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Introduction ...

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

We've added Osochi to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Osochi, 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 Osochi (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 Osochi. 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 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 Osochi is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Osochi. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Osochi:

  • Jackson County     (The home county of Osochi)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Osochi, with the one closest to Osochi listed first.
    • Inwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Inwood is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
    • Sneads
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Grand Ridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cypress
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Butler ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Butler is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Parramore ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Parramore is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parramore
    • Two Egg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Two Egg is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Egg
    • Marianna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bascom
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Malone
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Alford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Steele City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Steele City is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele City
  • Bay County
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Osochi, with the one closest to Osochi listed first.
    • Ocheesee
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
    • Altha
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chipola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Chipola is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
    • Blountstown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • McNeal ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • McNeal is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
    • Clarksville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Marysville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Marysville is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
    • Kinard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gadsden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Osochi, with the one closest to Osochi listed first.
    • River Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • River Junction is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
    • Chattahoochee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sycamore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Greensboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Gretna
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Douglas City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Douglas City is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
    • Quincy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Midway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Osochi, with the one closest to Osochi listed first.
    • Bristol
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Hosford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Telogia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Estiffanulga
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Estiffanulga is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estiffanulga
    • Lewis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Lewis is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Central City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Central City is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Decatur County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Osochi, with the one closest to Osochi listed first.
    • Recovery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Recovery is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
    • Faceville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Faceville is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
    • Fowlstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brinson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Brinson is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brinson <2>
    • Attapulgus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Bainbridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Seminole County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Osochi, with the one closest to Osochi listed first.
    • Butlers Ferry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Butlers Ferry is located in Seminole County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,759 people
    • Reynoldsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Reynoldsville is located in Seminole County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
    • Steam Mill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Steam Mill is located in Seminole County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Mill
    • Iron City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Donalsonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Osochi ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Osochi.

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

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

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

  • Yon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sinai Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Walters Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Atkins Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wester Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dykes Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Barton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Graves Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Simpsons Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Carpenter Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (147 more) ...
    • Gause Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Florida State Hospital Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Inwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Inwood is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
  • Ocheesee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
  • Sneads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rock Bluff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Rock Bluff is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
  • River Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • River Junction is located in Gadsden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
  • Selman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Selman is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selman
  • Sycamore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Chattahoochee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cypress
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Alliance
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Alliance is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Chipola
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Chipola is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
  • Blountstown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bristol
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Recovery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Recovery is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people

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

Newspapers Published in Osochi ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Osochi.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Osochi, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Osochi.

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 either 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 Osochi:

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 Osochi, 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 from Point A (ie- Osochi) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.