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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 Codys Corner (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 Codys Corner. 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 Codys Corner ...

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 occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Codys Corner: Codys Cor. (or less commonly used: Codys Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Codys Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Codys Corner may originally have been Cody's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Codys Corner might be written as Cody Corner.

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 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.

Codys Corner is located in Flagler 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 Flagler County: Putnam, Saint Johns & Volusia.

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

  • Flagler County     (The home county of Codys Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Codys Corner, with the one closest to Codys Corner listed first.
    • Korona
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Korona is located in Flagler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korona
    • Bunnell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Flagler Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Palm Coast
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Beverly Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Beverly Beach is located in Flagler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
    • Marineland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Codys Corner, with the one closest to Codys Corner listed first.
    • Astor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Mack - Forest Hills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Lake Kathryn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Kathryn is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kathryn
    • Acron ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Acron is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acron
    • Pine Lakes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Pine Lakes is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lakes
    • Paisley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pittman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pittman is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Codys Corner, with the one closest to Codys Corner listed first.
    • Salt Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Kerr City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Kerr City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr City
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Codys Corner, with the one closest to Codys Corner listed first.
    • Crescent City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Crescent City Station
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Lake Como
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Pomona Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Georgetown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Welaka
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Nashua
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Nashua is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • San Mateo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Satsuma
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Buffalo Bluff
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
    • East Palatka
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Palatka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Johns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Codys Corner, with the one closest to Codys Corner listed first.
    • Hastings
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Crescent Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Armstrong
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Armstrong is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Codys Corner, with the one closest to Codys Corner listed first.
    • Pierson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Seville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Tomoka Estates
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Tomoka Estates is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomoka Estates
    • Barberville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Emporia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Emporia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
    • Ormond-by-the-Sea
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Ormond-by-the-Sea is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormond-by-the-Sea
    • Ormond Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • De Leon Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Ellinor Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Ellinor Village is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellinor Village
    • Holly Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Glenwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Daytona Highridge Estates
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Codys Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Codys Corner.

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 Codys Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Clifton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Korona.
    • The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Marys Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72563 <3>
  • Stickland Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickland Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Stickland Memorial Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Korona.
    • The Stickland Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Strickland Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2370188 <3>
  • Hope Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Cone Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
    • The Roberts Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Trinity UMC Cemetery
  • Harris Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
    • The Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Pierson Methodist Cemetery
  • Causey Family Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Zion Primitive Baptist Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ebenezer Lutheran Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Midway Methodist Church Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Methodist Church Cemetery
    • The Midway Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Barbersville Cemetery
    • Barberville Cemetery
    • Midway Methodist Cemetery
  • Continue List   (78 more) ...
    • Espanola Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Seville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Seville Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Seville.
    • Ward Chapel AME Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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.<4>

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

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

  • Pierson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Seville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Eldridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Eldridge is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
  • Barberville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Emporia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Emporia is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
  • Crescent City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Huntington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Huntington is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Astor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Holly Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Lake Como
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Highland Park ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Highland Park is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Fruitland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Fruitland is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Georgetown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Saint Francis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Saint Francis is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis

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

Newspapers Published in Codys Corner ...

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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Codys Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Codys Corner, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Codys Corner.

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 Codys Corner:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.
<4>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 Codys Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Codys Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.