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 Satsuma Heights (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 Satsuma Heights. 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 Satsuma Heights ...
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 Satsuma Heights: Satsuma Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Satsuma Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Satsuma Heights.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Satsuma Heights is located in Escambia 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 Escambia County: Baldwin (AL), Escambia (AL) & Santa Rosa.
Below are the counties that are near Satsuma Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Satsuma Heights:
- Escambia County (The home county of Satsuma Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Satsuma Heights, with the one closest to Satsuma Heights listed first.
- Gonzalez
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gonzalez is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzalez
- Ensley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Olive
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Olive is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Cantonment
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Quintette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quintette is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
- Ferry Pass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Pass
- Muscogee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Muscogee is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
- Brent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brent is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
- Tristan Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tristan Village is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristan Village
- Molino
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bellview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bellview is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview
- Bohemia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bohemia is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
- Goulding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Goulding is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding
- Santa Rosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Satsuma Heights, with the one closest to Satsuma Heights listed first.
- Pace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Galt City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Galt City is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt City
- Milton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bagdad
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gulf Breeze
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Harold
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Navarre
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jay
(26 miles [41.8 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>
- Baldwin County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Satsuma Heights, with the one closest to Satsuma Heights listed first.
- Seminole
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Seminole is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
- Lillian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lillian is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillian
- Perdido Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Perdido Beach is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdido Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
- Elberta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Robertsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Summerdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Foley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Foley is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,446 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foley <1>
- Orange Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Silverhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Loxley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Phillipsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Escambia County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Satsuma Heights, with the one closest to Satsuma Heights listed first.
- Flomaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pollard
(30 miles [48.3 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Satsuma Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Satsuma Heights.
Cemeteries Near Satsuma Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Satsuma Heights.
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 Satsuma Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Satsuma Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Satsuma Heights, with the one closest to Satsuma Heights listed first.
- Jordan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Eastern Gate Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spreull Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mission Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whitmire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Marie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pensacola Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Barrineau Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Muscogee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Roberts Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Resthaven Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (84 more) ...
- Haven Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lathram Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Satsuma Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Satsuma Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Satsuma Heights, with the one closest to Satsuma Heights listed first.
- Olive
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Olive is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Cantonment
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ferry Pass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Pass
- Quintette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quintette is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
- Muscogee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Muscogee is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
- Brent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brent is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
- Yniestra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yniestra is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yniestra
- Molino
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bohemia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bohemia is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
- Goulding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Goulding is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding
- Pensacola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Millview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Millview is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Galt City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Galt City is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt City
- Warrington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Warrington is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Pine Barren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pine Barren is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Satsuma Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Satsuma Heights.
Newspapers Published in Satsuma Heights ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Satsuma Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Satsuma Heights, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Satsuma Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Satsuma Heights:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Escambia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Santa Rosa 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> | 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 Satsuma Heights, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Satsuma Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |