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 Wallace (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 Wallace. 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 and doctors 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.
Wallace is located in Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa County: Escambia (AL), Escambia & Okaloosa.
Below are the counties that are near Wallace. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wallace:
- Santa Rosa County (The home county of Wallace)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
- Pace
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Galt City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Galt City is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt City
- Bagdad
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jay
(19 miles [30.6 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>
- Gulf Breeze
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Navarre
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Belandville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
- Escambia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
- Quintette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Quintette is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
- Molino
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gonzalez
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gonzalez is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzalez
- Pine Barren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Barren is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
- Ferry Pass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Pass
- Cantonment
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Olive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Olive is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Ensley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bohemia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bohemia is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
- Muscogee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Muscogee is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
- Brent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brent is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
- McDavid
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McDavid is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
- Barrineau Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Barrineau Park is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrineau Park
- Okaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
- Holt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Otahite ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Otahite is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
- Baker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Baldwin County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
- Seminole
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seminole is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
- Lillian
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lillian is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillian
- Phillipsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Elberta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Perdido Beach
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Escambia County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
- Flomaton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pollard
(23 miles [37 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
- Riverview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Riverview is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- East Brewton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brewton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hammac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hammac is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
- Atmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wallace, see our County-by-County Page for Wallace.
Cemeteries Near Wallace ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wallace.
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 Wallace - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wallace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
- Strickland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Serenity Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chumuckla Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Milton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vaughn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barrineau Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jordan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chavers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spreull Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (111 more) ...
- Juniper Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Santa Marie Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Wallace in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wallace.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
- Chumuckla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chumuckla is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chumuckla
- Quintette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Quintette is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
- Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Molino
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Galt City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Galt City is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt City
- Bagdad
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cantonment
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ferry Pass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Pass
- Pine Barren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Barren is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
- Olive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Olive is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Yniestra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Yniestra is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yniestra
- Muscogee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Muscogee is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bohemia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bohemia is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
- Brent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brent is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
- McDavid
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McDavid is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wallace. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wallace.
Newspapers Published in Wallace ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wallace.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wallace, 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 Wallace.
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 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 Wallace:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Santa Rosa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Escambia County
- Okaloosa 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 Wallace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Wallace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |