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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Alackaway Tolofa. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Alackaway Tolofa to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Alackaway Tolofa, please Contact Us.

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 Alackaway Tolofa (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 Alackaway Tolofa. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Alackaway Tolofa is historic, it would have been located within present day Alachua 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 Alachua County: Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Gilchrist, Levy, Marion, Putnam & Union.

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

  • Alachua County     (The home county of Alackaway Tolofa)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alackaway Tolofa, with the one closest to Alackaway Tolofa listed first.
    • Micanopy
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Evinston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rochelle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rochelle is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
    • Gainesville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Windsor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Windsor is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Arredondo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Arredondo is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arredondo
    • Lochloosa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Island Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hawthorne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Rutledge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Rutledge is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
    • Campville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Campville is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
    • Archer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alackaway Tolofa, with the one closest to Alackaway Tolofa listed first.
    • Graham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Brooker
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Hampton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Starke
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alackaway Tolofa, with the one closest to Alackaway Tolofa listed first.
    • Keystone Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Geneva
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Gilchrist County
    • Waters Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Waters Lake is located in Gilchrist County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Lake
  • Levy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alackaway Tolofa, with the one closest to Alackaway Tolofa listed first.
    • East Williston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • East Williston is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Williston
    • Raleigh
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Raleigh is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
    • Williston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Morriston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • East Bronson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • East Bronson is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bronson
    • Meredith
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Meredith is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
    • Williston Highlands
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Williston Highlands is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston Highlands
    • Bronson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alackaway Tolofa, with the one closest to Alackaway Tolofa listed first.
    • McIntosh
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Paynes Town ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Paynes Town is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Town
    • Orange Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Irvine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Irvine is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
    • Fairfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Fairfield is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Heijahs Town ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Heijahs Town is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heijahs Town
    • Reddick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Citra
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lowell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Sparr
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Martin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Martin is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Anthony
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alackaway Tolofa, with the one closest to Alackaway Tolofa listed first.
    • Edgar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Keuka
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Keuka is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
    • Putnam Hall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Interlachen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Mannville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Mannville is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannville
    • Grandin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Florahome
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hollister
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Union County
    • Worthington Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Alackaway Tolofa ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alackaway Tolofa.

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 Alackaway Tolofa - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.

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

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

  • Micanopy
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Micanopy Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Micanopy Junction is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micanopy Junction
  • Evinston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rochelle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rochelle is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
  • McIntosh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Boardman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Boardman is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
  • Flemington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Flemington is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
  • Gainesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Orange Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Grove Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Grove Park is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
  • Windsor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Windsor is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Arredondo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Arredondo is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arredondo
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lochloosa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Millwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Millwood is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
    • Island Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Alackaway Tolofa ...

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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alackaway Tolofa.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alackaway Tolofa, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alackaway Tolofa.

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 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 Alackaway Tolofa:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Alackaway Tolofa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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- Alackaway Tolofa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.