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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 Fowlers Bluff (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 Fowlers Bluff. 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 Fowlers Bluff ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Fowlers Bluff: Fowlers Blf. (or less commonly used: Fowlers Bluf.)
  • While the name of this community is Fowlers Bluff, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Fowlers Bluff may originally have been Fowler's Bluff.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Fowlers Bluff might be written as Fowler Bluff.

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 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.

Fowlers Bluff is located in Levy 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 Levy County: Alachua, Citrus, Dixie, Gilchrist & Marion.

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

  • Levy County     (The home county of Fowlers Bluff)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowlers Bluff, with the one closest to Fowlers Bluff listed first.
    • Manatee Road
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manatee Road have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatee Road
      • Manatee Road is located in Levy County
    • Chiefland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Andrews
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
      • Andrews is located in Levy County
    • Otter Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Key
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Gulf Hammock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bronson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • East Bronson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bronson
      • East Bronson is located in Levy County
    • Williston Highlands
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williston Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston Highlands
      • Williston Highlands is located in Levy County
  • Alachua County
    • Newberry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dixie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowlers Bluff, with the one closest to Fowlers Bluff listed first.
    • Suwannee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Suwanee Old Town ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suwanee Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwanee Old Town
      • Suwanee Old Town is located in Dixie County
    • Horseshoe Beach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Cross City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Steward City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steward City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steward City
      • Steward City is located in Dixie County
  • Gilchrist County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowlers Bluff, with the one closest to Fowlers Bluff listed first.
    • Fanning Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Trenton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
      • Bell is located in Gilchrist County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell <3>
    • Waters Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Lake
      • Waters Lake is located in Gilchrist County
    • Little Lake City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake City
      • Little Lake City is located in Gilchrist County
  • Suwannee County
    • Suwannee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwannee
      • Suwannee is located in Suwannee County
  • Taylor County

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

Newspapers Published in Fowlers Bluff ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fowlers Bluff.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fowlers Bluff, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fowlers Bluff.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Fowlers Bluff:

Cemeteries Near Fowlers Bluff ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fowlers Bluff.

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

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

  • Keen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keen Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
  • Galilee Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galilee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galilee Cemetery
  • Chiefland Community Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chiefland Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chiefland Community Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Hardee Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardee Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
  • Chiefland Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chiefland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chiefland Cemetery
  • Usher Family Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Usher Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Usher Family Cemetery
  • Adamsville Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adamsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adamsville Cemetery
  • Old Town Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (37 more) ...
    • Long Pond Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Pond Cemetery
    • Carter Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
    • Levyville Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Levyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Levyville 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.<6>

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

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

  • Suwannee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwannee
    • Suwannee is located in Suwannee County
  • Chiefland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sumner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
    • Sumner is located in Levy County
  • Rosewood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
    • Rosewood is located in Levy County
  • Ellzey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellzey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellzey
    • Ellzey is located in Levy County
  • Otter Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Key
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Gulf Hammock
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bronson
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Meredith
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meredith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
    • Meredith is located in Levy County

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

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

The official website for Levy County: www.levycounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fowlers Bluff) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fowlers Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.3966, Longitude: -83.0243       In this case, the coordinates for Fowlers Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Fowlers Bluff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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