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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 Barefoot Bay (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 Barefoot Bay. 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.

Barefoot Bay is located in Brevard 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 Brevard County: Indian River, Orange, Osceola & Volusia.

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

  • Brevard County     (The home county of Barefoot Bay)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barefoot Bay, with the one closest to Barefoot Bay listed first.
    • Micco
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Grant
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Grant - Valkaria
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Malabar
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Palm Bay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Melbourne Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Indialantic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Melbourne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • West Melbourne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • June Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for June Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for June Park
      • June Park is located in Brevard County
    • Melbourne Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melbourne Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne Village
      • Melbourne Village is located in Brevard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
    • Eau Gallie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Gallie
      • Eau Gallie is located in Brevard County
    • Indian Harbour Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Indian River County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barefoot Bay, with the one closest to Barefoot Bay listed first.
    • Roseland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sebastian
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • North Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach
      • North Beach is located in Indian River County
    • Fellsmere
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Orchid
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid
      • Orchid is located in Indian River County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
    • Wabasso Beach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabasso Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabasso Beach
      • Wabasso Beach is located in Indian River County
    • Wabasso
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Winter Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian River Shores
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Gifford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gifford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
      • Gifford is located in Indian River County
    • Vero Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Florida Ridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florida Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Ridge
      • Florida Ridge is located in Indian River County
    • South Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Beach
      • South Beach is located in Indian River County
  • Osceola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barefoot Bay, with the one closest to Barefoot Bay listed first.
    • Yeehaw Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kenansville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Saint Lucie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barefoot Bay, with the one closest to Barefoot Bay listed first.
    • Lakewood Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Park
      • Lakewood Park is located in Saint Lucie County
    • Saint Lucie Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Lucie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucie Village
      • Saint Lucie Village is located in Saint Lucie County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 619 people
    • Saint Lucie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Lucie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucie
      • Saint Lucie is located in Saint Lucie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people

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

Newspapers Published in Barefoot Bay ...

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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barefoot Bay.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barefoot Bay, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barefoot Bay.

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 Barefoot Bay:

Cemeteries Near Barefoot Bay ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barefoot Bay.

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 Barefoot Bay covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Grant Community Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Celia Padgett Cain Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sebastian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sebastian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sebastian Cemetery
  • Fountainhead Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Sebastian Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Sebastian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Sebastian Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
  • Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens

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

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

  • Micco
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Valkaria
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valkaria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valkaria
    • Valkaria is located in Brevard County
  • Sebastian
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Malabar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Melbourne
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Eau Gallie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Gallie
    • Eau Gallie is located in Brevard County
  • Tropic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Georgiana
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgiana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgiana
    • Georgiana is located in Brevard County

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

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

The official website for Brevard County: www.brevardcounty.us/

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 from Point A (ie- Barefoot Bay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barefoot Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.8895, Longitude: -80.5227    
<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 Barefoot Bay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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