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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 Blitchton (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 Blitchton. 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 and doctors 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.

Blitchton is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Alachua, Citrus, Lake, Levy, Putnam, Sumter & Volusia.

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

  • Marion County     (The home county of Blitchton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blitchton, with the one closest to Blitchton listed first.
    • Fellowship
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Fellowship is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
    • Fairfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairfield is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Heijahs Town ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Heijahs Town is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heijahs Town
    • Martin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Martin is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Lowell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Irvine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Irvine is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
    • York
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • York is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Reddick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Paynes Town ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Paynes Town is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Town
    • Orange Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Anthony
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • McIntosh
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Alachua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blitchton, with the one closest to Blitchton listed first.
    • Micanopy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Evinston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Island Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Archer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lochloosa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Arredondo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Arredondo is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arredondo
    • Rochelle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Rochelle is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
    • Gainesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Windsor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Windsor is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Hawthorne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rutledge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Rutledge is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
    • Jonesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Citrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blitchton, with the one closest to Blitchton listed first.
    • Citrus Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Holder
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Pine Ridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Beverly Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Hernando
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Black Diamond
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Black Diamond is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
    • Citrus Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Citrus Hills is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Hills
    • Inverness Highlands North
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Crystal River
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Levy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blitchton, with the one closest to Blitchton listed first.
    • Morriston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • East Williston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • East Williston is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Williston
    • Williston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Williston Highlands
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Williston Highlands is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston Highlands
    • Raleigh
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Raleigh is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
    • East Bronson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • East Bronson is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bronson
    • Meredith
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Meredith is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
    • Bronson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gulf Hammock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Inglis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Otter Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Yankeetown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sumter County

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

Cemeteries Near Blitchton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blitchton.

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 Blitchton - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sonshine Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • St. Johns United Methodist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Barber Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Wesley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Carter Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Church of Christ Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Union Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sistrunk Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (110 more) ...

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Blitchton had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Fellowship
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fellowship is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
  • Early Bird
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Early Bird is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Bird
  • Romeo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Romeo is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
  • Cotton Plant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cotton Plant is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
  • Martel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Martel is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
  • Martin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Martin is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Flemington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Flemington is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
  • York
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • York is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • Lowell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Williston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Leroy ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Leroy is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
  • Kendrick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Kendrick is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Reddick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Millwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Millwood is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
    • Orange Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Blitchton ...

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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blitchton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blitchton, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blitchton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Blitchton:

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 Blitchton, 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 from Point A (ie- Blitchton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.