I have mailed the material I had to be typed. Volunteers should get the material by Wednesday ot Thursday. Volunteers Gadsden Co FL Marriages James L. Edenfield will make the web pages. Melody McGriff Amy Munroe Susan White Pam Mitchell Dianne Johnson Jim Poppell Wilda C. Attaway Annette Blount Anthony S. Holly Avery L. Freeman

<<Anything on Majette, FL ? This is or was a small mill village near Millville, FL, now absorbed within Panama City, Bay Co., FL.>> No, Don I do not find Majette listed in Bay Co, Fla. The only name close was Murfee - 6 miles west of Vicksburg on Hy. 388 at Burnt Mill Creek. Sorry, Glenda. To James and all others, Yes, James is correct when he stated there are usually no building to be found in Fla's "Ghost Towns". For those of you who are not familiar with this climate an abandoned wooden building will not last very long and the most you would probably find would be piling or some foundations if that. Those found today in the west are probably still standing because of the drier climate. However, if in searching for relatives past, having the forgotten names of communties, mill towns, post offices and etc, would be good to have at least known where these places existed. James Warnke was a noted author of books on Fla. But as I said before I personally cannot verify his findings. I am sure there are many more "places" in Fla that were not listed, past and present. My offer still stands, if anyone would like those "towns" for other counties, pls let me know. Glenda.

I added more cemeteries to the Master Index... There are now 63,000+ entries in the index... The new cemeteries are inWashinton Co. and the Ponce de Leon City Cemetery in Holmes Co. Go to http://www.rootsweb.com/~fljackso/mindexes/mindexes.htm James James L. Edenfield Website: http://edenfield.org Email: [email protected]

Hi everyone! Does anyone have any information on the schools in Jackson County, FL in 1840? According to the 1840 Jackson County, FL census Mrs Whichard's household consisted of: male 5-10 one, female 5-10 two, female 20-30 one, total four, acadamies & grammer schools one, no. of scholars 25, no. of white persons over 20 who cant read or write 9 Wouldn't this indicate that she was holding school in her house? I would appreciate any information. Nanismith

If someone has the 1920 Florida Census I would appreciate your looking up Charlie/Charley G. Walters in the Sink Creek/Alliance area of Jackson County or perhaps just inside Calhoun County. I would like to know what is listed for the family as well as other Walters that may be near-by. Thanks for your help. Charlie Walters

> James, is Altha still a "town" - I know that it is there and that a fair > number of people live there, but is it incorporated as a civic/political > entity? If not, that may have contributed to its listing. I grew up in a > community outside of Orlando called Orlo Vista that had been a town from the > late 1800s until the depression, when it ceased to exist as a legal entity. > Folks didn't move, but the town ceased to exist. Altha still has a Mayor... I talked to him abt. 6 months ago because his wife is in charge of the Chipola Cemetery which located in the center of town.. There is a post office, school, city limits, city hall, etc so in any sense of the word it is a town. The actual town would prob. cover about a square mile... My point in this discussion is keep the term in proper prospective and not to think that there are identifiable towns in Jackson Co. that would qualify as "ghost towns" per se. I was in no way implicitly nor explicitly criticizing the listing of the so called "ghost town" except to point out that the author of the book didn't know what he/she was talking about when he/she listed Altha.. Selman in Calhoun Co. has been on the maps for years but I defy anyone to tell me the exact location but it is on the maps... There are others in Jackson Co. that don't appear on maps such as Sunny Hill, Star, Magnolia, etc which are used as place names because of an old school, turpentine still, etc. James James L. Edenfield Website: http://edenfield.org Email: [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "JackVButler" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 5:33 PM Subject: Re: [FLJACKSO] Ghost Towns > James, is Altha still a "town" - I know that it is there and that a fair > number of people live there, but is it incorporated as a civic/political > entity? If not, that may have contributed to its listing. I grew up in a > community outside of Orlando called Orlo Vista that had been a town from the > late 1800s until the depression, when it ceased to exist as a legal entity. > Folks didn't move, but the town ceased to exist. > > I agree that doesn't make it a ghost town, but it may be how it shows up on > this kind of list. > > Jack > ----- Original Message ----- > From: James L. Edenfield <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 2:53 PM > Subject: [FLJACKSO] Ghost Towns > > > > According to the Webter's New World Dictionary, a "Ghost town" is the > > remains of a deserted town, permanently, esp. for economic reasons. The > > ghost towns posted for Jackson Co. and Calhoun Co. never were "towns" but > > mainly communities and they are not deserted. The term is applicable to > > some towns in the West that still exist today and are total deserted. > > Whoever > > came up with the list and published them in a book knew nothing about > > Jackson or > > Calhoun Co., Fl. For example, Altha is listed for Calhoun County. > Anyone > > living within the area knows that Altha is presently a good size town and > is > > not > > deserted... Most of the "towns" listed were/are all communities that > were > > so named > > because of Navy stores, post offices, or turpentine stills that existed > > years ago. > > The old Navy stores, post offices, or turpentine stills are all gone but > the > > name of > > the communities are still used today. > > If you live outside of Jackson Co. and expect to be able to come here and > > find > > "deserted" towns with buildings, stores, etc still intact you will be > > disappointed... > > To classify these old communities/villlages as "ghost towns" is more > > romanticism than > > anything else. This is not meant to be critical but to keep the proper > > viewpoint > > about "ghost towns" in Jackson Co., FL. > > I can show you "Inwood, FL" in 30 seconds or less ... I live here... -)). > > It is > > smaller than Two Egg... > > > > James > > > > James L. Edenfield > > Website: http://edenfield.org > > Email: [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

James, is Altha still a "town" - I know that it is there and that a fair number of people live there, but is it incorporated as a civic/political entity? If not, that may have contributed to its listing. I grew up in a community outside of Orlando called Orlo Vista that had been a town from the late 1800s until the depression, when it ceased to exist as a legal entity. Folks didn't move, but the town ceased to exist. I agree that doesn't make it a ghost town, but it may be how it shows up on this kind of list. Jack ----- Original Message ----- From: James L. Edenfield <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 2:53 PM Subject: [FLJACKSO] Ghost Towns > According to the Webter's New World Dictionary, a "Ghost town" is the > remains of a deserted town, permanently, esp. for economic reasons. The > ghost towns posted for Jackson Co. and Calhoun Co. never were "towns" but > mainly communities and they are not deserted. The term is applicable to > some towns in the West that still exist today and are total deserted. > Whoever > came up with the list and published them in a book knew nothing about > Jackson or > Calhoun Co., Fl. For example, Altha is listed for Calhoun County. Anyone > living within the area knows that Altha is presently a good size town and is > not > deserted... Most of the "towns" listed were/are all communities that were > so named > because of Navy stores, post offices, or turpentine stills that existed > years ago. > The old Navy stores, post offices, or turpentine stills are all gone but the > name of > the communities are still used today. > If you live outside of Jackson Co. and expect to be able to come here and > find > "deserted" towns with buildings, stores, etc still intact you will be > disappointed... > To classify these old communities/villlages as "ghost towns" is more > romanticism than > anything else. This is not meant to be critical but to keep the proper > viewpoint > about "ghost towns" in Jackson Co., FL. > I can show you "Inwood, FL" in 30 seconds or less ... I live here... -)). > It is > smaller than Two Egg... > > James > > James L. Edenfield > Website: http://edenfield.org > Email: [email protected] > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Hi, The Sarah Susan Baxley you have listed was my ggrandmother married to Joel Pate. later married to a Rogers. I would appreciate any more info you could give me on her. Barbara

oops I meant HUNTING ghost towns! I think this will be my next "long weekend getaway". Anyone else? Dianne

Yeah you do that Glen,cause I am hoping that there are some,hahaha.. Best Regards, Shirley ----- Original Message ----- From: Glen Nobles <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 2:38 PM Subject: [FLJACKSO] GHOST TOWNS > I gotta concur with James Edenfield in getting perspective on GHOST TOWNS. > > THANKS JAMES > > Glen > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

