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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 Cotton Rawles 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 Cotton Rawles 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 doctors and 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.

Cotton Rawles Grant is located in Duval 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 Duval County: Baker, Clay, Nassau & Saint Johns.

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

  • Duval County     (The home county of Cotton Rawles Grant)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Rawles Grant, with the one closest to Cotton Rawles Grant listed first.
    • Biscayne Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biscayne Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Village
      • Biscayne Village is located in Duval County
    • Magnolia Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Gardens
      • Magnolia Gardens is located in Duval County
    • Garden City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Duval County
    • Normandy Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Brooklyn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Brooklyn is located in Duval County
    • Jacksonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Talleyrand
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
      • Talleyrand is located in Duval County
    • Jacksonville Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Heights
      • Jacksonville Heights is located in Duval County
    • San Marco
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Marco
      • San Marco is located in Duval County
    • Baldwin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Arlington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Duval County
    • Polly Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polly Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Town
      • Polly Town is located in Duval County
  • Baker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Rawles Grant, with the one closest to Cotton Rawles Grant listed first.
    • MacClenny
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen Saint Mary
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Taylor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Taylor is located in Baker County
    • Sanderson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Bradford County
    • Lawtey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Rawles Grant, with the one closest to Cotton Rawles Grant listed first.
    • Bellair - Meadowbrook Terrace
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellair - Meadowbrook Terrace. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair - Meadowbrook Terrace
      • Bellair - Meadowbrook Terrace is located in Clay County
    • Orange Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Lakeside
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Lakeside is located in Clay County
    • Doctors Inlet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Middleburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Asbury Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asbury Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Lake
      • Asbury Lake is located in Clay County
    • Green Cove Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Penney Farms
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Nassau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Rawles Grant, with the one closest to Cotton Rawles Grant listed first.
    • Bryceville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Nassau Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nassau Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau Village
      • Nassau Village is located in Nassau County
    • Crawford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Nassau County
    • Callahan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Dyal
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyal
      • Dyal is located in Nassau County
    • Evergreen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Nassau County
    • Hilliard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Yulee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Amelia City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amelia City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia City
      • Amelia City is located in Nassau County
    • Boulogne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Fernandina Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Johns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Rawles Grant, with the one closest to Cotton Rawles Grant listed first.
    • Fruit Cove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Johns
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ponte Vedra Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ponte Vedra
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponte Vedra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponte Vedra
      • Ponte Vedra is located in Saint Johns County
    • Palm Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palm Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Valley
      • Palm Valley is located in Saint Johns County
    • Sawgrass
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawgrass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawgrass
      • Sawgrass is located in Saint Johns County
  • Camden County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Rawles Grant, with the one closest to Cotton Rawles Grant listed first.
    • Greenville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Camden County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 845 people
    • Scotchville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchville
      • Scotchville is located in Camden County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 337 people
    • Saint Marys
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
      • Saint Marys is located in Camden County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,854 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <2>
    • Kingsland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
      • Kingsland is located in Camden County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,292 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsland <2>
  • Charlton County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Rawles Grant, with the one closest to Cotton Rawles Grant listed first.
    • Saint George
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint George have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
      • Saint George is located in Charlton County (GA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <2>
    • Woodstock ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Woodstock is located in Charlton County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,039 people
    • Traders Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
      • Traders Hill is located in Charlton County (GA)

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

Newspapers Published in Cotton Rawles 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 137 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cotton Rawles Grant.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cotton Rawles Grant, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cotton Rawles Grant.

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 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 Cotton Rawles Grant:

Cemeteries Near Cotton Rawles Grant ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cotton Rawles 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.

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 Cotton Rawles Grant covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Pinkston Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinkston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinkston Cemetery
  • Westview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westview Cemetery
  • Edgewood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edgewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgewood Cemetery
  • Sellers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sellers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sellers Cemetery
  • Camp Captain Mooney Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Duval County Paupers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duval County Paupers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duval County Paupers Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Cemetery
  • Pinehurst Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinehurst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinehurst Cemetery
  • Keen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keen Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Potters Field
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potters Field have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potters Field
  • Continue List   (107 more) ...

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.<6>

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

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

  • Marietta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Marietta is located in Duval County
  • Edgewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
    • Edgewood is located in Duval County
  • Bryceville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Crawford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Crawford is located in Nassau County
  • Sweetwater
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
    • Sweetwater is located in Duval County
  • Jacksonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Panama Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panama Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama Park
    • Panama Park is located in Duval County
  • Baldwin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • South Jacksonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
    • South Jacksonville is located in Duval County
  • Chaseville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaseville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
    • Chaseville is located in Duval County
  • Callahan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Saint Nicholas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Nicholas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
    • Saint Nicholas is located in Duval County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Floral Bluff
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floral Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Bluff
      • Floral Bluff is located in Duval County
    • Spring Glen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Glen
      • Spring Glen is located in Duval County
    • Arlington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Duval County

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

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

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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- Cotton Rawles Grant) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cotton Rawles Grant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4013, Longitude: -81.8101       In this case, the coordinates for Cotton Rawles Grant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Cotton Rawles Grant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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