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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 Whitfield (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 Whitfield. 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 doctors 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.

Whitfield is located in Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa County: Escambia (AL), Escambia & Okaloosa.

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

  • Santa Rosa County     (The home county of Whitfield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitfield, with the one closest to Whitfield listed first.
    • Jay
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
      • Jay is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>
    • Belandville ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belandville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
      • Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Milton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,785 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <1>
    • Harold
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Bagdad
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Galt City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galt City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt City
      • Galt City is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Pace
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Escambia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitfield, with the one closest to Whitfield listed first.
    • Century
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • McDavid
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDavid have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
      • McDavid is located in Escambia County
    • Byrneville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
      • Byrneville is located in Escambia County
    • Molino
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Barren
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Barren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
      • Pine Barren is located in Escambia County
    • Quintette
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quintette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
      • Quintette is located in Escambia County
    • Gonzalez
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gonzalez have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzalez
      • Gonzalez is located in Escambia County
    • Barrineau Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrineau Park
      • Barrineau Park is located in Escambia County
    • Cantonment
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ferry Pass
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ferry Pass. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Pass
      • Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County
    • Muscogee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
      • Muscogee is located in Escambia County
    • Walnut Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Okaloosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitfield, with the one closest to Whitfield listed first.
    • Otahite ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otahite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
      • Otahite is located in Okaloosa County
    • Holt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Baker
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Cannon Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Town
      • Cannon Town is located in Okaloosa County
    • Milligan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Crestview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Garden City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Okaloosa County
  • Conecuh County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitfield, with the one closest to Whitfield listed first.
    • Castleberry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
      • Castleberry is located in Conecuh County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
    • Johnsonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
      • Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County (AL)
  • Covington County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitfield, with the one closest to Whitfield listed first.
    • Wing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
      • Wing is located in Covington County (AL)
    • Falco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falco
      • Falco is located in Covington County (AL)
  • Escambia County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitfield, with the one closest to Whitfield listed first.
    • Riverview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Riverview is located in Escambia County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
    • Pollard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
      • Pollard is located in Escambia County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • East Brewton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brewton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brewton
      • East Brewton is located in Escambia County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,326 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Brewton <1>
    • Brewton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
      • Brewton is located in Escambia County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,141 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewton <1>
    • Flomaton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flomaton
      • Flomaton is located in Escambia County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flomaton <1>
    • Roberts
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
      • Roberts is located in Escambia County (AL)
    • Hammac
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hammac. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
      • Hammac is located in Escambia County (AL)
    • Bradley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Bradley is located in Escambia County (AL)
    • Atmore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atmore
      • Atmore is located in Escambia County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,949 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atmore <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Whitfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whitfield.

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

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

  • Crossroads Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crossroads Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crossroads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walling Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walling Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Fidelis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Fidelis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Fidelis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Concord Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sullivan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sullivan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sullivan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Concord Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Level Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Level Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Level Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chavers Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chavers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chavers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Spring Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Spring Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dixonville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixonville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cora Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cora Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (139 more) ...
    • Henderson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Odom Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odom Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Allen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<4>

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

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

  • Berrydale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berrydale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrydale
    • Berrydale is located in Santa Rosa County
  • Pollard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
    • Pollard is located in Escambia County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Chumuckla
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chumuckla have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chumuckla
    • Chumuckla is located in Santa Rosa County
  • Bluff Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
    • Bluff Springs is located in Escambia County
  • Otahite ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otahite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
    • Otahite is located in Okaloosa County
  • Brewton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
    • Brewton is located in Escambia County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,141 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewton <1>
  • Flomaton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flomaton
    • Flomaton is located in Escambia County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,377 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flomaton <1>
  • McDavid
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDavid have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
    • McDavid is located in Escambia County
  • Roberts
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
    • Roberts is located in Escambia County (AL)
  • Milton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,785 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <1>
  • Pine Barren
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Barren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
    • Pine Barren is located in Escambia County
  • Molino
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bagdad
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Hammac
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hammac. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
      • Hammac is located in Escambia County (AL)
    • Galt City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galt City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt City
      • Galt City is located in Santa Rosa County

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

Newspapers Published in Whitfield ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitfield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whitfield, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whitfield.

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 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 Whitfield:

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

The official website for Santa Rosa County: www.co.santa-rosa.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: https://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>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.
<3>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.
<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 Whitfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Whitfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whitfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8819, Longitude: -87.0524       In this case, the coordinates for Whitfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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