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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 F M Arredondo 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 F M Arredondo 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 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.

F M Arredondo Grant is located in Marion County.

To see how the shape of Florida's counties may 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 F M Arredondo Grant. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to F M Arredondo Grant:

  • Marion County     (The home county of F M Arredondo Grant)
    • The following are listed by their distance from F M Arredondo Grant, with the one closest to F M Arredondo Grant listed first.
    • Salt Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kerr City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Kerr City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr City
    • Electra
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Electra is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Lynne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Lynne is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
    • Eastlake Weir
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ocklawaha
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Candler
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort McCoy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Weirsdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Springs Shores
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Silver Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Summerfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Belleview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Flagler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from F M Arredondo Grant, with the one closest to F M Arredondo Grant listed first.
    • Bunnell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Korona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Korona is located in Flagler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korona
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from F M Arredondo Grant, with the one closest to F M Arredondo Grant listed first.
    • Astor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pittman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Pittman is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman
    • Acron ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Acron is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acron
    • Altoona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Lake Kathryn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Kathryn is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kathryn
    • Paisley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Umatilla
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Lake Mack - Forest Hills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Grand Island
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Pine Lakes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Lakes is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lakes
    • Carlton Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Carlton Village is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Village
    • Cassia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Cassia is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassia
  • Orange County
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from F M Arredondo Grant, with the one closest to F M Arredondo Grant listed first.
    • Georgetown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Crescent City Station
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Crescent City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Como
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Welaka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Pomona Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Nashua
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Nashua is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Satsuma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Buffalo Bluff
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
    • Peniel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Peniel is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
    • San Mateo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Hollister
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Palatka
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from F M Arredondo Grant, with the one closest to F M Arredondo Grant listed first.
    • The Villages
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Villages is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Villages
    • Oxford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from F M Arredondo Grant, with the one closest to F M Arredondo Grant listed first.
    • Volusia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Volusia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia
    • Emporia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Emporia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
    • Pierson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Seville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Barberville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • De Leon Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Glenwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland Park ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Highland Park is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
    • Beresford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Beresford is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
    • West De Land
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • West De Land is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West De Land
    • North De Land
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • North De Land is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North De Land
    • De Land Highlands
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • De Land Highlands is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Land Highlands
    • De Land Southwest
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • De Land Southwest is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Land Southwest

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

Cemeteries Near F M Arredondo Grant ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of F M Arredondo 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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for F M Arredondo Grant - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for F M Arredondo Grant covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from F M Arredondo Grant, with the one closest to F M Arredondo Grant listed first.

  • Long Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Astor Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lungren Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Ebenezer Lutheran Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Zion Primitive Baptist Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Harris Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Causey Family Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • First Baptist Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Shockley Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Purdom Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
    • The Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Pierson Methodist Cemetery
  • Continue List   (105 more) ...
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
      • The Roberts Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Trinity UMC Cemetery
    • St. John's Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
      • The St. John's Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. John's Missionary Church Cemetery
    • Seville Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Seville Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Seville.

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.<3>

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

These communities are listed based on their distance from F M Arredondo Grant, with the one closest to F M Arredondo Grant listed first.

  • Astor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Emporia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Emporia is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
  • Eldridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Eldridge is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
  • Pierson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Seville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Barberville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Georgetown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Pittman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Pittman is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman
  • Electra
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Electra is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
  • Fruitland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Fruitland is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Moss Bluff
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Moss Bluff is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
  • Norwalk
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Norwalk is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Altoona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Paisley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lynne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Lynne is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne

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

Newspapers Published in F M Arredondo 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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around F M Arredondo Grant.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of F M Arredondo Grant, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for F M Arredondo Grant.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 F M Arredondo Grant:

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 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.
<3>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 F M Arredondo Grant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- F M Arredondo Grant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.