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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Black Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Black Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Black Creek, please Contact Us.

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 Black Creek (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 Black Creek. 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.

Name Variations for Black Creek ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Black Creek: Black Crk. (or less commonly used: Black Ck. or Black Cr.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Black Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Black Creek.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Although our information shows that the community of Black Creek is historic, it would have been located within present day Clay 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 Clay County: Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Duval, Putnam & Saint Johns.

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

  • Clay County     (The home county of Black Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
    • Asbury Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Asbury Lake is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Lake
    • Middleburg
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Doctors Inlet
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeside
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeside is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Penney Farms
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bellair - Meadowbrook Terrace
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Orange Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Cove Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingsley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Kingsley is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
    • Kingsley Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Kingsley Lake is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Lake
    • Kingsley Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Kingsley Village is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Village
    • Keystone Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Geneva
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Alachua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
    • Earleton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Melrose
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Waldo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Baker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
    • MacClenny
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen Saint Mary
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sanderson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
    • Lawtey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Starke
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hampton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Graham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Duval County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
    • Mandarin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mandarin is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandarin
    • Jacksonville Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jacksonville Heights is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Heights
    • Loretto
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Loretto is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
    • Maxville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Maxville is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
    • Normandy Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Bowden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Bowden is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowden
    • Baldwin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Brooklyn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Brooklyn is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Saint Nicholas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Nicholas is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
    • San Marco
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • San Marco is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Marco
    • Jacksonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Magnolia Gardens
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Magnolia Gardens is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Gardens
    • Arlington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Arlington is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Nassau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
    • Bryceville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Crawford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Crawford is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
    • Bostwick
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Florahome
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Grandin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Putnam Hall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Federal Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Federal Point is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Point
    • Hollister
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Interlachen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Mannville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Mannville is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannville
    • Palatka
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Saint Johns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Creek, with the one closest to Black Creek listed first.
    • Fruit Cove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Saint Johns
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Tocoi
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
    • Palm Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Palm Valley is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Valley
    • Sawgrass
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Sawgrass is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawgrass
    • Ponte Vedra Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ponte Vedra
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ponte Vedra is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponte Vedra
    • Armstrong
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Armstrong is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Elkton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hastings
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Union County
    • Raiford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Black Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Black Creek.

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 Black Creek - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Rideout Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Middleburg Methodist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Fowler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Penney Farms Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Federal Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Padget Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Hill Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Moosehaven Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Conway Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (119 more) ...
    • Springbank Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jacksonville Memory Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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.

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

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

  • Middleburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Lakeside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeside is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Hibernia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hibernia is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
  • Green Cove Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Orange Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Switzerland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Switzerland is located in Saint Johns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzerland
  • Mandarin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mandarin is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandarin
  • Kingsley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingsley is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
  • Walkill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Walkill is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkill
  • Belmore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Belmore is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
  • Plummers
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Plummers is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummers
  • Beauclerc
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Beauclerc is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauclerc
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Sweetwater
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Sweetwater is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
    • Maxville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Maxville is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
    • Highland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Highland is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland

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

Newspapers Published in Black Creek ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Black Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Black Creek, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Black Creek.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Black Creek:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Black Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Black Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.