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 Golden Gates Estates (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 Golden Gates Estates. 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 Golden Gates Estates ...

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 Golden Gates Estates: Golden Gates Ests.

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

Golden Gates Estates is located in Collier 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 Collier County: Broward, Hendry, Lee, Miami-Dade & Monroe.

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

• Collier County     (The home county of Golden Gates Estates)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Golden Gates Estates, with the one closest to Golden Gates Estates listed first.
  • Orangetree
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangetree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangetree
    • Orangetree is located in Collier County
  • Golden Gate
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gate
    • Golden Gate is located in Collier County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden Gate <2>
  • Miles City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles City
    • Miles City is located in Collier County
  • Vineyards
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vineyards have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyards
    • Vineyards is located in Collier County
  • Lely Resort
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lely Resort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lely Resort
    • Lely Resort is located in Collier County
  • Ave Maria
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ave Maria
    • Ave Maria is located in Collier County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ave Maria <2>
  • Naples Manor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naples Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples Manor
    • Naples Manor is located in Collier County
  • Lely
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lely
    • Lely is located in Collier County
  • East Naples
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Naples have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Naples
    • East Naples is located in Collier County
  • Jerome
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Jerome is located in Collier County
  • Naples
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
    • Naples is located in Collier County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,988 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <2>
  • North Naples
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Naples have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Naples
    • North Naples is located in Collier County
  • Pelican Bay
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Bay
    • Pelican Bay is located in Collier County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelican Bay <2>
• Hendry County
  • Felda
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felda
    • Felda is located in Hendry County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felda <2>
• Lee County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Golden Gates Estates, with the one closest to Golden Gates Estates listed first.
  • Bonita Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita Springs
    • Bonita Springs is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,830 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonita Springs <2>
  • Estero
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estero
    • Estero is located in Lee County
    • Estero has also been known as:
    • Estero Village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estero <2>
  • San Carlos Park
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Carlos Park
    • San Carlos Park is located in Lee County
  • Three Oaks
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
    • Three Oaks is located in Lee County
  • Forest Island Park
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Island Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Island Park
    • Forest Island Park is located in Lee County

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

Newspapers Published in Golden Gates Estates ...

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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Golden Gates Estates.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Golden Gates Estates, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Golden Gates Estates.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Golden Gates Estates:

• Websites specific to Florida
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the State Archives of Florida

• Pages specific to Collier County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Hendry County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Lee County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Florida
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Florida
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Florida
  • Cemeteries of Collier County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Florida
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Florida
  • Cemeteries of Collier County

Cemeteries Near Golden Gates Estates ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Golden Gates Estates.

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 Golden Gates Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Golden Gates Estates, with the one closest to Golden Gates Estates listed first.

• Bonita Springs Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bonita Springs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bonita Springs.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bonita Springs Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2153688 <4>
• Crest Lawn Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crest Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crest Lawn Cemetery
• Naples Memorial Gardens
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Naples Memorial Gardens is a very large cemetery that is located in Naples Park.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Naples Memorial Gardens
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #169949 <4>
• Johnson Cemetery
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72136 <4>
• Koreshan Cemetery #2
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • The Koreshan Cemetery #2 has also been known as:
  • Koreshan Unity Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Koreshan Cemetery #2
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72157 <4>

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 Golden Gates Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Golden Gates Estates.

• Naples
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
  • Naples is located in Collier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <2>

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Collier County: www.co.collier.fl.us/

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