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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Lochiocha. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Lochiocha to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lochiocha, please Contact Us.

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 Lochiocha (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 Lochiocha. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Lochiocha is historic, it would have been located within present day Gadsden 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 Gadsden County: Calhoun, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Decatur (GA), Grady (GA) & Seminole (GA).

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

  • Gadsden County     (The home county of Lochiocha)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lochiocha, with the one closest to Lochiocha listed first.
    • Greensboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Douglas City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Douglas City is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
    • Midway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Quincy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Gretna
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Sycamore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Mount Pleasant
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Havana
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • River Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • River Junction is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
    • Chattahoochee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lochiocha, with the one closest to Lochiocha listed first.
    • McNeal ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • McNeal is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
    • Blountstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Ocheesee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
    • Marysville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Marysville is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
    • Chipola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Chipola is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
    • Altha
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lochiocha, with the one closest to Lochiocha listed first.
    • Sneads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Inwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Inwood is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
  • Leon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lochiocha, with the one closest to Lochiocha listed first.
    • Tallahassee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Woodville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Bradfordville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bradfordville is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordville
    • Ocklockonee ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ocklockonee is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocklockonee
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lochiocha, with the one closest to Lochiocha listed first.
    • Hosford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Telogia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bristol
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Central City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Central City is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Estiffanulga
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Estiffanulga is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estiffanulga
    • Lewis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lewis is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Sumatra
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wakulla County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lochiocha, with the one closest to Lochiocha listed first.
    • Crawfordville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wakulla Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Sopchoppy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Curtis Mill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Curtis Mill is located in Wakulla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Mill
    • Panacea
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Marks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Decatur County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lochiocha, with the one closest to Lochiocha listed first.
    • Faceville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Faceville is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
    • Recovery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Recovery is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
    • Attapulgus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Fowlstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Lochiocha ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lochiocha.

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

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

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

  • McNair Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Kent Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Evans Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Burnoff Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ft. Braden Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Campground Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Poley Branch Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Russells Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (115 more) ...
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Edwards Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Williams Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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.

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

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

  • Bloxham
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bloxham is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloxham
  • Wetumpka
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Wetumpka is located in Gadsden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetumpka
  • Holland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Holland is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Smith Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Smith Creek is located in Wakulla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Creek
  • Midway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Quincy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Sycamore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Bristol
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Rock Bluff
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock Bluff is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
  • Scotland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Scotland is located in Gadsden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Mount Pleasant
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Crawfordville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Estiffanulga
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Estiffanulga is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estiffanulga
    • Orange
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Orange is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • Sopchoppy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Lochiocha ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lochiocha.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lochiocha, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lochiocha.

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 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 Lochiocha:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Lochiocha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Lochiocha) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.