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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 Twin Pole (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 Twin Pole. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Twin Pole is located in Liberty 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 Liberty County: Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Leon & Wakulla.

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

  • Liberty County     (The home county of Twin Pole)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin Pole, with the one closest to Twin Pole listed first.
    • Central City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Central City is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Sumatra
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lewis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lewis is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Telogia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Estiffanulga
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Estiffanulga is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estiffanulga
    • Hosford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Bristol
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin Pole, with the one closest to Twin Pole listed first.
    • Marysville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Marysville is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
    • McNeal ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • McNeal is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
    • Blountstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kinard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarksville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin Pole, with the one closest to Twin Pole listed first.
    • Carrabelle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lanark Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Eastpoint
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Bay City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bay City is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
    • Saint Teresa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Apalachicola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Gulf County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin Pole, with the one closest to Twin Pole listed first.
    • Wewahitchka
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • White City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • White City is located in Gulf County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Wetappo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Wetappo is located in Gulf County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetappo
  • Wakulla County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin Pole, with the one closest to Twin Pole listed first.
    • Curtis Mill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Curtis Mill is located in Wakulla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Mill
    • Sopchoppy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Panacea
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Crawfordville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Twin Pole ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Twin Pole.

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 Twin Pole - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Nixon Garden Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Orange Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Brown & Smith Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Sanborn McKenzie Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Humility Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Evans Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • McNair Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Old Burnoff Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Robertson Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • West Sopchoppy Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Woods Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (34 more) ...
    • Jehu Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Simmons Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 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.<4>

While we didn't find Twin Pole in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Twin Pole.

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

  • Smith Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Smith Creek is located in Wakulla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Creek
  • Orange
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Orange is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Lewis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lewis is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Estiffanulga
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Estiffanulga is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estiffanulga
  • Marysville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Marysville is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Carrabelle
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Curtis Mill
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Curtis Mill is located in Wakulla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Mill
  • Wewahitchka
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Sopchoppy
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Bristol
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Bloxham
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Bloxham is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloxham
  • Abe Springs
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Abe Springs is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abe Springs
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Saint Teresa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Blountstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Apalachicola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Twin Pole ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Twin Pole.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Twin Pole, 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 Twin Pole.

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 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 Twin Pole:

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 '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- Twin Pole) 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 Twin Pole, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.