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 Brewers Landing (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 Brewers Landing. 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 Brewers Landing ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Brewers Landing: Brewers Lndg. (or less commonly used: Brewers Lndng.)
- While the name of this community is Brewers Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Brewers Landing may originally have been Brewer's Landing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Brewers Landing might be written as Brewer Landing.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Brewers Landing is located in 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 Brewers Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brewers Landing:
- Clay County (The home county of Brewers Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewers Landing, with the one closest to Brewers Landing listed first.
- Green Cove Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Penney Farms
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Asbury Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Asbury Lake is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Lake
- Doctors Inlet
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Orange Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Middleburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bellair - Meadowbrook Terrace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kingsley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kingsley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
- Kingsley Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kingsley Lake is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Lake
- Kingsley Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kingsley Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Village
- Lake Geneva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Alachua County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewers Landing, with the one closest to Brewers Landing listed first.
- Melrose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Earleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewers Landing, with the one closest to Brewers Landing listed first.
- Lawtey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Starke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Duval County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewers Landing, with the one closest to Brewers Landing listed first.
- Mandarin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mandarin is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandarin
- Loretto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Loretto is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Bowden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bowden is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowden
- Jacksonville Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Nicholas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Nicholas is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
- Sans Pareil
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sans Pareil is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Pareil
- San Marco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- San Marco is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Marco
- Flagler County
- Marineland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewers Landing, with the one closest to Brewers Landing listed first.
- Bostwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Federal Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Federal Point is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Point
- East Palatka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Palatka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Peniel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Peniel is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
- San Mateo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Florahome
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
- Grandin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hollister
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mannville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mannville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannville
- Putnam Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewers Landing, with the one closest to Brewers Landing listed first.
- Tocoi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
- Armstrong
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Hastings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elkton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fruit Cove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Johns
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Augustine South
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Saint Augustine South is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine South
- Saint Augustine
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Saint Augustine Shores
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Vilano Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Augustine Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Butler Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Butler Beach is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Beach
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brewers Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Brewers Landing.
Cemeteries Near Brewers Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brewers Landing.
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 Brewers Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brewers Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brewers Landing, with the one closest to Brewers Landing listed first.
- Little Ruth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bakersville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Springbank Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonville Memory Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Hill Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Etonia Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam County Poor Farm Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Penney Farms Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (75 more) ...
- Resthaven Cemetery & Memorial Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mei-Wun Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sampson Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Brewers Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brewers Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brewers Landing, with the one closest to Brewers Landing listed first.
- West Tocoi
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- West Tocoi is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tocoi
- Picolata
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Picolata is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picolata
- Tocoi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
- Walkill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Walkill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkill
- Bostwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Teasdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Teasdale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teasdale
- Federal Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Federal Point is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Point
- Green Cove Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Orange Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Orange Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Mills
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hibernia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hibernia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Switzerland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Switzerland is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzerland
- Palatka
(15 miles [24.1 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 Brewers Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brewers Landing.
Newspapers Published in Brewers Landing ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brewers Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brewers Landing, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brewers Landing.
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 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 Brewers Landing:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alachua County
- Bradford County
- Duval County
- Flagler County
- Putnam County
- Saint Johns County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Florida
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Brewers Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Brewers Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |