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 Hoover 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 Hoover 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 Hoover 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hoover Mill: Hoover Ml. (or less commonly used: Hoover Mll.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hoover Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hoover Mill.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Hoover 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 Hoover Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hoover Mill:
- Holmes County (The home county of Hoover Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoover Mill, with the one closest to Hoover Mill listed first.
- Bonifay
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Esto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Esto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Noma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Izagora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Izagora is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
- Westville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cerrogordo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Ponce de Leon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoover Mill, with the one closest to Hoover Mill listed first.
- Graceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jacob City
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Campbellton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cottondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Steele City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Steele City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele City
- Alford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marianna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoover Mill, with the one closest to Hoover Mill listed first.
- Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Knox Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knox Hill is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
- Pleasant Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Argyle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- De Funiak Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoover Mill, with the one closest to Hoover Mill listed first.
- Caryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chipley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Brock Crossroad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brock Crossroad is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Crossroad
- Vernon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wausau
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
- Millers Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
- Coffee County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoover Mill, with the one closest to Hoover Mill listed first.
- Central City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Central City is located in Coffee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Battens Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Battens Crossroads is located in Coffee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battens Crossroads
- Dale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoover Mill, with the one closest to Hoover Mill listed first.
- Clayhatchee
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Daleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Level Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Geneva County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoover Mill, with the one closest to Hoover Mill listed first.
- Black
(10 miles [16.1 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 northwest)
- Eunola is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
- Hartford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Geneva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Slocomb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Costilla ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Costilla is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
- Bellwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bellwood is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Malvern
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chancellor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Coffee Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Scranton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Hoover Mill, with the one closest to Hoover Mill listed first.
- Merritts Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Merritts Crossroads is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritts Crossroads
- Madrid
(20 miles [32.2 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
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Hodgesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hodgesville is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgesville
- Parker Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Parker Village is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Village
- Taylor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
- Keyton's
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Keyton's is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton's
- Cottonwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dothan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parish
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tidwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hoover Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Hoover Mill.
Cemeteries Near Hoover Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hoover 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 Hoover Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hoover Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hoover Mill, with the one closest to Hoover Mill listed first.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Still Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Forehand Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Double Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dyson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pate Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blackman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Selma Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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]<3> 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 <2>
- Curry Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (140 more) ...
- Black Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Limestone Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Damascus Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<4>
While we didn't find Hoover Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hoover Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hoover Mill, with the one closest to Hoover Mill listed first.
- Bonifay
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Caryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Izagora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Izagora is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
- Chipley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Warwick ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Warwick is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Westville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Graceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cerrogordo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Fadette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fadette is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fadette
- Geneva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughanville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughanville is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville
- Ponce de Leon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Highfalls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Highfalls is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfalls
- Campbellton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dundee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hoover Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hoover Mill.
Newspapers Published in Hoover 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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hoover Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hoover Mill, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hoover 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 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 Hoover 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> | 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Hoover Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hoover Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |