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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 Daytona Beach Shores (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 Daytona Beach Shores. 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 Daytona Beach Shores ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Daytona Beach Shores: Daytona Bch. Shrs.

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 northwest 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 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.

Daytona Beach Shores is located in Volusia 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 Volusia County: Brevard, Flagler, Marion, Putnam & Seminole.

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

  • Volusia County     (The home county of Daytona Beach Shores)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Daytona Beach Shores, with the one closest to Daytona Beach Shores listed first.
    • Halifax Estates
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Estates
      • Halifax Estates is located in Volusia County
    • South Daytona
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Port Orange
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Daytona Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daytona Beach
      • Daytona Beach is located in Volusia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,143 people
      • Former names for Daytona Beach:
      • Daytona
      • Kingston
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daytona Beach <1>
    • Allandale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Wilbur-by-the-Sea
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur-by-the-Sea
      • Wilbur-by-the-Sea is located in Volusia County
    • Harbor Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Oaks
      • Harbor Oaks is located in Volusia County
    • Pickwick Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickwick Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick Village
      • Pickwick Village is located in Volusia County
    • Holly Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ortona
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortona
      • Ortona is located in Volusia County
    • Ponce Inlet
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellinor Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellinor Village
      • Ellinor Village is located in Volusia County
    • Isleboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isleboro
      • Isleboro is located in Volusia County
  • Brevard County
  • Flagler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Daytona Beach Shores, with the one closest to Daytona Beach Shores listed first.
    • Korona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korona
      • Korona is located in Flagler County
    • Flagler Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Beverly Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Beach
      • Beverly Beach is located in Flagler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
    • Bunnell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Palm Coast
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake County
    • Lake Mack - Forest Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Daytona Beach Shores, with the one closest to Daytona Beach Shores listed first.
    • Indian Mound Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Mound Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
      • Indian Mound Village is located in Seminole County
    • Midway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Seminole County

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

Newspapers Published in Daytona Beach Shores ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Daytona Beach Shores.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Daytona Beach Shores, 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 Daytona Beach Shores.

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 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 Daytona Beach Shores:

Cemeteries Near Daytona Beach Shores ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Daytona Beach Shores.

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 Daytona Beach Shores covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Pine Ridge African-American Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Ridge African-American Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ridge African-American Cemetery
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sunset Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pinewood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Daytona Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Daytona Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Bellevue Cemetery
    • Bellevue Memorial Cemetery
    • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    • Cedar Hill Memory Gardens
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daytona Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201383 <4>
  • Mt. Ararat Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Shady Rest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Friendship Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Friendship Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fellowship Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
  • Spruce Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ponce Inlet Grave Site
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ponce Inlet Grave Site have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ponce Inlet Grave Site
  • Continue List   (64 more) ...
    • Pacetti Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pacetti Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pacetti Family Cemetery
    • French Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fisher Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Fisher Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Fisher Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rendy Road Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery

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 Daytona Beach Shores in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Daytona Beach Shores.

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

  • Port Orange
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Holly Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ponce Park ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce Park
    • Ponce Park is located in Volusia County
  • New Smyrna ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smyrna
    • New Smyrna is located in Volusia County
  • Glencoe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
    • Glencoe is located in Volusia County
  • Lake Helen
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Hill
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Glenwood
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • West De Land
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West De Land
    • West De Land is located in Volusia County
  • Cow Creek
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek
    • Cow Creek is located in Volusia County
  • Highland Park ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Highland Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
    • Highland Park is located in Volusia County
  • Beresford
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
    • Beresford is located in Volusia County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Fatio
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fatio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fatio
      • Fatio is located in Volusia County
    • Orange City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Osteen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)

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

The official website for Daytona Beach Shores: www.dbshores.org/

The official website for Volusia County: www.volusia.org/

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

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 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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Daytona Beach Shores) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Daytona Beach Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.1761, Longitude: -80.9830    
<4>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.
<5>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.
<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 Daytona Beach Shores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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