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 Amelia City (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 Amelia City. 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.
Amelia City is located in Nassau 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 Nassau County: Baker, Duval, Camden (GA) & Charlton (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Amelia City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Amelia City:
- Nassau County (The home county of Amelia City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amelia City, with the one closest to Amelia City listed first.
- Fernandina Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Yulee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Evergreen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Nassau Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Nassau Village is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau Village
- Callahan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dyal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dyal is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyal
- Crawford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Crawford is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Hilliard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Duval County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amelia City, with the one closest to Amelia City listed first.
- Mayport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mayport is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayport
- Polly Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Polly Town is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Town
- Greenfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Garden City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Atlantic Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Biscayne Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Biscayne Village is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Village
- Talleyrand
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Talleyrand is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
- Neptune Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Arlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- San Pablo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- San Pablo is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pablo
- Jacksonville Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville Beach is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,609 people
- Former names for Jacksonville Beach:
- Pablo Beach
- Ruby
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville Beach <1>
- Jacksonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia Gardens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia Gardens is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Gardens
- Saint Johns County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amelia City, with the one closest to Amelia City listed first.
- Ponte Vedra Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ponte Vedra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ponte Vedra is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponte Vedra
- Sawgrass
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sawgrass is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawgrass
- Palm Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Palm Valley is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Valley
- Camden County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amelia City, with the one closest to Amelia City listed first.
- Dungeness
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dungeness is located in Camden County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungeness
- Saint Marys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Scotchville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scotchville is located in Camden County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchville
- Estimated population in 2019: 337 people
- Kingsland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- London Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- London Hill is located in Camden County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 91 people
- Harrietts Bluff Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville is located in Camden County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Estimated population in 2019: 845 people
- Woodbine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Amelia City, see our County-by-County Page for Amelia City.
Cemeteries Near Amelia City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Amelia City.
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 Amelia City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Amelia City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Amelia City, with the one closest to Amelia City listed first.
- Bosquebello Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Green Pine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Higginbotham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ferreira Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yulee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bowles Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Talbot Island Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carnegie Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dunn Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville National Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (69 more) ...
- Rain Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pablo Mayport Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pablo Mayport Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pablo Mayport Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Mayport.
- The Pablo Mayport Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mayport Cemetery
- Pablo Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72234 <2>
- Stafford Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Amelia City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Amelia City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Amelia City, with the one closest to Amelia City listed first.
- Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chester is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Mayport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mayport is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayport
- Saint Marys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crandall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crandall is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- New Berlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Berlin is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- Fulton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fulton is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Italia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Italia is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italia
- Chaseville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chaseville is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Gilmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gilmore is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Greenfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Panama Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Panama Park is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama Park
- Floral Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Floral Bluff is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Bluff
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Arlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Evergreen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- San Pablo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- San Pablo is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pablo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Amelia City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Amelia City.
Newspapers Published in Amelia City ...
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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Amelia City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Amelia City, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Amelia City.
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 Amelia City:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Nassau County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Duval County
- Saint Johns County
- Camden 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Amelia City) 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 Amelia City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |