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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 Bel Marra (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 Bel Marra. 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.

Bel Marra is located in 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 Bel Marra. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bel Marra:

  • Palm Beach County     (The home county of Bel Marra)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bel Marra, with the one closest to Bel Marra listed first.
    • Highland Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Delray Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Kings Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
      • Kings Point is located in Palm Beach County
    • Boca Raton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Gulf Stream
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Stream
      • Gulf Stream is located in Palm Beach County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
    • High Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
      • High Point is located in Palm Beach County
    • Boca West
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boca West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca West
      • Boca West is located in Palm Beach County
    • Dunes Road
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunes Road have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunes Road
      • Dunes Road is located in Palm Beach County
    • Villages of Oriole
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villages of Oriole have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villages of Oriole
      • Villages of Oriole is located in Palm Beach County
    • Boca Del Mar
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boca Del Mar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca Del Mar
      • Boca Del Mar is located in Palm Beach County
    • Briny Breezes
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briny Breezes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Golf
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf
      • Golf is located in Palm Beach County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golf <1>
    • Boca Pointe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boca Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca Pointe
      • Boca Pointe is located in Palm Beach County
  • Broward County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bel Marra, with the one closest to Bel Marra listed first.
    • The Cove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Cove
      • The Cove is located in Broward County
    • Deerfield Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hillsboro Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pompano Beach Highlands
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pompano Beach Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pompano Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompano Estates
      • Pompano Estates is located in Broward County
    • Tedder
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tedder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedder
      • Tedder is located in Broward County
    • Hillsboro Ranches
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Ranches
      • Hillsboro Ranches is located in Broward County
    • Bonnie Lock - Woodsetter North
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lighthouse Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Loch Lomond
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Lomond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lomond
      • Loch Lomond is located in Broward County
    • Crystal Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
      • Crystal Lake is located in Broward County
    • Hillsboro Pines
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Pines
      • Hillsboro Pines is located in Broward County
    • Kendall Green
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendall Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall Green
      • Kendall Green is located in Broward County
  • Miami-Dade County
    • Golden Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
      • Golden Beach is located in Miami-Dade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people

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

Newspapers Published in Bel Marra ...

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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bel Marra.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bel Marra, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bel Marra.

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 Bel Marra:

Cemeteries Near Bel Marra ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bel Marra.

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 Bel Marra covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ridge Cemetery
  • Gardens of Boca Raton Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Boca Raton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boca Raton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boca Raton Cemetery
  • Eternal Light Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eternal Light Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eternal Light Memorial Gardens
  • Palm Beach Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palm Beach Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palm Beach Memorial Park
  • Forest Lawn Memorial Park of Broward County
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park of Broward County have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park of Broward County
  • Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
  • Westview Community Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln Memorial Gardens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Memorial Gardens
  • Pompano Beach Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pompano Beach Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pompano Beach.
    • The Pompano Beach Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pompano Beach South Lawn Cemetery
    • South Lawn Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pompano Beach Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1993291 <4>
  • Star of David Memorial Gardens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Star of David Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Star of David Memorial Gardens
  • South Florida National Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Our Lady Queen of Heaven Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Worth Memory Gardens
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Worth Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Worth Memory Gardens
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset 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 Bel Marra in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bel Marra.

  • Palm Beach
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)

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

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

The official website for Palm Beach County: www.co.palm-beach.fl.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 'straight-line' (or 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- Bel Marra) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bel Marra. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.4062, Longitude: -80.0720       In this case, the coordinates for Bel Marra 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 Bel Marra, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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