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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 Falmouth (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 Falmouth. 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.

Falmouth is located in Suwannee 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 Suwannee County: Columbia, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette & Madison.

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

  • Suwannee County     (The home county of Falmouth)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Falmouth, with the one closest to Falmouth listed first.
    • Rixford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Rixford is located in Suwannee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
    • Live Oak
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dowling Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Dowling Park is located in Suwannee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling Park
    • Padlock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Padlock is located in Suwannee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padlock
    • McAlpin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Wellborn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • O'Brien
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Branford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Falmouth, with the one closest to Falmouth listed first.
    • Marion
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Marion is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Jasper
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jennings
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Bakers Mill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Bakers Mill is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Mill
    • White Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Lafayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Falmouth, with the one closest to Falmouth listed first.
    • Day
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Buckville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Buckville is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckville
    • Mayo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Mayo is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayo <1>
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Falmouth, with the one closest to Falmouth listed first.
    • Lee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Lee is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <1>
    • Madison
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Leland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Leland is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Pinetta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherry Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Cherry Lake is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
    • Hamburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hamburg is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Greenville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Taylor County
  • Brooks County (GA)
    • McIntyre Spring ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • McIntyre Spring is located in Brooks County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Spring
      • Estimated population in 2019: 605 people
  • Echols County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Falmouth, with the one closest to Falmouth listed first.
    • Potter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Potter is located in Echols County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
      • Estimated population in 2019: 870 people
    • Statenville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Lowndes County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Falmouth, with the one closest to Falmouth listed first.
    • Melrose
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Melrose is located in Lowndes County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
    • Lake Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Clyattville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dasher
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Dasher is located in Lowndes County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people

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

Cemeteries Near Falmouth ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Falmouth.

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

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

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

  • Old Columbus Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Dean Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Drew Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Cut Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Stroud Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Orange Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mims Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • West Lake Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hays Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Claywood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Live Oak Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (108 more) ...
    • New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Corinth Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Winquepin Pond Cemetery
      • The Winquepin Pond Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winquepin Pond Cemetery
      • The Winquepin Pond Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Winquepin Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72772 <3>

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 Falmouth in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Falmouth.

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

  • Live Oak
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Rixford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Rixford is located in Suwannee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
  • Lee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lee is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <1>
  • Marion
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Marion is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Padlock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Padlock is located in Suwannee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padlock
  • Octahatchee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Octahatchee is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octahatchee
  • Houston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Houston is located in Suwannee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
  • Jasper
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Luraville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Luraville is located in Suwannee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luraville
  • Avoca
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Avoca is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
  • Jennings
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Genoa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Genoa is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • McAlpin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Bakers Mill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Bakers Mill is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Mill
    • Madison
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Falmouth ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Falmouth.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Falmouth, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Falmouth.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Falmouth:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Falmouth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Falmouth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.