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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 Walcan (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 Walcan. 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 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.

Walcan is located in Walton County.

To see how the shape of Florida's counties 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 Walcan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walcan:

  • Walton County     (The home county of Walcan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walcan, with the one closest to Walcan listed first.
    • Argyle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • De Funiak Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County
    • Knox Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
      • Knox Hill is located in Walton County
    • Mossy Head
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Freeport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Paxton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Point Washington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Santa Rosa Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Blue Mountain Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Grayton Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Sandestin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Holmes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walcan, with the one closest to Walcan listed first.
    • Ponce de Leon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Westville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Izagora
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Izagora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
      • Izagora is located in Holmes County
    • Bonifay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Okaloosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walcan, with the one closest to Walcan listed first.
    • Svea
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
      • Svea is located in Okaloosa County
    • Laurel Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Niceville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Garden City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Okaloosa County
    • Valparaiso
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Crestview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walcan, with the one closest to Walcan listed first.
    • Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coosada Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
      • Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County
    • Caryville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Millers Ferry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
      • Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
    • Five Points
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Five Points is located in Washington County
    • Vernon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Ebro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebro
      • Ebro is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebro <1>
    • Brock Crossroad
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Crossroad
      • Brock Crossroad is located in Washington County
    • Wausau
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Covington County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walcan, with the one closest to Walcan listed first.
    • Florala
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florala
      • Florala is located in Covington County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florala <1>
    • Lockhart
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockhart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
      • Lockhart is located in Covington County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Geneva County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walcan, with the one closest to Walcan listed first.
    • Eunola ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
      • Eunola is located in Geneva County (AL)
    • Geneva
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Geneva is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <1>
    • Samson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samson
      • Samson is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Samson <1>
    • Black
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
      • Black is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
    • Costilla ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Costilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
      • Costilla is located in Geneva County (AL)

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

Newspapers Published in Walcan ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walcan.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walcan, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walcan.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Walcan:

Cemeteries Near Walcan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walcan.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ray Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ray Cemetery
  • Ponce de Leon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ponce de Leon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ponce de Leon Cemetery
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
  • New Home Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Home Cemetery
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
  • Redbay Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redbay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redbay Cemetery
  • Broxton Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Padgett Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Padgett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Padgett Cemetery
  • Westville Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westville Cemetery
  • Leonia Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leonia Cemetery
  • Continue List   (83 more) ...
    • Hardy Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardy Cemetery
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Dunn - Raley Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunn - Raley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunn - Raley Cemetery

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.<5>

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

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

  • Argyle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Eucheeanna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eucheeanna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucheeanna
    • Eucheeanna is located in Walton County
  • Union
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Walton County
  • Ponce de Leon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Knox Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
    • Knox Hill is located in Walton County
  • Redbay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redbay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbay
    • Redbay is located in Walton County
  • Ealum
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ealum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ealum
    • Ealum is located in Walton County
  • Cerrogordo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerrogordo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
    • Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
  • Mossy Head
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Westville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Freeport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Portland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
    • Portland is located in Walton County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Caryville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Gordon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Gordon is located in Walton County
    • Millers Ferry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
      • Millers Ferry is located in Washington County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walcan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Walton County: www.co.walton.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walcan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walcan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7246, Longitude: -86.0861       In this case, the coordinates for Walcan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Walcan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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