this is getting very very interesting to me,anyways.... ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 9:18 AM Subject: Re: [FLJACKSO] Ghost Towns > In a message dated 3/16/02 8:59:20 AM Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > << > I also would love to hear where those Ghost Towns are. My gggreat > grandmother, > Jency Williams came from Graceville. I live in Jacksonville, and plan to > visit > there sometime soon. Are there any near Graceville? Thanks Rich>> > > Hi Rich, > > Since Graceville is so close to the Holmes Co line , I will post that also. > For Holmes Co: > > POTOLO - 5 miles south of Esto off Hy. 79. > PITTS - On north county line 2 miles west of Esto. > SILAS - N. W. corner of county near Hys. 2 & 81. > CERROGORDO - 3 miles N.N.W. of Westville off Hy. 179A > VALLE - On R.R. 4 miles S.W. of Westville (May be covered by Ponce DeLeon). > LONG PINE - On R.R. 4 miles west of Bonifay near Hy.10. > BARKERS - 3 miles N.E. of Prosperity on Hy. 179A. > > Hope this helps. Directions are word for word from the book. Glenda. > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Glenda,thanks so much for posting the names of the towns.. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 8:38 AM Subject: Re: [FLJACKSO] Ghost Towns > In a message dated 3/16/02 8:34:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > << Glenda,this sounds really interesting..How many ghost towns are near > Jackson County,if its not too much trouble looking that up? I love to go too > old ghost towns near where all my older generations came from.. > Thank you, > Best Regards, > Shirley >> > > > Hi Shirley, > > I will post all the towns listed for Jackson Co: > > ELLIS - 5 miles west of Malone off Hy. 2. > NEALS LANDING - On east county line 7 miles west of Bascom. (May be covered > by Jim Woodruff Reservoir) > ABERDEEN - 3 miles west of Marianna on R.R. > HAYWOOD - On Chattahochee river 7 miles East of Dellwood (May be covered) > BUTLER - (Same as Haywood?) > LOVEDALE - 4 miles north of Dellwood on Hy 69A. > KELLA - 3 miles north of Dellwood on gravel road. > PARONT - 2 1/2 miles S.E. of Dellwood. (Possibly on Cow Pen pond). > INWOOD - 2 miles west of Sneads on R.R. & Hy. 69A > HALCYON - 2 miles north of south county line off Hy 73. > > This is the info word for word from the book. Not a lot to go on but it > might help someone. I can post any of county you request. The towns are not > alphabetized and there is no index. Pls let me know. Glenda. > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

According to the Webter's New World Dictionary, a "Ghost town" is the remains of a deserted town, permanently, esp. for economic reasons. The ghost towns posted for Jackson Co. and Calhoun Co. never were "towns" but mainly communities and they are not deserted. The term is applicable to some towns in the West that still exist today and are total deserted. Whoever came up with the list and published them in a book knew nothing about Jackson or Calhoun Co., Fl. For example, Altha is listed for Calhoun County. Anyone living within the area knows that Altha is presently a good size town and is not deserted... Most of the "towns" listed were/are all communities that were so named because of Navy stores, post offices, or turpentine stills that existed years ago. The old Navy stores, post offices, or turpentine stills are all gone but the name of the communities are still used today. If you live outside of Jackson Co. and expect to be able to come here and find "deserted" towns with buildings, stores, etc still intact you will be disappointed... To classify these old communities/villlages as "ghost towns" is more romanticism than anything else. This is not meant to be critical but to keep the proper viewpoint about "ghost towns" in Jackson Co., FL. I can show you "Inwood, FL" in 30 seconds or less ... I live here... -)). It is smaller than Two Egg... James James L. Edenfield Website: http://edenfield.org Email: [email protected]

I gotta concur with James Edenfield in getting perspective on GHOST TOWNS. THANKS JAMES Glen

I have a small book on the "ghost" towns of Fl and noticed a number of indian towns listed and thought there may be some new info here . The directions are VERY general for each co. CHICHILE (Alachua Co) - Indian Village and Spalding Trading Post 2 miles north of Micanopy in Paynes Prairie. OCHEESEE (Calhoun Co) - Indian Town 10 miles north of Blountstown on Apalachicola River. WEALUSTA (Clay Co) - Large indian village on Black Creek & St Johns River. TOLOPCHOPKO, MINATTI, CHETUCKELA (Polk Co) - Indian villages along 2 miles of Saddle Creek south of Lake Hancock. OKAHUMPKA (Sumter Co) - Large indian town on S.W. side of Lake Okahumpka 3 miles S.E of Wildwood. This was all that was listed as indian villages/towns specifically. And all the directions that were given. Hope this helps someone. Glenda.

In a message dated 3/16/02 8:59:20 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << I also would love to hear where those Ghost Towns are. My gggreat grandmother, Jency Williams came from Graceville. I live in Jacksonville, and plan to visit there sometime soon. Are there any near Graceville? Thanks Rich>> Hi Rich, Since Graceville is so close to the Holmes Co line , I will post that also. For Holmes Co: POTOLO - 5 miles south of Esto off Hy. 79. PITTS - On north county line 2 miles west of Esto. SILAS - N. W. corner of county near Hys. 2 & 81. CERROGORDO - 3 miles N.N.W. of Westville off Hy. 179A VALLE - On R.R. 4 miles S.W. of Westville (May be covered by Ponce DeLeon). LONG PINE - On R.R. 4 miles west of Bonifay near Hy.10. BARKERS - 3 miles N.E. of Prosperity on Hy. 179A. Hope this helps. Directions are word for word from the book. Glenda.

There are also the oldest towns of all, the Apalachicola Indian towns... Iola, Choconicla, & others. If those aren't in the book, I have directions to Choconicla courtesy of Dale Cox but would have to dig for the others. If I can accomplish what I intend, I will start a web site about the Apalachicolas featuring mostly source material, in the very near future, and one of the maps I have shows the reservations created in the 1820s that encompass the towns. As I understand it, there were four reservations encompassing 6 towns... but there is some confusion about a reservation made for Nea Mathla which was apparently never fixed into a particular place till in essence it was sold to a White guy and moved to Tallahassee... all in one fell swoop, I believe: political prestidigitation if there ever was any such. RW [email protected] wrote: >In a message dated 3/16/02 8:34:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, >[email protected] writes: > ><< Glenda,this sounds really interesting..How many ghost towns are near > Jackson County,if its not too much trouble looking that up? I love to go too > old ghost towns near where all my older generations came from.. > Thank you, > Best Regards, > Shirley >> > > >Hi Shirley, > >I will post all the towns listed for Jackson Co: > >ELLIS - 5 miles west of Malone off Hy. 2. >NEALS LANDING - On east county line 7 miles west of Bascom. (May be covered >by Jim Woodruff Reservoir) >ABERDEEN - 3 miles west of Marianna on R.R. >HAYWOOD - On Chattahochee river 7 miles East of Dellwood (May be covered) >BUTLER - (Same as Haywood?) >LOVEDALE - 4 miles north of Dellwood on Hy 69A. >KELLA - 3 miles north of Dellwood on gravel road. >PARONT - 2 1/2 miles S.E. of Dellwood. (Possibly on Cow Pen pond). >INWOOD - 2 miles west of Sneads on R.R. & Hy. 69A >HALCYON - 2 miles north of south county line off Hy 73. > >This is the info word for word from the book. Not a lot to go on but it >might help someone. I can post any of county you request. The towns are not >alphabetized and there is no index. Pls let me know. Glenda. >

In a message dated 3/16/02 8:37:54 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << WOW! Glenda this is Glen. What does it say about Selman (it should be in Jackson or Calhoun County) >> Hi Glen, I cannot find a Selman listed in the book. I posted all the towns for Jackson Co on the main site and I will post all for Calhoun Co: MORGAN - 7 1/2 miles west of Clarksville on Hy 20. OCHEESEE - Indian Town 10 miles north of Blountstown on Apalachicola River. OLD BLOUNTSTOWN - 2 miles east of present Blountstown on a bend of the Apalachicola River. BROADBRANCH - 5 miles N.W. of Kinard and 1/2 mile from end of Hy. 392. CHAFIN - Abt 2 miles N.W. of Kinard on a dirt road. NUT - 3 miles S.W. Blountstown off Hy 71 or 20. IOLA - Somewhere on Hy. 20 between Blountstown & river or on county line north of Wewahitchka (Gulf Co.). MARYSVILLE - 2 miles east of Scotts Ferry on Hy. 275. ALTHA - 3 miles north of Scotts Ferry, maybe near intersection of Hys. 275 & 71. SIMS - 3 miles west of Hy. 73A on Hy. 274. BAILEY - 2 1/2 miles north of Clarksville on Hy. 73. As you can see the directions are very general. Good luck in your search. Glenda.

In a message dated 3/16/02 8:34:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << Glenda,this sounds really interesting..How many ghost towns are near Jackson County,if its not too much trouble looking that up? I love to go too old ghost towns near where all my older generations came from.. Thank you, Best Regards, Shirley >> Hi Shirley, I will post all the towns listed for Jackson Co: ELLIS - 5 miles west of Malone off Hy. 2. NEALS LANDING - On east county line 7 miles west of Bascom. (May be covered by Jim Woodruff Reservoir) ABERDEEN - 3 miles west of Marianna on R.R. HAYWOOD - On Chattahochee river 7 miles East of Dellwood (May be covered) BUTLER - (Same as Haywood?) LOVEDALE - 4 miles north of Dellwood on Hy 69A. KELLA - 3 miles north of Dellwood on gravel road. PARONT - 2 1/2 miles S.E. of Dellwood. (Possibly on Cow Pen pond). INWOOD - 2 miles west of Sneads on R.R. & Hy. 69A HALCYON - 2 miles north of south county line off Hy 73. This is the info word for word from the book. Not a lot to go on but it might help someone. I can post any of county you request. The towns are not alphabetized and there is no index. Pls let me know. Glenda.

Glenda, Anything on Majette, FL ? This is or was a small mill village near Millville, FL, now absorbed within Panama City, Bay Co., FL. My dad was born there back in April of 1922. I've seen it on some maps but not sure if it's still a recognized town or village. Don Avery Massachusetts --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage