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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 Chapel Hill (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 Chapel Hill. 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 hospitals 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.

Chapel Hill is located in Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach County: Broward, Glades, Hendry, Martin & Okeechobee.

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

  • Palm Beach County     (The home county of Chapel Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill listed first.
    • Briny Breezes
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briny Breezes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briny Breezes
      • Briny Breezes is located in Palm Beach County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
    • Gulf Stream
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Stream
      • Gulf Stream is located in Palm Beach County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
    • Ocean Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Boynton Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Delray Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Dunes Road
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunes Road have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunes Road
      • Dunes Road is located in Palm Beach County
    • Golf
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf
      • Golf is located in Palm Beach County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golf <2>
    • Country Club Trail
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Trail
      • Country Club Trail is located in Palm Beach County
    • Hypoluxo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Sun Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
      • Sun Valley is located in Palm Beach County
    • High Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
      • High Point is located in Palm Beach County
    • Hypoluxo Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hypoluxo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hypoluxo Village
      • Hypoluxo Village is located in Palm Beach County
    • Aberdeen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
      • Aberdeen is located in Palm Beach County
  • Broward County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill listed first.
    • The Cove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Cove
      • The Cove is located in Broward County
    • Deerfield Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hillsboro Ranches
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Ranches
      • Hillsboro Ranches is located in Broward County
    • Hillsboro Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Pompano Estates
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pompano Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompano Estates
      • Pompano Estates is located in Broward County
    • Hillsboro Pines
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Pines
      • Hillsboro Pines is located in Broward County
    • Bonnie Lock - Woodsetter North
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Crystal Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
      • Crystal Lake is located in Broward County
    • Lighthouse Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Pompano Beach Highlands
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pompano Beach Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompano Beach Highlands
      • Pompano Beach Highlands is located in Broward County
    • Tedder
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tedder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedder
      • Tedder is located in Broward County
    • Leisureville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisureville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisureville
      • Leisureville is located in Broward County
    • Godfrey Road
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey Road
      • Godfrey Road is located in Broward County

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

Newspapers Published in Chapel Hill ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chapel Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chapel Hill, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chapel Hill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Chapel Hill:

Cemeteries Near Chapel Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chapel Hill.

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

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

  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ridge Cemetery
  • Palm Beach Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palm Beach Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palm Beach Memorial Park
  • Lincoln Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Memorial Gardens
  • Gardens of Boca Raton Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lake Worth Memory Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Worth Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Worth Memory Gardens
  • Boca Raton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boca Raton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boca Raton Cemetery
  • South Florida National Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillcrest Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Memorial Park
  • Eternal Light Memorial Gardens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eternal Light Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eternal Light Memorial Gardens
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Our Lady of Peace Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Park of Broward County
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park of Broward County have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park of Broward County
    • Shalow Memorial Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shalow Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shalow Memorial Park
    • Westview Community Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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>

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

  • Palm Beach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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

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

The official website for Palm Beach County: www.co.palm-beach.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chapel Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chapel Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.4981, Longitude: -80.0742       In this case, the coordinates for Chapel Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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 Chapel Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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