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 Paradise Beach (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 Paradise Beach. 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.
Name Variations for Paradise Beach ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Paradise Beach: Paradise Bch.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Paradise Beach. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Paradise Beach.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Paradise Beach 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 Paradise Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Paradise Beach:
- Escambia County (The home county of Paradise Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise Beach, with the one closest to Paradise Beach listed first.
- Sand Cut ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sand Cut is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Cut
- Myrtle Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Myrtle Grove is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
- Gulf Beach Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gulf Beach Heights is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Beach Heights
- Perdido Key
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bellview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bellview is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview
- Gulf Beach ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gulf Beach is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Beach
- Warrington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Warrington is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- West Pensacola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Pensacola is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pensacola
- Tristan Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tristan Village is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristan Village
- Sanders Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sanders Beach is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Beach
- Brent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brent is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
- Ensley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Santa Rosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise Beach, with the one closest to Paradise Beach listed first.
- Gulf Breeze
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pace
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Galt City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Galt City is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt City
- Bagdad
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Milton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Navarre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Baldwin County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise Beach, with the one closest to Paradise Beach listed first.
- Lillian
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lillian is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillian
- Perdido Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Perdido Beach is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdido Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
- Seminole
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Seminole is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
- Elberta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Orange Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Foley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Foley is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,446 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foley <1>
- Summerdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gulf Shores
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bon Secour
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Robertsdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oyster Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oyster Bay is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Bay
- Magnolia Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Paradise Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Paradise Beach.
Cemeteries Near Paradise Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paradise Beach.
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 Paradise Beach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Paradise Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Paradise Beach, with the one closest to Paradise Beach listed first.
- Nix Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix Cemetery
- The Nix Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nix Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208378 <2>
- Milsted Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gilley Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Prince of Peace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Josephine Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barrancas National Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Community Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Cemetery
- The Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bear Point Cemetery
- Orange Beach Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1990117 <2>
- Chasefield Plantation Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haven Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Resthaven Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pensacola Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (77 more) ...
- Fell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lay Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Paradise Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Paradise Beach.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Paradise Beach, with the one closest to Paradise Beach listed first.
- Millview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Millview is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Perdido Key
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Josephine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Josephine is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
- Warrington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Warrington is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Brent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brent is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
- Pensacola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Goulding
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Goulding is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding
- Olive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Olive is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Swift
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Swift is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Ferry Pass
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Pass
- Cantonment
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Muscogee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Muscogee is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bohemia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bohemia is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
- Yniestra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yniestra is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yniestra
- Bon Secour
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Paradise Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Paradise Beach.
Newspapers Published in Paradise Beach ...
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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paradise Beach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paradise Beach, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Paradise Beach.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Paradise Beach:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Escambia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Santa Rosa County
- Baldwin 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Paradise Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Paradise Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |