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 Hathaway Mill (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 Hathaway Mill. 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.
Name Variations for Hathaway Mill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hathaway Mill: Hathaway Ml. (or less commonly used: Hathaway Mll.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Hathaway Mill is located in Holmes 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 Holmes County: Geneva (AL), Jackson, Walton & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Hathaway Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hathaway Mill:
- Holmes County (The home county of Hathaway Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hathaway Mill, with the one closest to Hathaway Mill listed first.
- Westville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cerrogordo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Izagora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Izagora is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
- Bonifay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ponce de Leon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Esto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Esto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Noma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hathaway Mill, with the one closest to Hathaway Mill listed first.
- Graceville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jacob City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jacob City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Alford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Campbellton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cottondale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Steele City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Steele City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele City
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hathaway Mill, with the one closest to Hathaway Mill listed first.
- Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Argyle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knox Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knox Hill is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
- Pleasant Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- De Funiak Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Freeport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mossy Head
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hathaway Mill, with the one closest to Hathaway Mill listed first.
- Caryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Brock Crossroad
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brock Crossroad is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Crossroad
- Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
- Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chipley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Millers Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
- Wausau
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ebro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Coffee County (AL)
- Central City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Central City is located in Coffee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Dale County (AL)
- Clayhatchee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Geneva County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hathaway Mill, with the one closest to Hathaway Mill listed first.
- Black
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Black is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Eunola ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Eunola is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
- Geneva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Costilla ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Costilla is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
- Hartford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dundee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Slocomb
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bellwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bellwood is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Chancellor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Coffee Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Samson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Scranton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Houston County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hathaway Mill, with the one closest to Hathaway Mill listed first.
- Merritts Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Merritts Crossroads is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritts Crossroads
- Madrid
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Madrid is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
- Rehobeth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rehobeth is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hathaway Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Hathaway Mill.
Cemeteries Near Hathaway Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hathaway Mill.
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 Hathaway Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hathaway Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hathaway Mill, with the one closest to Hathaway Mill listed first.
- Dyson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Blackman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Forehand Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Still Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Curry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Double Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northwest of Bonifay.
- The East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Pittman Cemetery
- Pittman Cemetery
- Pittman Creek Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2290024 <3>
- Merrill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ponce de Leon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (118 more) ...
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Whitewater Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clarkston Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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 Hathaway Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hathaway Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hathaway Mill, with the one closest to Hathaway Mill listed first.
- Caryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Westville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cerrogordo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Izagora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Izagora is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
- Bonifay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ponce de Leon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughanville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughanville is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville
- Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Argyle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knox Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knox Hill is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
- Chipley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Geneva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Millers Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
- Warwick ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warwick is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Redbay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Redbay is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbay
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hathaway Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hathaway Mill.
Newspapers Published in Hathaway Mill ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hathaway Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hathaway Mill, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hathaway Mill.
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 Hathaway Mill:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Holmes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jackson County
- Walton County
- Washington County
- Coffee County
- Dale County
- Geneva County
- Houston 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> | 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- Hathaway Mill) 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 Hathaway Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |