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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 Clio (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 Clio. 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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

Clio is located in Liberty 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 Liberty County: Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Leon & Wakulla.

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

  • Liberty County     (The home county of Clio)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clio, with the one closest to Clio listed first.
    • Telogia
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hosford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Central City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Central City is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Bristol
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Estiffanulga
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Estiffanulga is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estiffanulga
    • Lewis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lewis is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Sumatra
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clio, with the one closest to Clio listed first.
    • McNeal ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • McNeal is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
    • Blountstown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Marysville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Marysville is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
    • Chipola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Chipola is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
    • Ocheesee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
    • Clarksville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Altha
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Kinard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Gadsden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clio, with the one closest to Clio listed first.
    • Greensboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Sycamore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Douglas City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Douglas City is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
    • Gretna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Quincy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • River Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • River Junction is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
    • Midway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Chattahoochee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Gulf County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clio, with the one closest to Clio listed first.
    • Wewahitchka
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wetappo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Wetappo is located in Gulf County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetappo
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clio, with the one closest to Clio listed first.
    • Inwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Inwood is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
    • Sneads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Grand Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wakulla County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clio, with the one closest to Clio listed first.
    • Sopchoppy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Curtis Mill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Curtis Mill is located in Wakulla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Mill
    • Crawfordville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Decatur County (GA)
    • Recovery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Recovery is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people

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

Cemeteries Near Clio ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clio.

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 Clio - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Evans Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Old Burnoff Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • McNair Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Kent Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Nixon Garden Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mitchum Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bristol Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Orange Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Poley Branch Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Humility Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (85 more) ...
    • Woods Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Gause Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 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.<2>

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

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

  • Bristol
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bloxham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bloxham is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloxham
  • Estiffanulga
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Estiffanulga is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estiffanulga
  • Orange
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Orange is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Smith Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Smith Creek is located in Wakulla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Creek
  • Lewis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lewis is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Blountstown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Bluff
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Rock Bluff is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
  • Wetumpka
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wetumpka is located in Gadsden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetumpka
  • Marysville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Marysville is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Sycamore
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Holland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Holland is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Selman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Selman is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selman
    • Abe Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Abe Springs is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abe Springs
    • Ocheesee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee

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

Newspapers Published in Clio ...

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 Clio.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clio, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clio.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Clio:

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>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 Clio, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Clio) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.