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 Richter Crossroads (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 Richter Crossroads. 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 Richter Crossroads ...
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 Richter Crossroads: Richter Xrds.
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 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.
Richter Crossroads is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Geneva (AL), Houston (AL), Bay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Holmes, Liberty, Washington & Seminole (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Richter Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Richter Crossroads:
- Jackson County (The home county of Richter Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richter Crossroads, with the one closest to Richter Crossroads listed first.
- Jacob City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jacob City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Cottondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Graceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Campbellton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Steele City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Steele City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele City
- Alford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marianna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Malone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bascom
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Two Egg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Two Egg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Egg
- Cypress
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Grand Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bay County
- Fountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Calhoun County
- Altha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richter Crossroads, with the one closest to Richter Crossroads listed first.
- Bonifay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Noma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Esto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Esto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Izagora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Izagora is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
- Westville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cerrogordo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Ponce de Leon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Walton County
- Knox Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knox Hill is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richter Crossroads, with the one closest to Richter Crossroads listed first.
- Chipley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brock Crossroad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brock Crossroad is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Crossroad
- Wausau
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Five Points
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Caryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Vernon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
- Millers Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
- Dale County (AL)
- Clayhatchee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Geneva County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richter Crossroads, with the one closest to Richter Crossroads listed first.
- Black
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Black is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Slocomb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Malvern
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dundee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Hartford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eunola ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eunola is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
- Geneva
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bellwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bellwood is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Costilla ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Costilla is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
- Houston County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richter Crossroads, with the one closest to Richter Crossroads listed first.
- Madrid
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Madrid is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
- Merritts Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Merritts Crossroads is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritts Crossroads
- Hodgesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hodgesville is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgesville
- Cottonwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Keyton's
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Keyton's is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton's
- Rehobeth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rehobeth is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
- Parker Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Parker Village is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Village
- Taylor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Taylor is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
- Parish
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dothan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Avon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Cowarts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ashford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Richter Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Richter Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Richter Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Richter Crossroads.
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 Richter Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Richter Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Richter Crossroads, with the one closest to Richter Crossroads listed first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Hope Assembly of God Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Limestone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rock Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Chipley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2243193 <2>
- East Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hinson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Marvin Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Selma Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Scarlett Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Everett Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (149 more) ...
- Still Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kent Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Friendship Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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 Richter Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Richter Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Richter Crossroads, with the one closest to Richter Crossroads listed first.
- Chipley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cottondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Graceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Campbellton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bonifay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Warwick ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Warwick is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Fadette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fadette is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fadette
- Marianna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Big Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Big Creek is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Caryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Greenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Keyton's
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Keyton's is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton's
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Izagora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Izagora is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
- Westville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dundee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Richter Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Richter Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Richter Crossroads ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Richter Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Richter Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Richter Crossroads.
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 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 Richter Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bay County
- Calhoun County
- Holmes County
- Walton County
- Washington County
- Dale County
- Geneva County
- Houston 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> | 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- Richter Crossroads) 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 Richter Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |