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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Forest Corners (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 Forest Corners. 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 Forest Corners ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Forest Corners: Forest Cors.

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 southwest 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 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.

Forest Corners 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 Forest Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forest Corners:

  • Marion County     (The home county of Forest Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Corners, with the one closest to Forest Corners listed first.
    • Lynne
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Lynne is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
    • Electra
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Electra is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Ocklawaha
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Candler
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Springs Shores
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Eastlake Weir
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Fort McCoy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Belleview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Kerr City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Kerr City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr City
    • Weirsdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Summerfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Alachua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Corners, with the one closest to Forest Corners listed first.
    • Island Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lochloosa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Evinston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hawthorne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Corners, with the one closest to Forest Corners listed first.
    • Carlton Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Carlton Village is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Village
    • Conant
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Conant is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
    • Lady Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Pittman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Pittman is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman
    • Altoona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Astor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Fruitland Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Lisbon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Lisbon is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Grand Island
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Umatilla
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mid Florida Lakes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Mid Florida Lakes is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid Florida Lakes
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Corners, with the one closest to Forest Corners listed first.
    • Georgetown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Welaka
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Crescent City Station
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Nashua
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Nashua is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Edgar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Crescent City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Como
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pomona Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Keuka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Keuka is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
    • Satsuma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hollister
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Buffalo Bluff
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Corners, with the one closest to Forest Corners listed first.
    • The Villages
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Villages is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Villages
    • Oxford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Wildwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Orange Home
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Orange Home is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
    • Adamsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Coleman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Lake Panasoffkee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Corners, with the one closest to Forest Corners listed first.
    • Volusia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Volusia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia
    • Emporia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Emporia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
    • Pierson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Seville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Barberville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Forest Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forest Corners.

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 Forest Corners - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Forest Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Ocklawaha Bridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Electra Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Waldena Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Gore Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Grahamsville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ocklawaha Community Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Ft. King Burial Grounds
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Burrell Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Eureka Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Forest Lawn Memory Gardens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (100 more) ...

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 Forest Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Forest Corners.

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

  • Lynne
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lynne is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
  • Electra
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Electra is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
  • Grahamsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Grahamsville is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamsville
  • Moss Bluff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Moss Bluff is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
  • Candler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ocklawaha
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Silver Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Montague
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Montague is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
  • Lake Weir ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Weir is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Weir
  • Stanton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Stanton is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Santos
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Santos is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santos
  • Belleview
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Fort McCoy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Eureka
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Eureka is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Summerfield
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Forest Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forest Corners.

Newspapers Published in Forest Corners ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forest Corners, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forest Corners.

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 helpful 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 Forest Corners:

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 Forest Corners, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forest Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.