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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 Ariel (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 Ariel. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Ariel is located in Volusia 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 Volusia County: Brevard, Flagler, Marion, Putnam & Seminole.

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

  • Volusia County     (The home county of Ariel)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ariel, with the one closest to Ariel listed first.
    • Oak Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Edgewater
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Ambrose Hull Grant
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose Hull Grant
      • Ambrose Hull Grant is located in Volusia County
    • Maytown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
      • Maytown is located in Volusia County
    • Mission City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission City
      • Mission City is located in Volusia County
    • New Smyrna Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Glencoe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
      • Glencoe is located in Volusia County
    • Isleboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isleboro
      • Isleboro is located in Volusia County
    • Ponce Park ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce Park
      • Ponce Park is located in Volusia County
    • Ponce Inlet
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Alamana
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamana
      • Alamana is located in Volusia County
    • Harbor Oaks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Oaks
      • Harbor Oaks is located in Volusia County
    • Kalamazoo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
      • Kalamazoo is located in Volusia County
  • Brevard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ariel, with the one closest to Ariel listed first.
    • Scottsmoor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Aurantia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurantia
      • Aurantia is located in Brevard County
    • Mims
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Titusville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Indian River City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River City
      • Indian River City is located in Brevard County
    • Port Saint John
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Saint John
      • Port Saint John is located in Brevard County
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ariel, with the one closest to Ariel listed first.
    • Christmas
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Bithlo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bithlo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bithlo
      • Bithlo is located in Orange County
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ariel, with the one closest to Ariel listed first.
    • Geneva
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Iowa City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
      • Iowa City is located in Seminole County
    • Indian Mound Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Mound Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
      • Indian Mound Village is located in Seminole County
    • Cameron City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron City
      • Cameron City is located in Seminole County
    • Chuluota
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Midway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Seminole County
    • Sanford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Oviedo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oviedo
      • Oviedo is located in Seminole County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oviedo <1>
    • Lake Monroe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Lake Mary
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Winter Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Ariel ...

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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ariel.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ariel, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ariel.

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 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 Ariel:

Cemeteries Near Ariel ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ariel.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Clinton Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sea Pines Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • St.s & Sinners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sinners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgewater New Smyrna Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oaklynn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Detwiller Park Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Detwiller Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Coronado Beach Cemetery
    • Detwiler Park Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Detwiller Park Cemetery
  • Davis Grave Site
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Grave Site have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Grave Site
  • Dummitt Gravesite
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dummitt Gravesite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dummitt Gravesite
  • Glencoe - Geiger Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Crook Family Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (54 more) ...
    • Larkin Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pacetti Family Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pacetti Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pacetti Family Cemetery
    • Ponce Inlet Grave Site
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ponce Inlet Grave Site have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ponce Inlet Grave Site

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.<5>

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

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

  • Oak Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Maytown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
    • Maytown is located in Volusia County
  • Cow Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek
    • Cow Creek is located in Volusia County
  • Glencoe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
    • Glencoe is located in Volusia County
  • New Smyrna ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smyrna
    • New Smyrna is located in Volusia County
  • Aurantia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurantia
    • Aurantia is located in Brevard County
  • Ponce Park ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce Park
    • Ponce Park is located in Volusia County
  • Turnbull
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnbull have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
    • Turnbull is located in Brevard County
  • Mims
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Osteen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Port Orange
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Titusville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lake Helen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Enterprise
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Holly Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ariel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Volusia County: www.volusia.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

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 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.
<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- Ariel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ariel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.9005, Longitude: -80.8637       In this case, the coordinates for Ariel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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 Ariel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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