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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 City Point (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 City Point. 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 City Point ...

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 have occurred.

Another variation: Citypoint.

  • A typical abbreviation for City Point: City Pt.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

City Point is located in Brevard 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 Brevard County: Indian River, Orange, Osceola & Volusia.

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

  • Brevard County     (The home county of City Point)
    • The following are listed by their distance from City Point, with the one closest to City Point listed first.
    • Sharpes
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cocoa
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocoa
      • Cocoa is located in Brevard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,694 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cocoa <1>
    • Port Saint John
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Saint John
      • Port Saint John is located in Brevard County
    • Merritt Island
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockledge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Angel City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel City
      • Angel City is located in Brevard County
    • Port Canaveral
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Cape Canaveral
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Viera
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Georgiana
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgiana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgiana
      • Georgiana is located in Brevard County
    • Cocoa Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian River City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River City
      • Indian River City is located in Brevard County
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from City Point, with the one closest to City Point listed first.
    • Christmas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wedgefield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgefield
      • Wedgefield is located in Orange County
    • Bithlo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bithlo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bithlo
      • Bithlo is located in Orange County
    • Alafaya
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Lake Hart
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
      • Lake Hart is located in Orange County
  • Osceola County
    • Runnymede
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Runnymede. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
      • Runnymede is located in Osceola County
  • Seminole County
  • Volusia County
    • Maytown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
      • Maytown is located in Volusia County

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

Cemeteries Near City Point ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of City Point.

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

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

  • Pine Crest Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Crest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Crest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Williams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Florida Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Florida Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Florida Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brevard Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brevard Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brevard Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Luke's Parish Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke's Parish Episcopal Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Luke's Parish Episcopal Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Quarterman Family Cemetery #2
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Christmas Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christmas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christmas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crook Family Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Chuluota Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chuluota Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chuluota Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Narcoossee Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Narcoossee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Narcoossee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Davis Grave Site
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Grave Site
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Grave Site have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 City Point had a population of 40 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Sharpes
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cocoa
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocoa
    • Cocoa is located in Brevard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,694 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cocoa <1>
  • Indianola
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indianola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
    • Indianola is located in Brevard County
  • Rockledge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Georgiana
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgiana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgiana
    • Georgiana is located in Brevard County
  • Canaveral ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canaveral have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaveral
    • Canaveral is located in Brevard County
  • Titusville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Mims
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Tropic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Eau Gallie
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Gallie
    • Eau Gallie is located in Brevard County
  • Turnbull
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnbull have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
    • Turnbull is located in Brevard County
  • Aurantia
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurantia
    • Aurantia is located in Brevard County
  • Melbourne
    (24 miles [38.6 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 City Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around City Point.

Newspapers Published in City Point ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around City Point.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of City Point, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for City Point.

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 helpful 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 City Point:

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

The official website for Brevard County: www.brevardcounty.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>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 City Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- City Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in City Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.4061, Longitude: -80.7553       In this case, the coordinates for City Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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