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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 Clarke and Atkinson Grant (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 Clarke and Atkinson Grant. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Clarke and Atkinson Grant is located in Putnam 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 Putnam County: Alachua, Bradford, Clay, Flagler, Marion, Saint Johns & Volusia.

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

  • Putnam County     (The home county of Clarke and Atkinson Grant)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarke and Atkinson Grant, with the one closest to Clarke and Atkinson Grant listed first.
    • San Mateo
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • East Palatka
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Pomona Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Satsuma
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lake Como
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Buffalo Bluff
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
    • Palatka
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Peniel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Peniel is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
    • Nashua
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Nashua is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Welaka
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Crescent City Station
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Crescent City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Federal Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Federal Point is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Point
  • Alachua County
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarke and Atkinson Grant, with the one closest to Clarke and Atkinson Grant listed first.
    • Green Cove Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Lake Geneva
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Flagler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarke and Atkinson Grant, with the one closest to Clarke and Atkinson Grant listed first.
    • Bunnell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Palm Coast
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Marineland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Beverly Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Beverly Beach is located in Flagler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
    • Korona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Korona is located in Flagler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korona
    • Flagler Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Lake County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarke and Atkinson Grant, with the one closest to Clarke and Atkinson Grant listed first.
    • Salt Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kerr City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Kerr City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr City
    • Orange Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Fort McCoy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Johns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarke and Atkinson Grant, with the one closest to Clarke and Atkinson Grant listed first.
    • Hastings
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Armstrong
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Armstrong is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Elkton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Tocoi
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
    • Saint Augustine Shores
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Augustine Shores is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine Shores
    • Crescent Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Butler Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Butler Beach is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Beach
    • Saint Augustine South
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Augustine South is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine South
    • Saint Augustine Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Augustine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Vilano Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarke and Atkinson Grant, with the one closest to Clarke and Atkinson Grant listed first.
    • Seville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Pierson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Emporia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Emporia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
    • Barberville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Volusia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Volusia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia

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

Cemeteries Near Clarke and Atkinson Grant ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clarke and Atkinson Grant.

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 Clarke and Atkinson Grant - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clarke and Atkinson Grant covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clarke and Atkinson Grant, with the one closest to Clarke and Atkinson Grant listed first.

  • San Mateo Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Yelvington Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Satsuma Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pomona - Lake Como Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • West View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Palatka Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Peniel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Eden Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Resthaven Cemetery & Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (71 more) ...
    • Putnam County Poor Farm Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Georgetown Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 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.<3>

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

These communities are listed based on their distance from Clarke and Atkinson Grant, with the one closest to Clarke and Atkinson Grant listed first.

  • San Mateo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sisco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sisco is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisco
  • Satsuma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • East Palatka
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Yelvington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Yelvington is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
  • Lundy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lundy is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundy
  • Lake Como
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Buffalo Bluff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
  • Orange Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Orange Mills is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Mills
  • Nashua
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Nashua is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
  • Palatka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Peniel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Peniel is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Welaka
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Huntington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Huntington is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Francis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Francis is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis

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

Newspapers Published in Clarke and Atkinson Grant ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarke and Atkinson Grant.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clarke and Atkinson Grant, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clarke and Atkinson Grant.

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 Clarke and Atkinson Grant:

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 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.
<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 Clarke and Atkinson Grant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clarke and Atkinson Grant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.