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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 Antonio Huertas Grant (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 Antonio Huertas Grant. 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 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.

Antonio Huertas Grant is located in Lake 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 Lake County: Marion, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, Sumter & Volusia.

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

  • Lake County     (The home county of Antonio Huertas Grant)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antonio Huertas Grant, with the one closest to Antonio Huertas Grant listed first.
    • Lake Kathryn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Lake Kathryn is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kathryn
    • Acron ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Acron is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acron
    • Astor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lake Mack - Forest Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Paisley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Lakes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Pine Lakes is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lakes
    • Pittman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pittman is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman
    • Altoona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cassia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Cassia is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassia
    • Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Umatilla
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Plymouth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Mount Plymouth is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Plymouth
  • Flagler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antonio Huertas Grant, with the one closest to Antonio Huertas Grant listed first.
    • Korona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Korona is located in Flagler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korona
    • Bunnell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antonio Huertas Grant, with the one closest to Antonio Huertas Grant listed first.
    • Electra
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Electra is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Salt Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Eastlake Weir
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Kerr City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Kerr City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr City
    • Lynne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Lynne is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
    • Ocklawaha
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Weirsdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Candler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antonio Huertas Grant, with the one closest to Antonio Huertas Grant listed first.
    • Tangerine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Zellwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Apopka
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Plymouth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • South Apopka
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • South Apopka is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Apopka
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antonio Huertas Grant, with the one closest to Antonio Huertas Grant listed first.
    • Crescent City Station
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Georgetown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Crescent City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Lake Como
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Pomona Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Welaka
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antonio Huertas Grant, with the one closest to Antonio Huertas Grant listed first.
    • Lake Monroe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Heathrow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Sanford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Mary
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Mound Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian Mound Village is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
    • Midway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Midway is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Wekiwa Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Wekiwa Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wekiwa Springs
    • Longwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Cameron City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cameron City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron City
    • Forest City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Forest City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Sanlando Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Sanlando Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanlando Springs
    • Winter Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sumter County
    • The Villages
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • The Villages is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Villages
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antonio Huertas Grant, with the one closest to Antonio Huertas Grant listed first.
    • Volusia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Volusia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia
    • Highland Park ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Highland Park is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
    • De Leon Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Glenwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Emporia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Emporia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
    • Barberville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Beresford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Beresford is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
    • West De Land
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • West De Land is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West De Land
    • De Land
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • North De Land
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • North De Land is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North De Land
    • Pierson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • De Land Southwest
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • De Land Southwest is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Land Southwest

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

Cemeteries Near Antonio Huertas Grant ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Antonio Huertas Grant.

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 Antonio Huertas Grant - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Shockley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lungren Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Glenwood African-American Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood African-American Cemetery
    • The Glenwood African-American Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Church Street Cemetery
    • Glenwood Black Cemetery
  • Astor Park Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ponceannah Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pinehurst Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst Cemetery
    • The Pinehurst Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fairport Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
    • The Johnson Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Daugharty Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Primitive Baptist Cemetery
  • Midway Methodist Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Methodist Church Cemetery
    • The Midway Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Barbersville Cemetery
    • Barberville Cemetery
    • Midway Methodist Cemetery
  • Purdom Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Beresford Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (108 more) ...
    • Baker Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
      • The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Orange Cemetery
      • Union / Baker / Wright Cemetery
      • Wright Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72710 <2>
    • Potters Field
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Field
      • The Potters Field has also been known as:
      • Charnel Cemetery
      • Stone Cemetery
      • Volusia County 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.<3>

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

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

  • Saint Francis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Francis is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
  • Astor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Paisley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Crows Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Crows Bluff is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Bluff
  • Highland Park ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Highland Park is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
  • Glenwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Barberville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Emporia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Emporia is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
  • Beresford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Beresford is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
  • Eldridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Eldridge is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
  • Pittman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pittman is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman
  • West De Land
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • West De Land is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West De Land
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Fatio
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Fatio is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fatio
    • Pierson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Altoona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Antonio Huertas Grant ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Antonio Huertas Grant.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Antonio Huertas Grant, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Antonio Huertas Grant.

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 Antonio Huertas Grant:

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>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 Antonio Huertas Grant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Antonio Huertas Grant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.