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 Green-Mar Acres (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 Green-Mar Acres. 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.
Green-Mar Acres is located in Miami-Dade 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 Miami-Dade County: Broward, Collier & Monroe.
Below are the counties that are near Green-Mar Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Green-Mar Acres:
- Miami-Dade County (The home county of Green-Mar Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green-Mar Acres, with the one closest to Green-Mar Acres listed first.
- Kendall
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pinecrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pinecrest is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,006 people
- Pinecrest has also been known as:
- Pinecrest village
- Glenvar Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glenvar Heights is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenvar Heights
- Sunset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gables by the Sea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gables by the Sea is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gables by the Sea
- Gables by the Sea has also been known as:
- Coral Bay
- Olympia Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Palmetto Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Palmetto Bay is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,218 people
- Palmetto Bay has also been known as:
- Palmetto Bay village
- Palmetto Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Palmetto Estates is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto Estates
- Richmond Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Heights is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Heights
- Three Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Three Lakes is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Lakes
- The Crossings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Crossings is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Crossings
- Cutler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cutler is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Broward County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green-Mar Acres, with the one closest to Green-Mar Acres listed first.
- Miramar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Miami Gardens
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Miami Gardens is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Gardens
- Pembroke Pines
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Utopia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Utopia is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
- Carver Ranches
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Carver Ranches is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Ranches
- Lake Forest
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Forest is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
- West Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Park is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,038 people
- Pembroke Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Palm Ranches
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Royal Palm Ranches is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palm Ranches
- Sunshine Ranches
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sunshine Ranches is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Ranches
- Hallandale Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hallandale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hallandale is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallandale
- Monroe County
- North Key Largo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Key Largo is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Key Largo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Green-Mar Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Green-Mar Acres.
Cemeteries Near Green-Mar Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Green-Mar Acres.
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 Green-Mar Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Green-Mar Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Green-Mar Acres, with the one closest to Green-Mar Acres listed first.
- Woodlawn Park Cemetery South
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pine Lawn Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dade South Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Charlotte Jane Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pinelawn Memorial
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Miami Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Star of David Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Charlotte Jane Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Graceland Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flagler Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Park Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Lakeside Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Silver Green Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Green-Mar Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Green-Mar Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Green-Mar Acres, with the one closest to Green-Mar Acres listed first.
- Cutler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cutler is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Miami
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Miami is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
- Population from the 2020 Census: 471,525 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami <1>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Green-Mar Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Green-Mar Acres.
Newspapers Published in Green-Mar Acres ...
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 275 newspapers that have been published in the area around Green-Mar Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Green-Mar Acres, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Green-Mar Acres.
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 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 Green-Mar Acres:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Miami-Dade County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Broward County
- Monroe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Florida
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 Green-Mar Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Green-Mar Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |