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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 Whitehead Crossroads (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 Whitehead Crossroads. 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.

Name Variations for Whitehead Crossroads ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Whitehead Crossroads: Whitehead Xrds.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 hospitals and 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.

Whitehead Crossroads is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Bay, Holmes, Jackson & Walton.

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of Whitehead Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitehead Crossroads, with the one closest to Whitehead Crossroads listed first.
    • Five Points
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Five Points is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Caryville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Vernon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Brock Crossroad
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Brock Crossroad is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Crossroad
    • Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
    • Millers Ferry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
    • Wausau
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Chipley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Ebro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Ebro is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebro <1>
  • Bay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitehead Crossroads, with the one closest to Whitehead Crossroads listed first.
    • Fountain
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Vicksburg ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Vicksburg is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
      • Former name for Vicksburg:
      • Vickerburg
    • Southport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Youngstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Holmes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitehead Crossroads, with the one closest to Whitehead Crossroads listed first.
    • Westville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bonifay
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ponce de Leon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Cerrogordo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
    • Izagora
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Izagora is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
    • Esto
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Esto is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • Noma
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitehead Crossroads, with the one closest to Whitehead Crossroads listed first.
    • Alford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Steele City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Steele City is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele City
    • Graceville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Cottondale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jacob City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jacob City is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Campbellton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Walton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitehead Crossroads, with the one closest to Whitehead Crossroads listed first.
    • Knox Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Knox Hill is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
    • Argyle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Union
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Union is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Pleasant Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • De Funiak Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Freeport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Portland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Portland is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
    • Point Washington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Geneva County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitehead Crossroads, with the one closest to Whitehead Crossroads listed first.
    • Black
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Black is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
    • Eunola ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Eunola is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
    • Geneva
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Geneva is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <1>
    • Hartford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Costilla ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Costilla is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
    • Dundee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Dundee is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Slocomb
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Slocomb is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocomb
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,929 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slocomb <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Whitehead Crossroads ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whitehead Crossroads.

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 Whitehead Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Clarkston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Blackman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Weeks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Westville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hardy Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dyson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Still Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunn - Raley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilcox Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Forehand Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Ponce de Leon Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (85 more) ...
    • Potter Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lay Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mt. Olive 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.<4>

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

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

  • Caryville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Westville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bonifay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Millers Ferry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
  • Ponce de Leon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Cerrogordo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
  • Knox Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Knox Hill is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
  • Redbay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Redbay is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbay
  • Izagora
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Izagora is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
  • Chipley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Eucheeanna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Eucheeanna is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucheeanna
  • Argyle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Union
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Union is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Vaughanville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Vaughanville is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville
    • Warwick ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Warwick is located in Geneva County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick

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

Newspapers Published in Whitehead Crossroads ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitehead Crossroads.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Whitehead Crossroads:

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- Whitehead Crossroads) 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 Whitehead Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.