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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 College Park (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 College Park. 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.

College Park is located in Broward 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 Broward County: Collier, Hendry, Miami-Dade & Palm Beach.

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

  • Broward County     (The home county of College Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
    • Deerfield Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • The Cove is located in Broward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Cove
    • Pompano Beach Highlands
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Pompano Estates
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Pompano Estates is located in Broward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompano Estates
    • Tedder
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Tedder is located in Broward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedder
    • Hillsboro Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lighthouse Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Loch Lomond
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Loch Lomond is located in Broward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lomond
    • Bonnie Lock - Woodsetter North
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Crystal Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Crystal Lake is located in Broward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
    • Kendall Green
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Kendall Green is located in Broward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall Green
    • Leisureville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Leisureville is located in Broward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisureville
    • Hillsboro Ranches
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Hillsboro Ranches is located in Broward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Ranches
  • Miami-Dade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
    • Golden Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Golden Beach is located in Miami-Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
    • Andover
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Andover is located in Miami-Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
    • Aventura
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Ives Estates
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Ives Estates is located in Miami-Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ives Estates
    • Lake Lucerne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Lake Lucerne is located in Miami-Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lucerne
    • Norland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Norland is located in Miami-Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norland
    • Ojus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Sunny Isles Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Sunny Isles Beach is located in Miami-Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Isles Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,634 people
      • Sunny Isles Beach has also been known as:
      • Sunny Isles
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunny Isles Beach <1>
    • Miami Gardens
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • North Miami Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Scott Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Scott Lake is located in Miami-Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Lake
    • Carol City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Bal Harbour
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Palm Beach County
    • The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
    • Boca Del Mar
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Boca Del Mar is located in Palm Beach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca Del Mar
    • Boca Raton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Boca Pointe
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Boca Pointe is located in Palm Beach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca Pointe
    • Yamato
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Yamato is located in Palm Beach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yamato
    • Highland Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Boca West
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Boca West is located in Palm Beach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca West
    • Sandalfoot Cove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Sandalfoot Cove is located in Palm Beach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalfoot Cove
    • Hamptons at Boca Raton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mission Bay
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Mission Bay is located in Palm Beach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bay
    • Whisper Walk
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Whisper Walk is located in Palm Beach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisper Walk
    • Kings Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Kings Point is located in Palm Beach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
    • Delray Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Delray Beach is located in Palm Beach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,577 people
      • Former names for Delray Beach:
      • Delray
      • Linton
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delray Beach <1>
    • High Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • High Point is located in Palm Beach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point

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

Cemeteries Near College Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of College Park.

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 College Park - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Boca Raton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Eternal Light Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Gardens of Boca Raton Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Forest Lawn Memorial Park of Broward County
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Westview Community Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pompano Beach Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompano Beach Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pompano Beach Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pompano Beach.
    • The Pompano Beach Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pompano Beach South Lawn Cemetery
    • South Lawn Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1993291 <2>
  • Star of David Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Our Lady Queen of Heaven Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington Memorial Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (25 more) ...
    • Lauderdale Memorial Gardens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Palm Beach Memorial Park
      (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.<3>

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

  • Palm Beach
    (26 miles [41.8 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 College Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around College Park.

Newspapers Published in College Park ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around College Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of College Park, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for College Park.

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 College Park:

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