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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 Koerber (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 Koerber. 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.

Koerber is located in Walton 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 Walton County: Covington (AL), Geneva (AL), Bay, Holmes, Okaloosa & Washington.

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

  • Walton County     (The home county of Koerber)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Koerber, with the one closest to Koerber listed first.
    • Argyle
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • De Funiak Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Union
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Union is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Pleasant Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Knox Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Knox Hill is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
    • Mossy Head
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Freeport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Portland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Portland is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
    • Paxton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Point Washington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Santa Rosa Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Blue Mountain Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Grayton Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Holmes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Koerber, with the one closest to Koerber listed first.
    • Ponce de Leon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Westville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Cerrogordo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
    • Izagora
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Izagora is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
    • Bonifay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Esto
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Esto is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
  • Okaloosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Koerber, with the one closest to Koerber listed first.
    • Svea
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Svea is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
    • Laurel Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Niceville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Garden City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Garden City is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Valparaiso
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Crestview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Koerber, with the one closest to Koerber listed first.
    • Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
    • Caryville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Millers Ferry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
    • Five Points
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Five Points is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Vernon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Ebro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Ebro is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebro <1>
    • Brock Crossroad
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Brock Crossroad is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Crossroad
    • Wausau
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Covington County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Koerber, with the one closest to Koerber listed first.
    • Florala
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Florala is located in Covington County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florala
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florala <1>
    • Lockhart
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lockhart is located in Covington County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Geneva County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Koerber, with the one closest to Koerber listed first.
    • Geneva
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Geneva is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <1>
    • Eunola ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Eunola is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
    • Samson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Samson is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Samson <1>
    • Black
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Black is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
    • Costilla ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Costilla is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla

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

Cemeteries Near Koerber ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Koerber.

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 Koerber - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Koerber covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ray Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ponce de Leon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • New Home Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Redbay Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Westville Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Broxton Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Leonia Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Padgett Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (84 more) ...
    • Hardy Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Merrill Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 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.<3>

While we didn't find Koerber in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Koerber.

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

  • Argyle
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Eucheeanna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Eucheeanna is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucheeanna
  • Union
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Union is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Ponce de Leon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Knox Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Knox Hill is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
  • Redbay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Redbay is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbay
  • Ealum
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ealum is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ealum
  • Westville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Cerrogordo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
  • Mossy Head
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Caryville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Portland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Portland is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Freeport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Millers Ferry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
    • Gordon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Gordon is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon

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

Newspapers Published in Koerber ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Koerber.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Koerber, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Koerber.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Koerber:

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 Koerber, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Koerber) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.