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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 Izagora (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 Izagora. 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 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.

Izagora is located in Holmes 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 Holmes County: Geneva (AL), Jackson, Walton & Washington.

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

  • Holmes County     (The home county of Izagora)
  • Jackson County
  • Walton County
  • Washington County
  • Coffee County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Izagora, with the one closest to Izagora listed first.
    • Central City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Coffee County (AL)
    • Battens Crossroads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battens Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battens Crossroads
      • Battens Crossroads is located in Coffee County (AL)
    • Goodman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goodman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
      • Goodman is located in Coffee County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Goodman
      • From Izagora to Goodman
    • Enterprise
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
      • Enterprise is located in Coffee County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,997 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <2>
    • Kinston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinston
      • Kinston is located in Coffee County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinston <2>
    • Alberton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Covington County (AL)
  • Dale County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Izagora, with the one closest to Izagora listed first.
    • Clayhatchee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clayhatchee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
      • Clayhatchee is located in Dale County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clayhatchee
      • From Izagora to Clayhatchee
    • Daleville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
      • Daleville is located in Dale County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,095 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daleville <2>
    • Level Plains
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Level Plains. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
      • Level Plains is located in Dale County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Level Plains
      • From Izagora to Level Plains
    • Fort Rucker
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Holiday Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
      • Holiday Village is located in Dale County (AL)
  • Geneva County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Izagora, with the one closest to Izagora listed first.
    • Eunola ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Geneva
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Geneva is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <2>
    • Black
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
      • Black is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
    • Costilla ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Costilla have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
      • Costilla is located in Geneva County (AL)
    • Hartford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dundee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bellwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
      • Bellwood is located in Geneva County (AL)
    • Coffee Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffee Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
      • Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Samson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Chancellor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Scranton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Slocomb
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slocomb have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocomb
      • Slocomb is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,929 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slocomb <2>
  • Houston County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Izagora, with the one closest to Izagora listed first.
    • Merritts Crossroads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Madrid
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
      • Madrid is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
    • Rehobeth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rehobeth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth
      • Rehobeth is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
    • Parker Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Village
      • Parker Village is located in Houston County (AL)
    • Taylor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Taylor is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people

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

Cemeteries Near Izagora ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Izagora.

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

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

  • Curry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harris Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitewater Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitewater Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitewater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forehand Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forehand Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forehand Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Merrill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merrill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merrill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dyson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Double Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Double Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Double Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Home Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Geneva City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Geneva City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Geneva City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blackman Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Black Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (147 more) ...
    • Vaughanville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaughanville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaughanville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • McDuffie Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Izagora had a population of 42 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Cerrogordo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cerrogordo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
    • Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cerrogordo
    • From Izagora to Cerrogordo
  • Vaughanville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaughanville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville
    • Vaughanville is located in Geneva County (AL)
  • Geneva
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Geneva is located in Geneva County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,262 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <2>
  • Westville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Caryville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bonifay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Union
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Union. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Walton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Union
    • From Izagora to Union
  • Ponce de Leon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Warwick ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
    • Warwick is located in Geneva County (AL)
  • Highfalls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highfalls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfalls
    • Highfalls is located in Geneva County (AL)
  • Marl
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marl have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl
    • Marl is located in Geneva County (AL)
  • Argyle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Dundee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Coffee Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffee Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
      • Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • High Bluff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bluff
      • High Bluff is located in Geneva County (AL)

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

Newspapers Published in Izagora ...

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 Izagora.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Izagora, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Izagora.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Izagora:

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

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Izagora) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Izagora. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9079, Longitude: -85.8375       In this case, the coordinates for Izagora have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Izagora, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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