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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 Geigers Landing (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 Geigers Landing. 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 Geigers Landing ...

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 occur.

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

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Geigers Landing might be written as Geiger Landing.

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 and doctors 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.

Geigers Landing is located in Seminole 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 Seminole County: Lake, Orange & Volusia.

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

  • Seminole County     (The home county of Geigers Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Geigers Landing, with the one closest to Geigers Landing listed first.
    • Geneva
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cameron City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Cameron City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron City
    • Indian Mound Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Indian Mound Village is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
    • Midway
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Midway is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Iowa City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Iowa City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
    • Sanford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Oviedo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Oviedo is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oviedo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oviedo <2>
    • Chuluota
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lake Mary
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lake Monroe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Winter Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Longwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Casselberry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Brevard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Geigers Landing, with the one closest to Geigers Landing listed first.
    • Aurantia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Aurantia is located in Brevard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurantia
    • Scottsmoor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Turnbull
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Turnbull is located in Brevard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
    • Mims
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Titusville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian River City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian River City is located in Brevard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River City
    • Port Saint John
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Port Saint John is located in Brevard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Saint John
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Geigers Landing, with the one closest to Geigers Landing listed first.
    • Ethel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Ethel is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Pine Lakes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Lakes is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lakes
    • Cassia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Cassia is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassia
    • Lake Mack - Forest Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Plymouth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Mount Plymouth is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Plymouth
    • Lake Kathryn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Kathryn is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kathryn
    • Sorrento
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Acron ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Acron is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acron
    • Paisley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Dora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Geigers Landing, with the one closest to Geigers Landing listed first.
    • Alafaya
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Goldenrod
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bithlo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Bithlo is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bithlo
    • Union Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Aloma
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Maitland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Winter Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Eatonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Christmas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Azalea Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairview Shores
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairview Shores is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Shores
    • Fairvilla
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lockhart
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Geigers Landing, with the one closest to Geigers Landing listed first.
    • Lemon Bluff
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Lemon Bluff is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Bluff
    • Osteen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Kalamazoo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Kalamazoo is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
    • Cow Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cow Creek is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek
    • Enterprise
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Deltona
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Maytown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Maytown is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
    • Alamana
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Alamana is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamana
    • Valdez
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Valdez is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
    • De Bary
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cassadaga
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Florida
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Fort Florida is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Florida
    • Orange City Hills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Orange City Hills is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange City Hills

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

Cemeteries Near Geigers Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Geigers Landing.

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 Geigers Landing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Geneva Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Osteen Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Osteen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Garfield Settlement Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Restlawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sanford Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Enterprise Evergreen Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise Evergreen Cemetery
    • The Enterprise Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Enterprise Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
  • Slavia Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chuluota Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Davis Grave Site
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Deltona Memorial Gardens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oaklawn Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (82 more) ...
    • Longwood Memorial Gardens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rouse Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Lake Helen - Cassadega Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Helen - Cassadega Cemetery
      • The Lake Helen - Cassadega Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lake Helen - Cassadaga Cemetery
      • Lake Helen - Cassdaga Cemetery
      • Lake Helen - Cassdega Cemetery
      • Lake Helen 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.<4>

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

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

  • Osteen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cow Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cow Creek is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek
  • Enterprise
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Maytown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Maytown is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
  • Lake Helen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Orange City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Goldenrod
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Aurantia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Aurantia is located in Brevard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurantia
  • Maitland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Winter Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fatio
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fatio is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fatio
  • Ethel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Ethel is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Eatonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Turnbull
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Turnbull is located in Brevard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
    • Oak Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Geigers Landing ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Geigers Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Geigers Landing, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Geigers Landing.

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 Geigers Landing:

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Geigers Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Geigers Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.