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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 Greenfield (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 Greenfield. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Greenfield is located in Columbia 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 Columbia County: Alachua, Baker, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Suwannee, Union, Clinch (GA) & Echols (GA).

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

  • Columbia County     (The home county of Greenfield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
    • McColskey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • McColskey is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColskey
    • Watertown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Watertown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
    • Five Points
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Five Points is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Lake City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lulu
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Fort White
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Baker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
    • Olustee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sanderson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Taylor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Taylor is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Glen Saint Mary
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • MacClenny
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
    • White Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Marion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Marion is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Jasper
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bakers Mill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bakers Mill is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Mill
  • Suwannee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
    • Wellborn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Padlock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Padlock is located in Suwannee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padlock
    • Rixford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Rixford is located in Suwannee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
    • Live Oak
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • McAlpin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • O'Brien
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
    • Lake Butler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Raiford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Worthington Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Clinch County (GA)
    • Fargo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Fargo is located in Clinch County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fargo <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Greenfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenfield.

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 Greenfield - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Memorial Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Lawn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Truvine Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Huntsville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • East Rest Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jerusalem Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dyess Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Eastside Memorial Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Price Creek Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (85 more) ...
    • Monument Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Fellowship Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 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 Greenfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Greenfield.

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

  • Winfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Winfield is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Watertown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Watertown is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
  • Mount Carrie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Carrie is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrie
  • Suwannee Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Suwannee Valley is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwannee Valley
  • Lake City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Olustee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • White Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Benton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Benton is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Lulu
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Wellborn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Sanderson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Genoa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Genoa is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Columbia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Columbia is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
    • Houston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Houston is located in Suwannee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
    • Padlock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Padlock is located in Suwannee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padlock

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

Newspapers Published in Greenfield ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenfield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenfield, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greenfield.

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 Greenfield:

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 Greenfield, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greenfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.