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Introduction ...

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

We've added Ameron to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ameron, 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 Ameron (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 Ameron. 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 southwest 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 south.

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 south 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 Ameron is historic, it would have been located within present day Palm Beach County.

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 Palm Beach County: Broward, Glades, Hendry, Martin & Okeechobee.

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

  • Palm Beach County     (The home county of Ameron)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ameron, with the one closest to Ameron listed first.
    • Hypoluxo
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Manalapan
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lantana
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • South Palm Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Palm Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Palm Beach
      • South Palm Beach is located in Palm Beach County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,500 people
    • Hypoluxo Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hypoluxo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hypoluxo Village
      • Hypoluxo Village is located in Palm Beach County
    • Ocean Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Seminole Manor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminole Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole Manor
      • Seminole Manor is located in Palm Beach County
    • Briny Breezes
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briny Breezes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briny Breezes
      • Briny Breezes is located in Palm Beach County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
    • Boynton Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Atlantis
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantis
      • Atlantis is located in Palm Beach County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,127 people
    • Country Club Trail
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Trail
      • Country Club Trail is located in Palm Beach County
    • Golf
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Broward County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ameron, with the one closest to Ameron listed first.
    • Deerfield Beach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • The Cove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Hillsboro Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Hillsboro Pines
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillsboro Ranches
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Bonnie Lock - Woodsetter North
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Crystal Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
      • Crystal Lake is located in Broward County
    • Lighthouse Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Pompano Beach Highlands
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pompano Beach Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompano Beach Highlands
      • Pompano Beach Highlands is located in Broward County
    • Pompano Estates
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pompano Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompano Estates
      • Pompano Estates is located in Broward County
    • Tedder
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tedder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedder
      • Tedder is located in Broward County
    • Godfrey Road
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey Road
      • Godfrey Road is located in Broward County

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

Cemeteries Near Ameron ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ameron.

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 Ameron - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Palm Beach Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palm Beach Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palm Beach Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lincoln Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lake Worth Memory Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Worth Memory Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Worth Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillcrest Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Florida National Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shalow Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shalow Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shalow Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gardens of Boca Raton Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Glenwood Memorial Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenwood Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Our Lady of Peace Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Boca Raton Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boca Raton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boca Raton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...

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 Ameron in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ameron.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Ameron ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ameron.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ameron, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ameron.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Ameron:

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 Ameron, 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 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.
<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>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 from Point A (ie- Ameron) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ameron. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.5575, Longitude: -80.0547