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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 Wetumpka (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 Wetumpka. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Wetumpka is located in Gadsden 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 Gadsden County: Calhoun, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Decatur (GA), Grady (GA) & Seminole (GA).

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

  • Gadsden County     (The home county of Wetumpka)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wetumpka, with the one closest to Wetumpka listed first.
    • Douglas City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Douglas City is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
    • Quincy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Midway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Gretna
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Greensboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Sycamore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Havana
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • River Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • River Junction is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
    • Chattahoochee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wetumpka, with the one closest to Wetumpka listed first.
    • McNeal ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • McNeal is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
    • Ocheesee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
    • Blountstown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Chipola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Chipola is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
    • Altha
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wetumpka, with the one closest to Wetumpka listed first.
    • Sneads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Inwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Inwood is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
    • Butler ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Butler is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Grand Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Leon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wetumpka, with the one closest to Wetumpka listed first.
    • Tallahassee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Ocklockonee ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Ocklockonee is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocklockonee
    • Bradfordville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Bradfordville is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordville
    • Woodville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Iamonia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Iamonia is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iamonia
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wetumpka, with the one closest to Wetumpka listed first.
    • Hosford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Telogia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bristol
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Central City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Central City is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Estiffanulga
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Estiffanulga is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estiffanulga
  • Wakulla County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wetumpka, with the one closest to Wetumpka listed first.
    • Crawfordville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Wakulla Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sopchoppy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Decatur County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wetumpka, with the one closest to Wetumpka listed first.
    • Faceville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Faceville is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
    • Recovery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Recovery is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
    • Attapulgus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fowlstown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Bainbridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Climax
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Climax is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Climax <1>
  • Grady County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wetumpka, with the one closest to Wetumpka listed first.
    • Calvary
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Reno
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Reno is located in Grady County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Estimated population in 2019: 285 people
    • Good Hope ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Good Hope is located in Grady County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 300 people
  • Seminole County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wetumpka, with the one closest to Wetumpka listed first.
    • Reynoldsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Reynoldsville is located in Seminole County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
    • Butlers Ferry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Butlers Ferry is located in Seminole County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,759 people

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

Cemeteries Near Wetumpka ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wetumpka.

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

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

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

  • Friendship Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Campground Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ft. Braden Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Eastern Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eastern Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Quincy.
    • The Eastern Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Soldiers Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71923 <2>
  • Western Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sunny Dell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Kent Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ferrell Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (162 more) ...
    • St. John's Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Russells Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • St. Hebron Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Wetumpka had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Bloxham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bloxham is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloxham
  • Holland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Holland is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Quincy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Midway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Scotland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Scotland is located in Gadsden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Sycamore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Rock Bluff
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Rock Bluff is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
  • Faceville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Faceville is located in Decatur County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
  • Concord
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Concord is located in Gadsden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • River Junction
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • River Junction is located in Gadsden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
  • Smith Creek
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Smith Creek is located in Wakulla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Creek
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Recovery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Recovery is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
    • Tallahassee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Attapulgus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Wetumpka ...

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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wetumpka.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wetumpka, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wetumpka.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Wetumpka:

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