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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 Gonzalez (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 Gonzalez. 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 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.

Gonzalez is located in Escambia 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 Escambia County: Baldwin (AL), Escambia (AL) & Santa Rosa.

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

  • Escambia County     (The home county of Gonzalez)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gonzalez, with the one closest to Gonzalez listed first.
    • Cantonment
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ensley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ferry Pass
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferry Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Pass
      • Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County
    • Muscogee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
      • Muscogee is located in Escambia County
    • Bellview
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Tristan Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Brent
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Molino
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • West Pensacola
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pensacola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pensacola
      • West Pensacola is located in Escambia County
    • Bohemia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bohemia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
      • Bohemia is located in Escambia County
    • Goulding
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding
      • Goulding is located in Escambia County
    • Barrineau Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrineau Park
      • Barrineau Park is located in Escambia County
  • Santa Rosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gonzalez, with the one closest to Gonzalez listed first.
    • Pace
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Galt City
      (13 miles [20.9 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Milton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Harold
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Navarre
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jay
      (26 miles [41.8 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>
  • Baldwin County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gonzalez, with the one closest to Gonzalez listed first.
    • Seminole
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (14 miles [22.5 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
      (20 miles [32.2 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
      (21 miles [33.8 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>
    • Robertsdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
      • Robertsdale is located in Baldwin County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,030 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robertsdale <1>
    • Summerdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
      • Summerdale is located in Baldwin County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerdale <1>
    • Foley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
      • Foley is located in Baldwin County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,446 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foley <1>
    • Orange Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Beach
      • Orange Beach is located in Baldwin County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,343 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Beach <1>
    • Loxley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loxley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loxley
      • Loxley is located in Baldwin County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loxley <1>
    • Silverhill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverhill
      • Silverhill is located in Baldwin County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverhill <1>
    • Phillipsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
      • Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County (AL)
  • Escambia County (AL)
    • 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>

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

Newspapers Published in Gonzalez ...

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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gonzalez.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gonzalez, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gonzalez.

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 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 Gonzalez:

Cemeteries Near Gonzalez ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gonzalez.

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

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

  • Jordan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Cemetery
  • Eastern Gate Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Spreull Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spreull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spreull Cemetery
  • Mission Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission Cemetery
  • Santa Marie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Santa Marie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Marie Cemetery
  • Pensacola Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pensacola Memorial Gardens
  • Whitmire Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitmire Cemetery
  • Barrineau Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barrineau Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrineau Cemetery
  • Old Muscogee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
  • Lathram Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (83 more) ...
    • Haven Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haven Cemetery
    • Resthaven Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resthaven Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Gardens
    • Vaughn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaughn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaughn Cemetery

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

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

  • Cantonment
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Quintette
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Olive
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Ferry Pass
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferry Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Pass
    • Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County
  • Muscogee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
    • Muscogee is located in Escambia County
  • Brent
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Yniestra
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Molino
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Goulding
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding
    • Goulding is located in Escambia County
  • Bohemia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bohemia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
    • Bohemia is located in Escambia County
  • Millview
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
    • Millview is located in Escambia County
  • Pensacola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Pine Barren
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Barren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
      • Pine Barren is located in Escambia County
    • Warrington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
      • Warrington is located in Escambia County
    • Galt City
      (13 miles [20.9 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

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

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

The official website for Escambia County: www.co.escambia.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: 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>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 from Point A (ie- Gonzalez) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gonzalez. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5816, Longitude: -87.2914       In this case, the coordinates for Gonzalez have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Gonzalez, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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