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 Indian Ford (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 Indian Ford. 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 Indian Ford ...
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 Indian Ford: Indian Frd.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Indian Ford. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Indian Ford.
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 southeast 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 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.
Indian Ford is located in Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa County: Escambia (AL), Escambia & Okaloosa.
Below are the counties that are near Indian Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Indian Ford:
- Santa Rosa County (The home county of Indian Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Ford, with the one closest to Indian Ford listed first.
- Harold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bagdad
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Galt City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Galt City is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt City
- Pace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belandville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
- Jay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Navarre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gulf Breeze
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Escambia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Ford, with the one closest to Indian Ford listed first.
- Bohemia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bohemia is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
- Ferry Pass
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Pass
- Gonzalez
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gonzalez is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzalez
- Molino
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Quintette
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Quintette is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
- Ensley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Olive
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Olive is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Pine Barren
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pine Barren is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
- McDavid
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- McDavid is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
- Brent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brent is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
- Goulding
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goulding is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding
- Cantonment
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Okaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Ford, with the one closest to Indian Ford listed first.
- Holt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Otahite ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Otahite is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
- Baker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Milligan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cannon Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon Town is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Town
- Crestview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Garden City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Hurlburt Field
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wright
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wright is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Mary Esther
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean City is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
- Cinco Bayou
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cinco Bayou is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Bayou
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Covington County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Ford, with the one closest to Indian Ford listed first.
- Wing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wing is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Falco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Falco is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falco
- Escambia County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Ford, with the one closest to Indian Ford listed first.
- Riverview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Riverview is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Roberts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Bradley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bradley is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Pollard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pollard is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- East Brewton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Brewton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Flomaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Indian Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Indian Ford.
Cemeteries Near Indian Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Indian Ford.
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 Indian Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Indian Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Indian Ford, with the one closest to Indian Ford listed first.
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Welcome Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Cemetery
- The Welcome Cemetery has also been known as:
- J.B. Watson Cemetery
- New Elam Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Serenity Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hammock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lewis Williams Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Williams Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lewis Williams Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southeast of Milton.
- The Lewis Williams Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Williams Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72766 <3>
- New Canoe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ates Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (113 more) ...
- Chavers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Milton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Indian Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Indian Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Indian Ford, with the one closest to Indian Ford listed first.
- Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bagdad
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Galt City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Galt City is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt City
- Berrydale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Berrydale is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrydale
- Otahite ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Otahite is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
- Chumuckla
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chumuckla is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chumuckla
- Yniestra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yniestra is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yniestra
- Bohemia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bohemia is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
- Ferry Pass
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Pass
- Molino
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Quintette
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Quintette is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
- Olive
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Olive is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Pine Barren
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pine Barren is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
- Brent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brent is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
- Goulding
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goulding is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Indian Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Indian Ford.
Newspapers Published in Indian Ford ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Indian Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Indian Ford, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Indian Ford.
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 Indian Ford:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Santa Rosa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Escambia County
- Okaloosa County
- Covington 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Indian Ford) 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 Indian Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |