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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 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.

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 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Forest Corners is located in Marion 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 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lynne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
      • Lynne is located in Marion County
    • Electra
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
      • Electra is located in Marion County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs Shores
      • Silver Springs Shores is located in Marion County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerr City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr City
      • Kerr City is located in Marion County
    • Weirsdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Summerfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Anthony
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Village
      • Carlton Village is located in Lake County
    • Conant
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Conant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
      • Conant is located in Lake County
    • Lady Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Pittman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman
      • Pittman is located in Lake County
    • Altoona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village
      • Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village is located in Lake County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Lake County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mid Florida Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid Florida Lakes
      • Mid Florida Lakes is located in Lake County
    • Orange Bend
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orange Bend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Bend
      • Orange Bend is located in Lake County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent City Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City Station
      • Crescent City Station is located in Putnam County
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keuka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
      • Keuka is located in Putnam County
    • Satsuma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hollister
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Interlachen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Buffalo Bluff
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buffalo Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
      • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Villages have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Villages
      • The Villages is located in Sumter County
    • Oxford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Wildwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Adamsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
      • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia
      • Volusia is located in Volusia County
    • Emporia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
      • Emporia is located in Volusia County
    • 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.

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 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ocklawaha Bridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ocklawaha Bridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Electra Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Electra Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Electra Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Waldena Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waldena Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waldena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gore Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gore Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gore Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Grahamsville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Grahamsville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Grahamsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ocklawaha Community Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ocklawaha Community Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ocklawaha Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ft. King Burial Grounds
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. King Burial Grounds
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. King Burial Grounds have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burrell Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burrell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eureka Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Lawn Memory Gardens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (99 more) ...
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ft. McCoy Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lynne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
    • Lynne is located in Marion County
  • Electra
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Electra is located in Marion County
  • Grahamsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grahamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamsville
    • Grahamsville is located in Marion County
  • Moss Bluff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moss Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
    • Moss Bluff is located in Marion County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
    • Montague is located in Marion County
  • Lake Weir ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Weir
    • Lake Weir is located in Marion County
  • Stanton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
    • Stanton is located in Marion County
  • Santos
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santos have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santos
    • Santos is located in Marion County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Marion County
    • 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]<6>. 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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:

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

The official website for Marion County: www.marioncountyfl.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Forest Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forest Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forest Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.1833, Longitude: -81.8903       In this case, the coordinates for Forest Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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