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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 Pine Log (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 Pine Log. 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 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 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.

Pine Log is located in Bay 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 Bay County: Calhoun, Gulf, Jackson, Walton & Washington.

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

  • Bay County     (The home county of Pine Log)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Log, with the one closest to Pine Log listed first.
    • Sunnyside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Laguna Beach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Panama City Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Vicksburg ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Vicksburg is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
      • Former name for Vicksburg:
      • Vickerburg
    • West Panama City Beach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Southport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lynn Haven
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Pretty Bayou
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Pretty Bayou is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Bayou
    • Upper Grand Lagoon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Upper Grand Lagoon is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Grand Lagoon
    • Lower Grand Lagoon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lower Grand Lagoon is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Grand Lagoon
    • Magnolia Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Magnolia Beach is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Beach
    • Cedar Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Holmes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Log, with the one closest to Pine Log listed first.
    • Ponce de Leon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Westville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Cerrogordo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
    • Bonifay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Walton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Log, with the one closest to Pine Log listed first.
    • Alys Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Inlet Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosemary Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Point Washington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Freeport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Seagrove Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Seaside
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Grayton Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Knox Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Knox Hill is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
    • Blue Mountain Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Portland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Portland is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
    • Santa Rosa Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Log, with the one closest to Pine Log listed first.
    • Ebro
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Millers Ferry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
    • Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
    • Vernon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Five Points
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Five Points is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Wausau
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Brock Crossroad
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Brock Crossroad is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Crossroad
    • Caryville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Pine Log ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Log.

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 Pine Log - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Ebro Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dead River Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Wilcox Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Sand Hill Community Church Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Community Church Cemetery
    • The Sand Hill Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Kingdom Life Ministries Cemetery
    • Victory Faith Tabernacle Cemetery
    • Victory of Faith Fellowship Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267647 <2>
  • Dunn - Raley Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Redbay Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Hardy Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Greenhead Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Weeks Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarkston Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (36 more) ...
    • Hatcher Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Tiller Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Santa Rosa Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 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.<4>

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

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

  • Millers Ferry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
  • Redbay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Redbay is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbay
  • Freeport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Knox Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Knox Hill is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
  • Eucheeanna
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Eucheeanna is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucheeanna
  • Portland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Portland is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Ponce de Leon
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Argyle
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Westville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Caryville
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Union
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Union is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Cerrogordo
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo

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

Newspapers Published in Pine Log ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Log.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Pine Log:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Log) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Pine Log, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.