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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 Dills (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 Dills. 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 northwest 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 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.

Dills is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Leon, Madison, Taylor, Wakulla, Brooks (GA) & Thomas (GA).

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Dills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dills, with the one closest to Dills listed first.
    • Monticello
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Aucilla
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
      • Aucilla is located in Jefferson County
    • Lamont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Lloyd
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Waukeenah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Thomas City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas City
      • Thomas City is located in Jefferson County
    • Wacissa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Leon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dills, with the one closest to Dills listed first.
    • Miccosukee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Capitola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
      • Capitola is located in Leon County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dills, with the one closest to Dills listed first.
    • Greenville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hamburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Madison County
    • Cherry Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
      • Cherry Lake is located in Madison County
    • Madison
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Pinetta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Leland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Leland is located in Madison County
  • Taylor County
  • Brooks County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dills, with the one closest to Dills listed first.
    • Empress
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empress
      • Empress is located in Brooks County (GA)
    • Dixie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Quitman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
      • Quitman is located in Brooks County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,625 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <1>
    • Barwick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Fodie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
      • Fodie is located in Brooks County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
    • McIntyre Spring ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntyre Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Spring
      • McIntyre Spring is located in Brooks County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 605 people
    • Tallokas ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallokas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallokas
      • Tallokas is located in Brooks County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 171 people
    • Morven
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
      • Morven is located in Brooks County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morven <1>
    • Barney
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Grady County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dills, with the one closest to Dills listed first.
    • Midway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Grady County (GA)
    • Good Hope ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
      • Good Hope is located in Grady County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 300 people
  • Lowndes County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dills, with the one closest to Dills listed first.
    • Clyattville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Shiloh
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Lowndes County (GA)
  • Thomas County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dills, with the one closest to Dills listed first.
    • Boston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston is located in Thomas County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boston <1>
    • Newark
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Thomas County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 783 people
    • Thomasville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Dewey City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey City
      • Dewey City is located in Thomas County (GA)
    • Fredonia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Thomas County (GA)
    • Pavo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavo
      • Pavo is located in Thomas County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pavo <1>
    • Coolidge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Ochlocknee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochlocknee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochlocknee
      • Ochlocknee is located in Thomas County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ochlocknee <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Dills ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dills, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dills.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Dills:

Cemeteries Near Dills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dills.

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

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

  • Laffittee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laffittee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laffittee Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Mt. Zion Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Zion AME Church Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Milton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Flock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Flock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Flock Cemetery
  • Browns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bellamy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • St. Philip Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Philip Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Philip Cemetery
  • Grooverville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Texas Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mallette Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mallette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mallette Cemetery
  • Roseland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sneeds Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (243 more) ...
    • Kinsey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Elizabeth Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • AME Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the AME Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the AME 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.<5>

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

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

  • Aucilla ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aucilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
    • Aucilla is located in Thomas County (GA)
  • Monticello
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Aucilla
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
    • Aucilla is located in Jefferson County
  • Boston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
    • Boston is located in Thomas County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boston <1>
  • Dixie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Metcalf
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metcalf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
    • Metcalf is located in Thomas County (GA)
  • Hamburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Hamburg is located in Madison County
  • Quitman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
    • Quitman is located in Brooks County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,625 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <1>
  • Miccosukee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Lloyd
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lamont
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Waukeenah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Nankin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nankin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nankin
      • Nankin is located in Brooks County (GA)
    • Thomasville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.fl.us/

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 '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- Dills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6233, Longitude: -83.7721       In this case, the coordinates for Dills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Dills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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