A visit to the Waldo Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Waldo Cemetery ...
The Waldo Cemetery is located in Alachua County<1>.
Name Variations for Waldo Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Waldo Cemetery has also been known as:
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.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Blue Pond Cemetery
- The Blue Pond Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Pond Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the west of Starke.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71809 <3>
- Crosby Lake Cemetery
- The Crosby Lake Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby Lake Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crosby Lake Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Starke.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71876 <3>
- Dedan Cemetery
- The Dedan Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedan Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dedan Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Brooker.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71894 <3>
- Fairbanks Cemetery
- The Fairbanks Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks Cemetery
- Free Canaan Cemetery
- The Free Canaan Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Canaan Cemetery
- Freedom Cemetery
- The Freedom Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
- Hope Baptist Cemetery
- Keystone Heights Cemetery
- Laurel Grove Cemetery
- The Laurel Grove Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
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- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Nelson - Starke Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clark Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1135724 <3>
- Prescott Cemetery
- The Prescott Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott Cemetery
- Prevatt Cemetery
- Rock Church Cemetery
- The Rock Church Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Church Cemetery
- The Rock Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2305436 <3>
- St. John's Cemetery
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- Saluda Cemetery
- The Saluda Cemetery is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda Cemetery
- The Saluda Cemetery has also been known as:
- Saluda - Orange Heights Cemetery
- Santa Fe Cemetery
- Sparkman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Waldo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Brooker
- Campville
- Campville is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
- Earleton
- Florahome
- Gainesville
- Graham
- Grandin
- Hague
- Hague is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
- Hampton
- Hawthorne
- Keystone Heights
- Kingsley Lake
- Kingsley Lake is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Lake
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kingsley Village
- Kingsley Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Village
- Kingsley
- Kingsley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
- La Crosse
- Lake Butler
- Lake Geneva
- Lawtey
- Melrose
- Putnam Hall
- Raiford
- Rochelle
- Rochelle is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
- Rutledge
- Rutledge is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Starke
- Waldo
- Windsor
- Windsor is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Worthington Springs
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Waldo Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Alachua County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Waldo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gainesville
- Lake Butler
- Starke
- Waldo
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Waldo Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Florida:
- Pages specific to Alachua County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Waldo Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #304867 (Waldo Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #304867 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Alachua
- Est. Elev: 46 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waldo
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Alachua, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Waldo Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |
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