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 Woodlawn Beach (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 Woodlawn Beach. 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 Woodlawn Beach ...
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 Woodlawn Beach: Woodlawn Bch.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Woodlawn Beach. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Woodlawn Beach.
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 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.
Woodlawn Beach 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 Woodlawn Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodlawn Beach:
- Santa Rosa County (The home county of Woodlawn Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodlawn Beach, with the one closest to Woodlawn Beach listed first.
- Navarre
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gulf Breeze
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bagdad
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Galt City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Galt City is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt City
- Milton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Escambia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodlawn Beach, with the one closest to Woodlawn Beach listed first.
- Pensacola Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bohemia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bohemia is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
- Pensacola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Goulding
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Goulding is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding
- Sanders Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sanders Beach is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Beach
- Ferry Pass
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Pass
- Brent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brent is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
- Tristan Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tristan Village is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristan Village
- Warrington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Warrington is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Olive
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Olive is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- West Pensacola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- West Pensacola is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pensacola
- Myrtle Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Myrtle Grove is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
- Okaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodlawn Beach, with the one closest to Woodlawn Beach listed first.
- Hurlburt Field
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mary Esther
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wright
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wright is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Cinco Bayou
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cinco Bayou is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Bayou
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Fort Walton Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ocean City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ocean City is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
- Shalimar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lake Lorraine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Lorraine is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lorraine
- Holt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eglin Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Eglin Village is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglin Village
- Destin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Valparaiso
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Baldwin County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodlawn Beach, with the one closest to Woodlawn Beach listed first.
- Lillian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lillian is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillian
- Perdido Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Perdido Beach is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdido Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
- Seminole
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Seminole is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woodlawn Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Woodlawn Beach.
Cemeteries Near Woodlawn Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodlawn Beach.
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 Woodlawn Beach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woodlawn Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woodlawn Beach, with the one closest to Woodlawn Beach listed first.
- Memorial Serenity Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rose Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Black Hammock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Serenity Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bayview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview Cemetery
- The Bayview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bayview Memorial Park
- Forest Lawn of Santa Rosa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Roberts Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clopton Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hammock Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (43 more) ...
- Lewis Williams Memorial Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Williams Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lewis Williams Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Milton.
- The Lewis Williams Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Williams Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72766 <2>
- Friendship Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find Woodlawn Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woodlawn Beach.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woodlawn Beach, with the one closest to Woodlawn Beach listed first.
- Yniestra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yniestra is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yniestra
- Bohemia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bohemia is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
- Pensacola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Galt City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Galt City is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt City
- Goulding
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Goulding is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding
- Bagdad
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ferry Pass
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Pass
- Brent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brent is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
- Warrington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Warrington is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Milton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Olive
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Olive is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Millview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Millview is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Perdido Key
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cantonment
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Quintette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Quintette is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woodlawn Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodlawn Beach.
Newspapers Published in Woodlawn Beach ...
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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodlawn Beach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodlawn Beach, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodlawn Beach.
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 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 Woodlawn Beach:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Santa Rosa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Escambia County
- Okaloosa County
- Baldwin 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woodlawn Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Woodlawn Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |