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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 Seacrest (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 Seacrest. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

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

  • Walton County     (The home county of Seacrest)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seacrest, with the one closest to Seacrest listed first.
    • Alys Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Rosemary Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Inlet Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Seagrove Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Seaside
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Grayton Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Point Washington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Blue Mountain Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Santa Rosa Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Freeport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Four Mile Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Four Mile Village is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile Village
    • Portland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Portland is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Bay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seacrest, with the one closest to Seacrest listed first.
    • Sunnyside
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Laguna Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Panama City Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • West Panama City Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lower Grand Lagoon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Lower Grand Lagoon is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Grand Lagoon
    • Upper Grand Lagoon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Upper Grand Lagoon is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Grand Lagoon
    • Magnolia Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Magnolia Beach is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Beach
    • Pretty Bayou
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Pretty Bayou is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Bayou
    • Vicksburg ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Vicksburg is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
      • Former name for Vicksburg:
      • Vickerburg
    • Lynn Haven
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Southport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Panama City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Okaloosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seacrest, with the one closest to Seacrest listed first.
    • Destin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Destin is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Destin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,284 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Destin <1>
    • Niceville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seacrest, with the one closest to Seacrest listed first.
    • Ebro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Millers Ferry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
    • Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
    • Vernon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Seacrest ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Seacrest.

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

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

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

  • Santa Rosa Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Ebro Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hatcher Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dead River Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Hewas Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Black Oak Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen Memorial Gardens
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Sand Hill Community Church Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Community Church Cemetery
    • The Sand Hill Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Kingdom Life Ministries Cemetery
    • Victory Faith Tabernacle Cemetery
    • Victory of Faith Fellowship Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267647 <2>
  • Wilcox Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • Miller Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bay Memorial Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Freeport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Portland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Portland is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Redbay
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Redbay is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbay
  • Millers Ferry
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
  • Eucheeanna
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Eucheeanna is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucheeanna
  • Knox Hill
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Knox Hill is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill

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

Newspapers Published in Seacrest ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Seacrest.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Seacrest, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Seacrest.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Seacrest:

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 Seacrest, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Seacrest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.