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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 George I F Clark 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 George I F Clark 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

George I F Clark 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 George I F Clark Grant. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to George I F Clark Grant:

  • Marion County     (The home county of George I F Clark Grant)
    • The following are listed by their distance from George I F Clark Grant, with the one closest to George I F Clark Grant listed first.
    • Citra
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Sparr
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Reddick
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • McIntosh
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Orange Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Paynes Town ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Paynes Town is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Town
    • Lowell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Irvine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Irvine is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
    • Fairfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairfield is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Heijahs Town ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Heijahs Town is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heijahs Town
    • Anthony
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Martin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Martin is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Fort McCoy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Alachua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from George I F Clark Grant, with the one closest to George I F Clark Grant listed first.
    • Island Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lochloosa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Evinston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Micanopy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hawthorne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Rochelle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Rochelle is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
    • Windsor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Windsor is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Campville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Campville is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
    • Gainesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Melrose
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Arredondo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Arredondo is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arredondo
    • Earleton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Archer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from George I F Clark Grant, with the one closest to George I F Clark Grant listed first.
    • Graham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Hampton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from George I F Clark Grant, with the one closest to George I F Clark Grant listed first.
    • Keystone Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Lake Geneva
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Levy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from George I F Clark Grant, with the one closest to George I F Clark Grant listed first.
    • East Williston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • East Williston is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Williston
    • Williston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Morriston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Raleigh
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Raleigh is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
    • Williston Highlands
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Williston Highlands is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston Highlands
    • East Bronson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • East Bronson is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bronson
    • Meredith
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Meredith is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
    • Bronson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from George I F Clark Grant, with the one closest to George I F Clark Grant listed first.
    • Edgar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Keuka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Keuka is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
    • Interlachen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mannville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mannville is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannville
    • Hollister
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Putnam Hall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Grandin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Florahome
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Welaka
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Nashua
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Nashua is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Buffalo Bluff
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
    • Georgetown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Satsuma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near George I F Clark Grant ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of George I F Clark 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 George I F Clark Grant - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Willow Plant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Citra Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Carlton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dupree Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Millwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tompkins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Center Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Olive AME Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Anthony Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (123 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 George I F Clark Grant in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of George I F Clark Grant.

These communities are listed based on their distance from George I F Clark Grant, with the one closest to George I F Clark Grant listed first.

  • Citra
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Island Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Millwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Millwood is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
  • Reddick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sparr
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Boardman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Boardman is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
  • McIntosh
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Orange Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lochloosa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lowell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Evinston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Martin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Martin is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Anthony
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Micanopy Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Micanopy Junction is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micanopy Junction
    • Fort McCoy
      (10 miles [16.1 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 George I F Clark Grant. See our List of 1890's Communities around George I F Clark Grant.

Newspapers Published in George I F Clark 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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around George I F Clark Grant.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of George I F Clark Grant, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for George I F Clark Grant.

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 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 George I F Clark 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 George I F Clark 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- George I F Clark Grant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.