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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 Danks 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 Danks 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 Danks 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 have occurred.

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

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Danks Corner might be written as Dank 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Danks Corner is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Alachua, Citrus, Lake, Levy, Putnam, Sumter & Volusia.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Danks Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Danks 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.

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 Danks Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crum Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crum Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Olivet Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olivet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nichols Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nichols Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nichols Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burrell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burrell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Level Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Level Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Level Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Royal Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Royal Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Royal Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Lawn Memory Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stanton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Rutland Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rutland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rutland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Good Shepherd Memorial Gardens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Shepherd Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Shepherd Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ocklawaha Community Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ocklawaha Community Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ocklawaha Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

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

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

  • Summerfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Belleview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Santos
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santos have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santos
    • Santos is located in Marion County
  • Oxford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Weir ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Weir
    • Lake Weir is located in Marion County
  • Royal
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
    • Royal is located in Sumter County
  • Candler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Montague
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
    • Montague is located in Marion County
  • Wildwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ocklawaha
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Rutland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
    • Rutland is located in Sumter County
  • Conant
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Conant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
    • Conant is located in Lake County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Conant
    • From Danks Corner to Conant
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    • Stanton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
      • Stanton is located in Marion County
    • Ocala
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Carlson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlson
      • Carlson is located in Sumter County

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

Newspapers Published in Danks 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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Danks Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Danks Corner, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Danks Corner.

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 websites either 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 Danks Corner:

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

The official website for Marion County: www.marioncountyfl.org/

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

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 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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Danks Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Danks Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Danks Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.0110, Longitude: -82.1200    









 

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