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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 East Mims (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 East Mims. 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 East Mims ...

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 East Mims: E. Mims

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 and doctors 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.

East Mims is located in Brevard 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 Brevard County: Indian River, Orange, Osceola & Volusia.

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

  • Brevard County     (The home county of East Mims)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Mims, with the one closest to East Mims listed first.
    • Mims
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Titusville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Aurantia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurantia
      • Aurantia is located in Brevard County
    • Scottsmoor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian River City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River City
      • Indian River City is located in Brevard County
    • Port Saint John
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Saint John
      • Port Saint John is located in Brevard County
    • Sharpes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Cocoa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocoa
      • Cocoa is located in Brevard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,694 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cocoa <1>
    • Port Canaveral
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cape Canaveral
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Merritt Island
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Angel City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel City
      • Angel City is located in Brevard County
    • Rockledge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Mims, with the one closest to East Mims listed first.
    • Christmas
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bithlo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bithlo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bithlo
      • Bithlo is located in Orange County
    • Wedgefield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgefield
      • Wedgefield is located in Orange County
    • Alafaya
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Union Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Goldenrod
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Aloma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Azalea Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Mims, with the one closest to East Mims listed first.
    • Chuluota
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Geneva
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Iowa City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
      • Iowa City is located in Seminole County
    • Oviedo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oviedo
      • Oviedo is located in Seminole County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oviedo <1>
    • Cameron City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron City
      • Cameron City is located in Seminole County
    • Indian Mound Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Sanford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Winter Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Casselberry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Lake Mary
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Mims, with the one closest to East Mims listed first.
    • Maytown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
      • Maytown is located in Volusia County
    • Oak Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Kalamazoo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
      • Kalamazoo is located in Volusia County
    • Lemon Bluff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Bluff
      • Lemon Bluff is located in Volusia County
    • Edgewater
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Ambrose Hull Grant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose Hull Grant
      • Ambrose Hull Grant is located in Volusia County
    • Osteen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Alamana
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamana
      • Alamana is located in Volusia County
    • Glencoe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
      • Glencoe is located in Volusia County
    • Mission City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission City
      • Mission City is located in Volusia County
    • New Smyrna Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Isleboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isleboro
      • Isleboro is located in Volusia County
    • Enterprise
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in East Mims ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Mims.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Mims, 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 East Mims.

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 East Mims:

Cemeteries Near East Mims ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Mims.

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

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

  • Crook Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Davis Grave Site
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Grave Site have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Grave Site
  • Christmas Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christmas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christmas Cemetery
  • Sinners Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • St.s & Sinners Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • St. Luke's Parish Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Luke's Parish Episcopal Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke's Parish Episcopal Church Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Chuluota Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chuluota Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chuluota Cemetery
  • Clinton Family Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Quarterman Family Cemetery #2
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (25 more) ...
    • Geneva Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Geneva Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Geneva Cemetery
    • Pine Crest Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Crest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Crest Cemetery
    • Sea Pines Memorial Gardens
      (20 miles [32.2 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.<5>

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

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

  • Mims
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Titusville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Turnbull
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnbull have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
    • Turnbull is located in Brevard County
  • Aurantia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurantia
    • Aurantia is located in Brevard County
  • Maytown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
    • Maytown is located in Volusia County
  • Oak Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Sharpes
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Cow Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • City Point
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point
    • City Point is located in Brevard County
  • Indianola
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indianola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
    • Indianola is located in Brevard County
  • Cocoa
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocoa
    • Cocoa is located in Brevard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,694 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cocoa <1>
  • Canaveral ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canaveral have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaveral
    • Canaveral is located in Brevard County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Rockledge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Osteen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Glencoe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
      • Glencoe is located in Volusia County

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

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

The official website for Brevard County: www.brevardcounty.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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Mims) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Mims. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.6592, Longitude: -80.8278       In this case, the coordinates for East Mims have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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 East Mims, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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