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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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

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: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vicksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • 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.<2> 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.<2> 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.<2> 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: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • 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)
    • 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: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McNeal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • 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.<2> 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: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estiffanulga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • 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: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • 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.<2> 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.

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]<3>. 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 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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
  • Gainer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gainer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gainer Cemetery
  • Deadening Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deadening Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deadening Cemetery
  • Fountain Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sand Hill Community Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bayou George Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Greenhead Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenhead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenhead Cemetery
  • Sandy Mtn. Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tiller Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tiller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tiller Cemetery
  • White Oak Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Oak Cemetery
  • Kent Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kent Cemetery
  • Barfield Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barfield Cemetery
  • Continue List   (77 more) ...
    • Lynn Haven Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynn Haven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynn Haven Cemetery
    • Evergreen Memorial Gardens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Memorial Gardens
    • Potter Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter Cemetery

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: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • 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.<2> 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: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chipola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • 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.<2> 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.<2> 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.

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: 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>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.
<3>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).
<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.




 

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