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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 Pond Creek (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 Pond Creek. 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 Pond Creek ...

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 Pond Creek: Pond Crk. (or less commonly used: Pond Ck. or Pond Cr.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pond Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pond Creek.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Pond Creek is located in Walton 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 Walton County: Covington (AL), Geneva (AL), Bay, Holmes, Okaloosa & Washington.

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

  • Walton County     (The home county of Pond Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pond Creek, with the one closest to Pond Creek listed first.
    • Mossy Head
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Paxton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • De Funiak Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Union
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Union is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Argyle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Portland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Portland is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
    • Freeport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Knox Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Knox Hill is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
    • Miramar Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Sandestin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Santa Rosa Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Holmes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pond Creek, with the one closest to Pond Creek listed first.
    • Ponce de Leon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Cerrogordo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
  • Okaloosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pond Creek, with the one closest to Pond Creek listed first.
    • Garden City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Garden City is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Crestview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Laurel Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Svea
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Svea is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
    • Milligan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Baker
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Cannon Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Cannon Town is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Town
    • Niceville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Valparaiso
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Holt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Eglin Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Eglin Village is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglin Village
    • Otahite ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Otahite is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
  • Santa Rosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pond Creek, with the one closest to Pond Creek listed first.
    • Belandville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
    • Harold
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Washington County
    • Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
  • Covington County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pond Creek, with the one closest to Pond Creek listed first.
    • Florala
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Florala is located in Covington County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florala
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florala <1>
    • Lockhart
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Lockhart is located in Covington County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
    • Wing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Wing is located in Covington County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
    • Falco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Falco is located in Covington County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falco
    • Red Oak
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Red Oak is located in Covington County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
    • Onycha
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Onycha is located in Covington County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onycha
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
  • Escambia County (AL)
    • Bradley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bradley is located in Escambia County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Geneva County (AL)
    • Samson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Samson is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Samson <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Pond Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pond Creek.

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 Pond Creek - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Crowder Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Old Dorcas Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rock Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Reeder Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Springhill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Live Oak Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Almarante Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (66 more) ...
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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

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

  • Mossy Head
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ealum
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Ealum is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ealum
  • Gordon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gordon is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Florala
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Florala is located in Covington County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florala
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,891 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florala <1>
  • Union
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Union is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Argyle
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Beda
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Beda is located in Covington County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
  • Portland
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Portland is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Eucheeanna
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Eucheeanna is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucheeanna
  • Otahite ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Otahite is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
  • Freeport
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Knox Hill
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Knox Hill is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Ponce de Leon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Green Bay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Green Bay is located in Covington County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
    • Redbay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Redbay is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbay

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

Newspapers Published in Pond Creek ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pond Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pond Creek, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pond Creek.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Pond Creek:

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 Pond Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pond Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.