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 Henry Michalet Grant (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 Henry Michalet Grant. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Henry Michalet Grant 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 Henry Michalet Grant. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Henry Michalet Grant:
- Escambia County (The home county of Henry Michalet Grant)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henry Michalet Grant, with the one closest to Henry Michalet Grant listed first.
- Pine Barren
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pine Barren is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
- Molino
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McDavid
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McDavid is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
- Quintette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Quintette is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
- Barrineau Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barrineau Park is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrineau Park
- Byrneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Byrneville is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
- Century
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Walnut Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cantonment
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Muscogee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Muscogee is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
- Gonzalez
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gonzalez is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzalez
- Ensley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Santa Rosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henry Michalet Grant, with the one closest to Henry Michalet Grant listed first.
- Jay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Pace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bagdad
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Galt City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Galt City is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt City
- Harold
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Belandville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
- Baldwin County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henry Michalet Grant, with the one closest to Henry Michalet Grant listed first.
- Phillipsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Seminole
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seminole is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
- Perdido
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lillian
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lillian is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillian
- Bay Minette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Loxley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Robertsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stapleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Whitehouse Forks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Whitehouse Forks is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Forks
- Elberta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silverhill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Escambia County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henry Michalet Grant, with the one closest to Henry Michalet Grant listed first.
- Flomaton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pollard
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pollard is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Atmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hammac
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hammac is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
- Riverview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- East Brewton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brewton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Huxford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Huxford is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Henry Michalet Grant, see our County-by-County Page for Henry Michalet Grant.
Cemeteries Near Henry Michalet Grant ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Henry Michalet Grant.
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 Henry Michalet Grant - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Henry Michalet Grant covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Henry Michalet Grant, with the one closest to Henry Michalet Grant listed first.
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Juniper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chumuckla Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Vaughn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coon Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barrineau Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carlney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lathram Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Level Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cora Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Santa Marie Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (150 more) ...
- Spreull Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pine View Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Concord Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Henry Michalet Grant in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Henry Michalet Grant.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Henry Michalet Grant, with the one closest to Henry Michalet Grant listed first.
- Pine Barren
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pine Barren is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
- Molino
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chumuckla
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chumuckla is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chumuckla
- McDavid
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McDavid is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
- Quintette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Quintette is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
- Bluff Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bluff Springs is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
- Muscogee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Muscogee is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
- Cantonment
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Flomaton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gateswood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gateswood is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateswood
- Pollard
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pollard is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Milton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Berrydale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Berrydale is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrydale
- Olive
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Olive is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Ferry Pass
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Pass
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Henry Michalet Grant. See our List of 1890's Communities around Henry Michalet Grant.
Newspapers Published in Henry Michalet Grant ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Henry Michalet Grant.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Henry Michalet Grant, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Henry Michalet Grant.
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 Henry Michalet Grant:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Escambia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Santa Rosa County
- Baldwin County
- Escambia 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 Henry Michalet Grant, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Henry Michalet Grant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |