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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 Floridatown (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 Floridatown. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Floridatown is located in Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa County: Escambia (AL), Escambia & Okaloosa.

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

  • Santa Rosa County     (The home county of Floridatown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Floridatown, with the one closest to Floridatown listed first.
    • Pace
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Galt City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galt City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt City
      • Galt City is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Bagdad
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Milton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,785 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <1>
    • Gulf Breeze
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Harold
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Navarre
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
      • Jay is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>
  • Escambia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Floridatown, with the one closest to Floridatown listed first.
    • Ferry Pass
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ferry Pass. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Pass
      • Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County
    • Bohemia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bohemia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
      • Bohemia is located in Escambia County
    • Olive
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
      • Olive is located in Escambia County
    • Ensley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gonzalez
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gonzalez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzalez
      • Gonzalez is located in Escambia County
    • Brent
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
      • Brent is located in Escambia County
    • Goulding
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding
      • Goulding is located in Escambia County
    • Tristan Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tristan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristan Village
      • Tristan Village is located in Escambia County
    • Quintette
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quintette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
      • Quintette is located in Escambia County
    • Pensacola
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Bellview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview
      • Bellview is located in Escambia County
    • Cantonment
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Okaloosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Floridatown, with the one closest to Floridatown listed first.
    • Holt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Hurlburt Field
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Otahite ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otahite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
      • Otahite is located in Okaloosa County
  • Baldwin County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Floridatown, with the one closest to Floridatown listed first.
    • Seminole
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminole have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
      • Seminole is located in Baldwin County (AL)
    • Lillian
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lillian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillian
      • Lillian is located in Baldwin County (AL)
    • Perdido Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdido Beach
      • Perdido Beach is located in Baldwin County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
    • Elberta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elberta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
      • Elberta is located in Baldwin County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elberta <1>
  • Escambia County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Floridatown, with the one closest to Floridatown listed first.
    • Flomaton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flomaton
      • Flomaton is located in Escambia County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flomaton <1>
    • Pollard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
      • Pollard is located in Escambia County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people

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

Cemeteries Near Floridatown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Floridatown.

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 Floridatown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Strickland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whitmire Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitmire Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitmire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Milton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jordan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jordan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bayview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayview Cemetery
    • The Bayview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bayview Memorial Park
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Black Hammock Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Serenity Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Eastern Gate Memorial Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (77 more) ...
    • Pensacola Memorial Gardens
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pensacola Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pensacola Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Magnolia Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Hammock Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Ferry Pass
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ferry Pass. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Pass
    • Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County
  • Yniestra
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yniestra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yniestra
    • Yniestra is located in Escambia County
  • Galt City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galt City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt City
    • Galt City is located in Santa Rosa County
  • Bohemia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bohemia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
    • Bohemia is located in Escambia County
  • Olive
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
    • Olive is located in Escambia County
  • Bagdad
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Milton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,785 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <1>
  • Brent
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
    • Brent is located in Escambia County
  • Goulding
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding
    • Goulding is located in Escambia County
  • Pensacola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Quintette
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quintette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
    • Quintette is located in Escambia County
  • Cantonment
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Molino
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Chumuckla
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chumuckla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chumuckla
      • Chumuckla is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Muscogee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
      • Muscogee is located in Escambia County

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

Newspapers Published in Floridatown ...

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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Floridatown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Floridatown, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Floridatown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Floridatown:

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

The official website for Santa Rosa County: www.co.santa-rosa.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>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>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.
<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 Floridatown, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Floridatown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Floridatown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5813, Longitude: -87.1547       In this case, the coordinates for Floridatown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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