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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 Scotts Ferry (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 Scotts Ferry. 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 Scotts Ferry ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Scotts Ferry: Scotts Fry. (or less commonly used: Scotts Frry.)
  • While the name of this community is Scotts Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Scotts Ferry may originally have been Scott's Ferry.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Scotts Ferry might be written as Scott Ferry.

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

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.

Scotts Ferry is located in Calhoun 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 Calhoun County: Bay, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson & Liberty.

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

  • Calhoun County     (The home county of Scotts Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Ferry, with the one closest to Scotts Ferry listed first.
    • Marysville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Marysville is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
    • Kinard
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Clarksville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • McNeal ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • McNeal is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
    • Blountstown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chipola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Chipola is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
    • Altha
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Ocheesee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
  • Bay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Ferry, with the one closest to Scotts Ferry listed first.
    • Youngstown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Fountain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Callaway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Mexico Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Parker
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Parker is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,109 people
    • Hiland Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Hiland Park is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiland Park
    • Southport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Springfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Gadsden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Ferry, with the one closest to Scotts Ferry listed first.
    • Sycamore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Greensboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gulf County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Ferry, with the one closest to Scotts Ferry listed first.
    • Wewahitchka
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Wetappo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Wetappo is located in Gulf County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetappo
    • White City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • White City is located in Gulf County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Ferry, with the one closest to Scotts Ferry listed first.
    • Cypress
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Grand Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Inwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Inwood is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Ferry, with the one closest to Scotts Ferry listed first.
    • Estiffanulga
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Estiffanulga is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estiffanulga
    • Lewis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lewis is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Bristol
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Central City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Central City is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Telogia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Hosford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Sumatra
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Scotts Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scotts Ferry.

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 Scotts Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Humility Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Woods Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • McClellan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Orange Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Barfield Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Ayers Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Wood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Pippin Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Boggs Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jehu Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Herndon Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (63 more) ...
    • Williamsburg Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Bristol Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Nettle Ridge Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 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 Scotts Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Scotts Ferry.

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

  • Marysville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Marysville is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Abe Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Abe Springs is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abe Springs
  • Estiffanulga
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Estiffanulga is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estiffanulga
  • Lewis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lewis is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Orange
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Orange is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Blountstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wewahitchka
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Bristol
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Chipola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Chipola is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
  • Selman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Selman is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selman
  • Ocheesee
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
  • Rock Bluff
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Bluff is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Alliance
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Alliance is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
    • Sycamore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Smith Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Smith Creek is located in Wakulla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Creek

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

Newspapers Published in Scotts Ferry ...

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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scotts Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scotts Ferry, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scotts Ferry.

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 helpful 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 Scotts Ferry:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Scotts Ferry, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Scotts Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.