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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 Kynesville (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 Kynesville. 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 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.

Kynesville is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Geneva (AL), Houston (AL), Bay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Holmes, Liberty, Washington & Seminole (GA).

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

  • Jackson County     (The home county of Kynesville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kynesville, with the one closest to Kynesville listed first.
    • Steele City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Steele City is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele City
    • Alford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cottondale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Marianna
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jacob City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jacob City is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Greenwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Campbellton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Cypress
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Two Egg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Two Egg is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Egg
    • Graceville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Grand Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Bascom
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Malone
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Bay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kynesville, with the one closest to Kynesville listed first.
    • Fountain
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Youngstown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kynesville, with the one closest to Kynesville listed first.
    • Altha
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Chipola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Chipola is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
    • Clarksville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ocheesee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
    • Blountstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • McNeal ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • McNeal is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
  • Gadsden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kynesville, with the one closest to Kynesville listed first.
    • Chattahoochee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • River Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • River Junction is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
  • Holmes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kynesville, with the one closest to Kynesville listed first.
    • Bonifay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Noma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Esto
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Esto is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • Westville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Liberty County
    • Bristol
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kynesville, with the one closest to Kynesville listed first.
    • Chipley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Wausau
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Brock Crossroad
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Brock Crossroad is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Crossroad
    • Vernon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Five Points
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Five Points is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Caryville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Geneva County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kynesville, with the one closest to Kynesville listed first.
    • Slocomb
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Slocomb is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocomb
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,929 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slocomb <1>
    • Malvern
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Malvern is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,462 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <1>
    • Black
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Black is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Houston County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kynesville, with the one closest to Kynesville listed first.
    • Madrid
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Madrid is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
    • Cottonwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Hodgesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Hodgesville is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgesville
    • Merritts Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Merritts Crossroads is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritts Crossroads
    • Keyton's
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Keyton's is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton's
    • Rehobeth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Rehobeth is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
    • Parker Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Parker Village is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Village
    • Taylor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Taylor is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
  • Seminole County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kynesville, with the one closest to Kynesville listed first.
    • Butlers Ferry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Butlers Ferry is located in Seminole County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,759 people
    • Steam Mill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Steam Mill is located in Seminole County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Mill

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

Cemeteries Near Kynesville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kynesville.

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

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

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

  • Victory Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Kent Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • McCormick Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rock Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lipford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Roulhac Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Dyke Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Orange Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jerusalem Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Pelt Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Scarlett Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (125 more) ...
    • Pledger Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Grant Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sims Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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 Kynesville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kynesville.

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

  • Cottondale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Marianna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Chipley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Campbellton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Alliance
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Alliance is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Cypress
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Graceville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Bascom
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Bonifay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Chipola
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Chipola is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
  • Ocheesee
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Inwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Inwood is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
    • Big Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Big Creek is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
    • Selman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Selman is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selman

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

Newspapers Published in Kynesville ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kynesville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kynesville, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kynesville.

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 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 Kynesville:

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kynesville) 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 Kynesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.