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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 Redbay (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 Redbay. 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 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 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.

Redbay 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 Redbay. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Redbay:

  • Walton County     (The home county of Redbay)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Redbay, with the one closest to Redbay listed first.
    • Knox Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Knox Hill is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
    • Argyle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • De Funiak Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Freeport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Union
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Union is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Portland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Portland is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
    • Pleasant Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Point Washington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Alys Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Rosemary Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Santa Rosa Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Seagrove Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Grayton Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Redbay, with the one closest to Redbay listed first.
    • Sunnyside
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Laguna Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Vicksburg ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Vicksburg is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
      • Former name for Vicksburg:
      • Vickerburg
    • Southport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Panama City Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • West Panama City Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Lynn Haven
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Holmes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Redbay, with the one closest to Redbay listed first.
    • Ponce de Leon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Westville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cerrogordo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
    • Bonifay
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Izagora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Izagora is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Redbay, with the one closest to Redbay listed first.
    • Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
    • Millers Ferry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
    • Ebro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Vernon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Five Points
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Five Points is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Caryville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Brock Crossroad
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Brock Crossroad is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Crossroad
    • Wausau
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Chipley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Redbay ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Redbay.

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

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

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

  • Redbay Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Dead River Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Dunn - Raley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hardy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilcox Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarkston Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Ponce de Leon Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Ebro Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Weeks Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Westville Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (55 more) ...
    • Magnolia Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hatcher Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Blackman Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Redbay had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Knox Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Knox Hill is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
  • Millers Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
  • Eucheeanna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Eucheeanna is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucheeanna
  • Ponce de Leon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Argyle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Freeport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Westville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Portland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Portland is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Union
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Union is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Caryville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cerrogordo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
  • Bonifay
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Izagora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Izagora is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
    • Ealum
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Ealum is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ealum
    • Mossy Head
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Redbay ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Redbay.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Redbay, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Redbay.

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 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 Redbay:

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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Redbay) 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 Redbay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.