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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 Gold Key (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 Gold Key. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Gold Key is located in Miami-Dade 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 Miami-Dade County: Broward, Collier & Monroe.

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

  • Miami-Dade County     (The home county of Gold Key)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gold Key, with the one closest to Gold Key listed first.
    • Islandia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Islandia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islandia
      • Islandia is located in Miami-Dade County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 18 people
    • Florida City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Leisure City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
      • Leisure City is located in Miami-Dade County
    • Homestead
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Naranja
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Princeton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Goulds
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Lakes by the Bay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakes by the Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakes by the Bay
      • Lakes by the Bay is located in Miami-Dade County
    • Redland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cutler Bay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Perrine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • South Miami Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Miami Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Miami Heights
      • South Miami Heights is located in Miami-Dade County
    • Aladdin City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aladdin City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin City
      • Aladdin City is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gold Key, with the one closest to Gold Key listed first.
    • North Key Largo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Key Largo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Key Largo
      • North Key Largo is located in Monroe County
    • Anglers Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Park
      • Anglers Park is located in Monroe County
    • Key Largo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Sunset Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Tavernier
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Plantation Key
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation Key have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Key
      • Plantation Key is located in Monroe County

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

Cemeteries Near Gold Key ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gold Key.

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 Gold Key covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Lakeside Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Palm Memorial Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palm Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palm Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Silver Green Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pinelawn Memorial
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinelawn Memorial
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinelawn Memorial have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Charlotte Jane Memorial Park
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charlotte Jane Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Charlotte Jane Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dade South Memorial Park
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dade South Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dade South Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Lawn Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodlawn Park Cemetery South
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Miami Memorial Park
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Star of David Memorial Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Star of David Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Star of David Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Charlotte Jane Memorial Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charlotte Jane Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Charlotte Jane Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Woodlawn Park Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Park Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Graceland Memorial Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceland Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graceland Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Flagler Memorial Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flagler Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flagler Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<4>

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

  • Cutler
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
    • Cutler is located in Miami-Dade County

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

Newspapers Published in Gold Key ...

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 236 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gold Key.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gold Key, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gold Key.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Gold Key:

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

The official website for Miami-Dade County: www.miamidade.gov/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 Gold Key, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Gold Key) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gold Key. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 25.3457, Longitude: -80.3328       In this case, the coordinates for Gold Key have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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