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 McKinnon (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 McKinnon. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
McKinnon is located in Escambia 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 Escambia County: Baldwin (AL), Escambia (AL) & Santa Rosa.
Below are the counties that are near McKinnon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McKinnon:
- Escambia County (The home county of McKinnon)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinnon, with the one closest to McKinnon listed first.
- Barrineau Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Barrineau Park is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrineau Park
- Walnut Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Barren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pine Barren is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
- McDavid
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McDavid is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
- Molino
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Quintette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quintette is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
- Muscogee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Muscogee is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
- Byrneville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Byrneville is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
- Cantonment
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Century
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gonzalez
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gonzalez is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzalez
- Ensley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Olive
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Olive is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Santa Rosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinnon, with the one closest to McKinnon listed first.
- Jay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jay is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>
- Pace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Milton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Galt City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Galt City is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt City
- Bagdad
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinnon, with the one closest to McKinnon listed first.
- Phillipsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Perdido
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Seminole
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Seminole is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
- Bay Minette
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stapleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Loxley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse Forks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Whitehouse Forks is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Forks
- Robertsdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Silverhill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bromley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bromley is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
- Summerdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elberta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lillian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lillian is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillian
- Escambia County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinnon, with the one closest to McKinnon listed first.
- Atmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Flomaton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pollard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pollard is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Hammac
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hammac is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
- Huxford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Huxford is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
- Riverview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McKinnon, see our County-by-County Page for McKinnon.
Cemeteries Near McKinnon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McKinnon.
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 McKinnon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McKinnon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McKinnon, with the one closest to McKinnon listed first.
- Walnut Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Walnut Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northwest of Molino.
- The Walnut Hill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1404411 <3>
- Morgan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dry Spring Community Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lathram Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- High Pine Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pittman Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barrineau Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Juniper Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (147 more) ...
- Coon Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hinote Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Old Muscogee Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find McKinnon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McKinnon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McKinnon, with the one closest to McKinnon listed first.
- Gateswood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gateswood is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateswood
- Pine Barren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pine Barren is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
- Molino
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- McDavid
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McDavid is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
- Quintette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quintette is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
- Muscogee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Muscogee is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
- Cantonment
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chumuckla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chumuckla is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chumuckla
- Bluff Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Springs is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
- Rosinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rosinton is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosinton
- Perdido
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carney is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bay Minette
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Flomaton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- D'Olive
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- D'Olive is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Olive
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McKinnon. See our List of 1890's Communities around McKinnon.
Newspapers Published in McKinnon ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around McKinnon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McKinnon, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McKinnon.
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 McKinnon:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Escambia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Santa Rosa County
- Baldwin County
- Escambia County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Florida
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 from Point A (ie- McKinnon) 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 McKinnon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |