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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 Greensboro (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 Greensboro. 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.

Greensboro is located in Gadsden 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 Gadsden County: Calhoun, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Decatur (GA), Grady (GA) & Seminole (GA).

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

  • Gadsden County     (The home county of Greensboro)
  • Calhoun County
  • Jackson County
  • Leon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greensboro, with the one closest to Greensboro listed first.
    • Ocklockonee ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocklockonee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocklockonee
      • Ocklockonee is located in Leon County
    • Tallahassee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greensboro, with the one closest to Greensboro listed first.
    • Hosford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Telogia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Bristol
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Estiffanulga
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Central City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Liberty County
    • Lewis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lewis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
      • Lewis is located in Liberty County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lewis
      • From Greensboro to Lewis
  • Decatur County (GA)
  • Grady County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greensboro, with the one closest to Greensboro listed first.
    • Calvary
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Reno
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reno have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Reno is located in Grady County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 285 people
  • Seminole County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greensboro, with the one closest to Greensboro listed first.
    • Reynoldsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynoldsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
      • Reynoldsville is located in Seminole County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
    • Butlers Ferry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Ferry
      • Butlers Ferry is located in Seminole County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,759 people
    • Iron City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Steam Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Steam Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Mill
      • Steam Mill is located in Seminole County (GA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Steam Mill
      • From Greensboro to Steam Mill

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

Cemeteries Near Greensboro ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greensboro.

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

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

  • Edwards Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gause Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gause Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gause Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Poley Branch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poley Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poley Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Farrell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farrell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sunny Dell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunny Dell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunny Dell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Florida State Hospital Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Western Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Western Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Western Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Glory Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Glory Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Glory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (170 more) ...
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Kent Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kent Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Smith Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<6>

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

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

  • Sycamore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sycamore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sycamore
    • From Greensboro to Sycamore
  • Mount Pleasant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wetumpka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetumpka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetumpka
    • Wetumpka is located in Gadsden County
  • Quincy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • River Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Bluff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
    • Rock Bluff is located in Liberty County
  • Chattahoochee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Recovery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Recovery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
    • Recovery is located in Decatur County (GA)
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
  • Bloxham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloxham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloxham
    • Bloxham is located in Leon County
  • Faceville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sneads
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Holland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Holland is located in Leon County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bristol
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Inwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
      • Inwood is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Inwood
      • From Greensboro to Inwood
    • Ocheesee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ocheesee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
      • Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ocheesee
      • From Greensboro to Ocheesee

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

Newspapers Published in Greensboro ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greensboro.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greensboro, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greensboro.

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 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 Greensboro:

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

The official website for Gadsden County: www.gadsdengov.net/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greensboro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greensboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5695, Longitude: -84.7432    
<5>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.
<6>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 Greensboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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