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 Araquey (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 Araquey. 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 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.
Araquey is located in Saint Johns 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 Saint Johns County: Clay, Duval, Flagler & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Araquey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Araquey:
- Saint Johns County (The home county of Araquey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Araquey, with the one closest to Araquey listed first.
- Vilano Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Saint Augustine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Augustine South
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Augustine South is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine South
- Saint Augustine Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Augustine Shores
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Butler Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Butler Beach is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Beach
- Elkton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Tocoi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
- Palm Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Palm Valley is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Valley
- Sawgrass
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sawgrass is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawgrass
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Araquey, with the one closest to Araquey listed first.
- Green Cove Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Orange Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bellair - Meadowbrook Terrace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Doctors Inlet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Penney Farms
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Asbury Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Asbury Lake is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Lake
- Duval County
- The following are listed by their distance from Araquey, with the one closest to Araquey listed first.
- Loretto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Loretto is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Jacksonville Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Mandarin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mandarin is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandarin
- Neptune Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- San Pablo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- San Pablo is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pablo
- Sans Pareil
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sans Pareil is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Pareil
- Atlantic Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bowden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bowden is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowden
- Greenfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Greenfield is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Saint Nicholas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Nicholas is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
- Flagler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Araquey, with the one closest to Araquey listed first.
- Marineland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Palm Coast
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Araquey, with the one closest to Araquey listed first.
- Federal Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Federal Point is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Point
- Bostwick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Palatka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- San Mateo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Palatka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peniel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peniel is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Araquey, see our County-by-County Page for Araquey.
Cemeteries Near Araquey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Araquey.
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 Araquey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Araquey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Araquey, with the one closest to Araquey listed first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Augustine Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Augustine National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- San Lorenzo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Craig Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Craig Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Saint Augustine.
- The Craig Memorial Park has also been known as:
- St. Augustine Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72556 <2>
- Barnes Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bakersville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sampson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ponte Vedra Valley Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (42 more) ...
- Resthaven Cemetery & Memorial Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Julington Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julington Cemetery
- The Julington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Julington Baptist Church Cemetery
- Pellicer Creek Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
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 Araquey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Araquey.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Araquey, with the one closest to Araquey listed first.
- Saint Augustine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anastasia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Anastasia is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anastasia
- Moultrie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Moultrie is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moultrie
- Sampson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sampson is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
- Tocoi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
- Armstrong
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Florence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Florence is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Picolata
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Picolata is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picolata
- Bayard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bayard is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- West Tocoi
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Tocoi is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tocoi
- Federal Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Federal Point is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Point
- Bridgeport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Greenland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Walkill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Walkill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkill
- Switzerland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Switzerland is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzerland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Araquey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Araquey.
Newspapers Published in Araquey ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Araquey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Araquey, 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 Araquey.
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 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 Araquey:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Saint Johns County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Duval County
- Flagler County
- Putnam 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> | 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 Araquey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Araquey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |