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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 Capps (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 Capps. 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 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.

Capps is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Leon, Madison, Taylor, Wakulla, Brooks (GA) & Thomas (GA).

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Capps)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Capps, with the one closest to Capps listed first.
    • Waukeenah
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Thomas City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas City
      • Thomas City is located in Jefferson County
    • Wacissa
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lamont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lloyd
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Monticello
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Aucilla
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
      • Aucilla is located in Jefferson County
  • Leon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Capps, with the one closest to Capps listed first.
    • Capitola
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
      • Capitola is located in Leon County
    • Miccosukee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Tallahassee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Iamonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iamonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iamonia
      • Iamonia is located in Leon County
    • Ocklockonee ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocklockonee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocklockonee
      • Ocklockonee is located in Leon County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Capps, with the one closest to Capps listed first.
    • Greenville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Hamburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Madison County
    • Madison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Taylor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Capps, with the one closest to Capps listed first.
    • Shady Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Perry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wakulla County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Capps, with the one closest to Capps listed first.
    • Saint Marks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Wakulla Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Brooks County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Capps, with the one closest to Capps listed first.
    • Empress
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empress
      • Empress is located in Brooks County (GA)
    • Dixie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Thomas County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Capps, with the one closest to Capps listed first.
    • Boston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston is located in Thomas County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boston <1>
    • Newark
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Thomas County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 783 people
    • Dewey City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey City
      • Dewey City is located in Thomas County (GA)
    • Thomasville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Capps ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Capps.

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

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

  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Walker Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Marille Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Marille Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Mt. Marille Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Oakfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lott Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Broomsage Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Henderson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Scruggs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Greater Elizabeth Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greater Elizabeth Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Greater Elizabeth Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greater Elizabeth Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the east of Lloyd.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2469106 <5>
  • Jones Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Jones Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Continue List   (163 more) ...
    • Cooksey / Hornesby Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bishop Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bishop Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bishop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sneeds Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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.<6>

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

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

  • Waukeenah
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Wacissa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lamont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lloyd
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Monticello
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Aucilla
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
    • Aucilla is located in Jefferson County
  • Chaires
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaires have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaires
    • Chaires is located in Leon County
  • Iddo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iddo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iddo
    • Iddo is located in Taylor County
  • Miccosukee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Aucilla ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aucilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
    • Aucilla is located in Thomas County (GA)
  • Metcalf
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metcalf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
    • Metcalf is located in Thomas County (GA)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Waylonzo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waylonzo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylonzo
      • Waylonzo is located in Taylor County
    • Woodville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Newport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Wakulla County

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

Newspapers Published in Capps ...

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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Capps.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Capps, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Capps.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Capps:

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.fl.us/

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>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>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.
<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- Capps) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Capps. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4105, Longitude: -83.9110       In this case, the coordinates for Capps have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Capps, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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