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 Gandyville (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 Gandyville. 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 and hospitals 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.
Gandyville is located in Escambia 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 Escambia County: Baldwin (AL), Escambia (AL) & Santa Rosa.
Below are the counties that are near Gandyville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gandyville:
- Escambia County (The home county of Gandyville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gandyville, with the one closest to Gandyville listed first.
- Century
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Byrneville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Byrneville is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
- McDavid
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McDavid is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
- Pine Barren
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Barren is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
- Walnut Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Molino
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Barrineau Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Barrineau Park is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrineau Park
- Quintette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Quintette is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
- Cantonment
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Muscogee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Muscogee is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
- Gonzalez
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gonzalez is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzalez
- Okaloosa County
- Otahite ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Otahite is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
- Santa Rosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gandyville, with the one closest to Gandyville listed first.
- Jay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jay is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>
- Belandville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
- Pace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Milton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gandyville, with the one closest to Gandyville listed first.
- Perdido
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Phillipsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Bay Minette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Blacksher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blacksher is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
- Little River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Conecuh County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gandyville, with the one closest to Gandyville listed first.
- Range
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Range is located in Conecuh County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Lenox
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Castleberry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Castleberry is located in Conecuh County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Repton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sparta is located in Conecuh County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta has also been known as:
- Old Sparta
- Escambia County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gandyville, with the one closest to Gandyville listed first.
- Flomaton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pollard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pollard is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Hammac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hammac is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
- Atmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Riverview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Riverview is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Brewton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Brewton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huxford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Huxford is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
- Roberts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Monroe County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gandyville, with the one closest to Gandyville listed first.
- Goodway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Goodway is located in Monroe County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
- Uriah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Megargel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Megargel is located in Monroe County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megargel
- Excel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Excel is located in Monroe County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Frisco City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gandyville, see our County-by-County Page for Gandyville.
Cemeteries Near Gandyville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gandyville.
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 Gandyville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gandyville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gandyville, with the one closest to Gandyville listed first.
- Flomaton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Beulah Chapel Assembly of God Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Little Escambia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Travelers Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mize Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sardis Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Emmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lambeth - Boutwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bowman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carlney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (159 more) ...
- Pollard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cora Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Gandyville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gandyville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gandyville, with the one closest to Gandyville listed first.
- Flomaton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bluff Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bluff Springs is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
- Pollard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pollard is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- McDavid
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McDavid is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
- Hammac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hammac is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
- Brewton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Barren
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Barren is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
- Chumuckla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chumuckla is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chumuckla
- Wallace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wallace is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Berrydale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Berrydale is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrydale
- Molino
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kirkland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkland is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Perdido
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Quintette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Quintette is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
- Range
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Range is located in Conecuh County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gandyville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gandyville.
Newspapers Published in Gandyville ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gandyville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gandyville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gandyville.
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 Gandyville:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Escambia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Okaloosa County
- Santa Rosa County
- Baldwin County
- Conecuh County
- Escambia County
- Monroe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Florida
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> | 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 Gandyville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Gandyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |