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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 Quincy (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 Quincy. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Quincy is located in Gadsden County and is the County Seat.

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

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

  • Gadsden County     (The home county of Quincy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quincy, with the one closest to Quincy listed first.
    • Douglas City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
      • Douglas City is located in Gadsden County
    • Gretna
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Midway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Greensboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Havana
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Sycamore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County
    • River Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
      • River Junction is located in Gadsden County
    • Chattahoochee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quincy, with the one closest to Quincy listed first.
    • Ocheesee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocheesee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
      • Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County
    • McNeal ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McNeal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
      • McNeal is located in Calhoun County
    • Blountstown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quincy, with the one closest to Quincy listed first.
    • Sneads
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Inwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
      • Inwood is located in Jackson County
    • Butler ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Butler is located in Jackson County
    • Grand Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Cypress
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Leon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quincy, with the one closest to Quincy listed first.
    • Tallahassee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Capitola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
      • Capitola is located in Leon County
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quincy, with the one closest to Quincy listed first.
    • Hosford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Telogia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bristol
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Wakulla County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quincy, with the one closest to Quincy listed first.
    • Crawfordville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wakulla Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Decatur County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quincy, with the one closest to Quincy listed first.
    • Faceville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
      • Faceville is located in Decatur County (GA)
    • Attapulgus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fowlstown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Recovery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Recovery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
      • Recovery is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
    • Bainbridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Climax
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
      • Climax is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Climax <2>
    • Brinson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinson
      • Brinson is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brinson <2>
  • Grady County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quincy, with the one closest to Quincy listed first.
    • Calvary
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Reno
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reno have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Reno is located in Grady County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 285 people
    • Good Hope ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
      • Good Hope is located in Grady County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 300 people
    • Whigham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Midway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Grady County (GA)
    • Cairo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
      • Cairo is located in Grady County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <2>
  • Seminole County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quincy, with the one closest to Quincy listed first.
    • Reynoldsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynoldsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
      • Reynoldsville is located in Seminole County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
    • Butlers Ferry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Ferry
      • Butlers Ferry is located in Seminole County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,759 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Quincy ...

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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Quincy.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Quincy. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Quincy and those printed in the larger area surrounding Quincy.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> of Quincy.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Quincy:

Cemeteries Near Quincy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Quincy.

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

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

  • Western Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Western Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Western Cemetery
  • Eastern Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
  • Campground Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campground Cemetery
  • Black Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Cemetery
  • Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
  • St. Hebron Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Hebron Cemetery
  • Sunny Dell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunny Dell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunny Dell Cemetery
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
  • Mt. Glory Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Glory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Glory Cemetery
  • Nicholson - Freeman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nicholson - Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nicholson - Freeman Cemetery
  • Continue List   (184 more) ...
    • Mt. Hosey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hosey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hosey Cemetery
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Woodberry Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodberry Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Quincy had a population of 681 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Quincy had a population of 6,804 people.

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

  • Wetumpka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetumpka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetumpka
    • Wetumpka is located in Gadsden County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Midway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Scotland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
    • Scotland is located in Gadsden County
  • Faceville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
    • Faceville is located in Decatur County (GA)
  • Holland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Holland is located in Leon County
  • Attapulgus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Concord
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Concord is located in Gadsden County
  • Bloxham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloxham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloxham
    • Bloxham is located in Leon County
  • Fowlstown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Recovery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Recovery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
    • Recovery is located in Decatur County (GA)
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
  • Sycamore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • River Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
      • River Junction is located in Gadsden County
    • Ocklockonee ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocklockonee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocklockonee
      • Ocklockonee is located in Leon County
    • Chattahoochee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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

The official website for Quincy: www.myquincy.net/

The official website for Gadsden County: www.gadsdengov.net/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Quincy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Quincy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5881, Longitude: -84.5815    
<4>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.
<5>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 Quincy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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