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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Wethocouchy. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Wethocouchy to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wethocouchy, please Contact Us.

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 Wethocouchy (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 Wethocouchy. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Wethocouchy is historic, it would have been located within present day Wakulla 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 Wakulla County: Franklin, Jefferson, Leon & Liberty.

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

  • Wakulla County     (The home county of Wethocouchy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wethocouchy, with the one closest to Wethocouchy listed first.
    • Sopchoppy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Crawfordville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Curtis Mill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Curtis Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Mill
      • Curtis Mill is located in Wakulla County
    • Wakulla Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Panacea
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Marks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wethocouchy, with the one closest to Wethocouchy listed first.
    • McNeal ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McNeal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
      • McNeal is located in Calhoun County
    • Blountstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Marysville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
      • Marysville is located in Calhoun County
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wethocouchy, with the one closest to Wethocouchy listed first.
    • Lanark Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Saint Teresa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Carrabelle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Gadsden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wethocouchy, with the one closest to Wethocouchy listed first.
    • Midway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Greensboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Douglas City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
      • Douglas City is located in Gadsden County
    • Quincy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Sycamore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sycamore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County
    • Gretna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Havana
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Leon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wethocouchy, with the one closest to Wethocouchy listed first.
    • Woodville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Tallahassee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wethocouchy, with the one closest to Wethocouchy listed first.
    • Telogia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hosford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Central City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Liberty County
    • Bristol
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Estiffanulga
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Estiffanulga. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estiffanulga
      • Estiffanulga is located in Liberty County
    • Sumatra
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Lewis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lewis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
      • Lewis is located in Liberty County

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

Cemeteries Near Wethocouchy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wethocouchy.

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 Wethocouchy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McNair Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McNair Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McNair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evans Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Burnoff Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Burnoff Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Burnoff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sanborn McKenzie Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanborn McKenzie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanborn McKenzie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Park Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grimes Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grimes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grimes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Sopchoppy Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Sopchoppy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Sopchoppy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kent Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kent Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Arran Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (72 more) ...
    • Nixon Garden Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nixon Garden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nixon Garden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pelt Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pelt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pelt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ft. Braden Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Braden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Braden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.

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

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

  • Smith Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Creek
    • Smith Creek is located in Wakulla County
  • Bloxham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloxham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloxham
    • Bloxham is located in Leon County
  • Sopchoppy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Holland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Holland is located in Leon County
  • Curtis Mill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Curtis Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Mill
    • Curtis Mill is located in Wakulla County
  • Crawfordville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Wetumpka
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetumpka have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetumpka
    • Wetumpka is located in Gadsden County
  • Orange
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • Orange is located in Liberty County
  • Midway
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bristol
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Estiffanulga
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Estiffanulga. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estiffanulga
    • Estiffanulga is located in Liberty County
  • Lewis
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lewis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Lewis is located in Liberty County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Saint Teresa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sycamore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sycamore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County
    • Wakulla
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakulla have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakulla
      • Wakulla is located in Wakulla County

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

Newspapers Published in Wethocouchy ...

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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wethocouchy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wethocouchy, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wethocouchy.

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 Wethocouchy:

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Wethocouchy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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- Wethocouchy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wethocouchy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2335, Longitude: -84.6666       In this case, the coordinates for Wethocouchy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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