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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 Boulogne (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 Boulogne. 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.

Boulogne is located in Nassau 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 Nassau County: Baker, Duval, Camden (GA) & Charlton (GA).

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

  • Nassau County     (The home county of Boulogne)
  • Baker County
  • Duval County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boulogne, with the one closest to Boulogne listed first.
    • Biscayne Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biscayne Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Village
      • Biscayne Village is located in Duval County
    • Garden City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Duval County
  • Brantley County (GA)
  • Camden County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boulogne, with the one closest to Boulogne listed first.
    • Greenville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hazlehurst
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazlehurst have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst
      • Hazlehurst is located in Camden County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,137 people
    • Jefferson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Camden County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,032 people
    • Kingsland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
      • Kingsland is located in Camden County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,292 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsland <1>
    • Tarboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tarboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
      • Tarboro is located in Camden County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tarboro
      • From Boulogne to Tarboro
    • Woodbine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
      • Woodbine is located in Camden County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,346 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbine <1>
    • Harrietts Bluff Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrietts Bluff Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietts Bluff Village
      • Harrietts Bluff Village is located in Camden County (GA)
    • Scotchville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotchville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchville
      • Scotchville is located in Camden County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 337 people
    • London Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Hill
      • London Hill is located in Camden County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 91 people
    • White Oak
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Marys
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
      • Saint Marys is located in Camden County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,854 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <1>
    • Waverly
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dungeness
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dungeness. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungeness
      • Dungeness is located in Camden County (GA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dungeness
      • From Boulogne to Dungeness
  • Charlton County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boulogne, with the one closest to Boulogne listed first.
    • Traders Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodstock ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Woodstock is located in Charlton County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,039 people
    • Folkston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Homeland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mattox ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mattox. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox
      • Mattox is located in Charlton County (GA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mattox
      • From Boulogne to Mattox
    • Saint George
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint George have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
      • Saint George is located in Charlton County (GA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <1>
    • Winokur
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Boulogne ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boulogne.

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

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Boulogne had a population of 122 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Traders Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Folkston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hilliard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kings Ferry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ferry
    • Kings Ferry is located in Nassau County
  • Uptonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uptonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptonville
    • Uptonville is located in Charlton County (GA)
  • Evergreen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Tompkins
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
    • Tompkins is located in Camden County (GA)
  • Callahan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Crawford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crawford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Crawford is located in Nassau County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Crawford
    • From Boulogne to Crawford
  • Italia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Italia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italia
    • Italia is located in Nassau County
  • Racepond
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racepond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racepond
    • Racepond is located in Charlton County (GA)
  • Tarboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tarboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
    • Tarboro is located in Camden County (GA)
    • Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tarboro
    • From Boulogne to Tarboro
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Crandall
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crandall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
      • Crandall is located in Nassau County
    • Saint Marys
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
      • Saint Marys is located in Camden County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,854 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <1>
    • Bryceville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Boulogne ...

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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boulogne.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boulogne, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boulogne.

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 Boulogne:

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

The official website for Nassau County: www.nassauclerk.com/

The official website for State of Florida: https://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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boulogne) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Boulogne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7725, Longitude: -81.9771    
<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 Boulogne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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