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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Eufala. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Eufala to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Eufala, please Contact Us.

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 Eufala (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 Eufala. 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 southwest 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Eufala is historic, it would have been located within present day Calhoun 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 Calhoun County: Bay, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson & Liberty.

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

  • Calhoun County     (The home county of Eufala)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eufala, with the one closest to Eufala listed first.
    • Blountstown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ocheesee
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
    • McNeal ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • McNeal is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
    • Chipola
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Chipola is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
    • Altha
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarksville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Marysville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Marysville is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
    • Kinard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eufala, with the one closest to Eufala listed first.
    • Fountain
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Youngstown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Gadsden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eufala, with the one closest to Eufala listed first.
    • Sycamore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Greensboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • River Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • River Junction is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
    • Chattahoochee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Gretna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Douglas City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Douglas City is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
    • Quincy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Gulf County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eufala, with the one closest to Eufala listed first.
    • Wewahitchka
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • 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 Eufala, with the one closest to Eufala listed first.
    • Cypress
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Grand Ridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Inwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Inwood is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
    • Sneads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Butler ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Butler is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Marianna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Two Egg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Two Egg is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Egg
    • Parramore ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Parramore is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parramore
    • Alford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Steele City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Steele City is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele City
    • Cottondale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bascom
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eufala, with the one closest to Eufala listed first.
    • Bristol
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Estiffanulga
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Estiffanulga is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estiffanulga
    • Hosford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Telogia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lewis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Lewis is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Central City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Central City is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Decatur County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eufala, with the one closest to Eufala listed first.
    • Recovery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Recovery is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
    • Faceville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Faceville is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
  • Seminole County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eufala, with the one closest to Eufala listed first.
    • Butlers Ferry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Butlers Ferry is located in Seminole County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,759 people
    • Reynoldsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Reynoldsville is located in Seminole County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 960 people

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

Cemeteries Near Eufala ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eufala.

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

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

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

  • Nettle Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Graves Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Atkins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Boggs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Barton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Wood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bristol Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Victory Hill Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mitchum Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Edenfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Chipola Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (116 more) ...
    • Ayers Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Farmer Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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.

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

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

  • Selman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Selman is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selman
  • Blountstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bristol
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ocheesee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
  • Chipola
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Chipola is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
  • Rock Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Bluff is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
  • Alliance
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Alliance is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Abe Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Abe Springs is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abe Springs
  • Estiffanulga
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Estiffanulga is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estiffanulga
  • Sycamore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Cypress
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Marysville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Marysville is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Inwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Inwood is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
    • Sneads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • River Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • River Junction is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction

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

Newspapers Published in Eufala ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eufala.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eufala, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eufala.

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 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 Eufala:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Eufala, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Eufala) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.