfina.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Econfina, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Econfina.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Econfina:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Econfina. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bay County: www.co.bay.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Econfina, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Econfina) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Econfina. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4121, Longitude: -85.5358       In this case, the coordinates for Econfina have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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