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 Point Baker (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 Point Baker. 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 Point Baker ...
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 Point Baker: Pt. Baker
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Point Baker. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Point Baker.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Point Baker is located in Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa County: Escambia (AL), Escambia & Okaloosa.
Below are the counties that are near Point Baker. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Point Baker:
- Santa Rosa County (The home county of Point Baker)
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Baker, with the one closest to Point Baker listed first.
- Milton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bagdad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Galt City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Galt City is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt City
- Pace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Navarre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belandville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
- Gulf Breeze
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Escambia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Baker, with the one closest to Point Baker listed first.
- Bohemia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bohemia is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
- Ferry Pass
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Pass
- Gonzalez
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gonzalez is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzalez
- Molino
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Quintette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Quintette is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
- Ensley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Olive
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Olive is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Pine Barren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Barren is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
- Brent
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brent is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
- Cantonment
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- McDavid
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- McDavid is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
- Goulding
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Goulding is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding
- Pensacola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Okaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Baker, with the one closest to Point Baker listed first.
- Holt
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Otahite ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Otahite is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
- Baker
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Milligan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cannon Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon Town is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Town
- Hurlburt Field
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crestview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wright
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wright is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Mary Esther
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Baker, with the one closest to Point Baker listed first.
- Seminole
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seminole is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
- Lillian
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Point Baker, with the one closest to Point Baker listed first.
- Pollard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pollard is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Flomaton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Riverview is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- East Brewton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Brewton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Roberts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Bradley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bradley is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Point Baker, see our County-by-County Page for Point Baker.
Cemeteries Near Point Baker ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Point Baker.
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 Point Baker - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Point Baker covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Point Baker, with the one closest to Point Baker listed first.
- Serenity Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Milton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chavers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Strickland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Welcome Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Cemetery
- The Welcome Cemetery has also been known as:
- J.B. Watson Cemetery
- New Elam Cemetery
- Old Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Hammock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis Williams Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Williams Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lewis Williams Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southeast of Milton.
- The Lewis Williams Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Williams Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72766 <3>
- Continue List (105 more) ...
- Pine View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Point Baker in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Point Baker.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Point Baker, with the one closest to Point Baker listed first.
- Milton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Galt City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Galt City is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt City
- Bagdad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chumuckla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chumuckla is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chumuckla
- Yniestra
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yniestra is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yniestra
- Berrydale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Berrydale is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrydale
- Ferry Pass
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Pass
- Bohemia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bohemia is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
- Molino
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Quintette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Quintette is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
- Olive
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Olive is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Pine Barren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Barren is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cantonment
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brent
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brent is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
- Goulding
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Goulding is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Point Baker. See our List of 1890's Communities around Point Baker.
Newspapers Published in Point Baker ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Point Baker.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Point Baker, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Point Baker.
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 Point Baker:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Santa Rosa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Escambia County
- Okaloosa 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Point Baker) 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 Point Baker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |