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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 Eucheeanna (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 Eucheeanna. 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 hospitals 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.

Eucheeanna 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 Eucheeanna. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eucheeanna:

  • Walton County     (The home county of Eucheeanna)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eucheeanna, with the one closest to Eucheeanna listed first.
    • Knox Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Knox Hill is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
    • Argyle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • De Funiak Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Union
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Union is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Freeport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Portland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Portland is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
    • Mossy Head
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Point Washington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Santa Rosa Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Grayton Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Seagrove Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Blue Mountain Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Bay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eucheeanna, with the one closest to Eucheeanna listed first.
    • Sunnyside
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Laguna Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Holmes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eucheeanna, with the one closest to Eucheeanna listed first.
    • Ponce de Leon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Westville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cerrogordo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
    • Izagora
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Izagora is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
    • Bonifay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Okaloosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eucheeanna, with the one closest to Eucheeanna listed first.
    • Niceville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Valparaiso
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Svea
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Svea is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eucheeanna, with the one closest to Eucheeanna listed first.
    • Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
    • Millers Ferry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
    • Caryville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ebro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Ebro is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebro <1>
    • Five Points
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Five Points is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Vernon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Brock Crossroad
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Brock Crossroad is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Crossroad
    • Wausau
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Covington County (AL)
    • Florala
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Florala is located in Covington County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florala
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florala <1>
  • Geneva County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eucheeanna, with the one closest to Eucheeanna listed first.
    • Geneva
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Geneva is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <1>
    • Eunola ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Eunola is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
    • Black
      (30 miles [48.3 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

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

Cemeteries Near Eucheeanna ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eucheeanna.

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 Eucheeanna - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Redbay Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ponce de Leon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • New Home Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Dead River Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dunn - Raley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hardy Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hatcher Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ray Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (64 more) ...
    • Wilcox Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarkston Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Westville Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Eucheeanna had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Knox Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Knox Hill is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
  • Argyle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Redbay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Redbay is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbay
  • Ponce de Leon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Freeport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Union
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Union is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Portland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Portland is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Millers Ferry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
  • Westville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cerrogordo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
  • Caryville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ealum
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ealum is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ealum
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Mossy Head
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Izagora
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Izagora is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
    • Gordon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Gordon is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon

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

Newspapers Published in Eucheeanna ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eucheeanna.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eucheeanna, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eucheeanna.

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 Eucheeanna:

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eucheeanna) 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 Eucheeanna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.