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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 Live Oak (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 Live Oak. 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 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.

Live Oak is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Bay, Holmes, Jackson & Walton.

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of Live Oak)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Live Oak, with the one closest to Live Oak listed first.
    • Millers Ferry
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
    • Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
    • Vernon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Ebro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Five Points
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Five Points is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Caryville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Brock Crossroad
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Brock Crossroad is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Crossroad
    • Wausau
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Chipley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Bay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Live Oak, with the one closest to Live Oak listed first.
    • Vicksburg ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Vicksburg is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
      • Former name for Vicksburg:
      • Vickerburg
    • Laguna Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Sunnyside
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Southport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Lynn Haven
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fountain
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Panama City Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Pretty Bayou
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Pretty Bayou is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Bayou
    • West Panama City Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Upper Grand Lagoon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Upper Grand Lagoon is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Grand Lagoon
    • Cedar Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Hiland Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hiland Park is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiland Park
  • Holmes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Live Oak, with the one closest to Live Oak listed first.
    • Ponce de Leon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Westville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Cerrogordo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
    • Bonifay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Izagora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Izagora is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
    • 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
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Live Oak, with the one closest to Live Oak listed first.
    • Alford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Steele City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Steele City is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele City
  • Walton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Live Oak, with the one closest to Live Oak listed first.
    • Knox Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Knox Hill is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
    • Argyle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Freeport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • De Funiak Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Union
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Union is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Pleasant Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Point Washington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Portland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Portland is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
    • Inlet Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Alys Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosemary Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Grayton Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Geneva County (AL)
    • Black
      (30 miles [48.3 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

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

Cemeteries Near Live Oak ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Live Oak.

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 Live Oak - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Miller Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Dunn - Raley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Wilcox Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hardy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dead River Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarkston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Redbay Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Weeks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ebro Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ponce de Leon Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Potter Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (59 more) ...
    • Westville Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Greenhead Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Tiller Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 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 Live Oak in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Live Oak.

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

  • Millers Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
  • Redbay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Redbay is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbay
  • Knox Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Knox Hill is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
  • Ponce de Leon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Eucheeanna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Eucheeanna is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucheeanna
  • Caryville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Westville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Argyle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Freeport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Cerrogordo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
  • Bonifay
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Union
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Union is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Portland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Portland is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
    • Izagora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Izagora is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
    • Chipley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Live Oak ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Live Oak.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Live Oak, 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 Live Oak.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Live Oak:

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' (or 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- Live Oak) 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 Live Oak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.