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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 Indiantown (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 Indiantown. 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 Indiantown ...

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.

Another variation: Indian Town.

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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Indiantown is located in Martin 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 Martin County: Glades, Okeechobee, Palm Beach & Saint Lucie.

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

  • Martin County     (The home county of Indiantown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indiantown, with the one closest to Indiantown listed first.
    • Port Mayaca
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Palm City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North River Shores
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North River Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Shores
      • North River Shores is located in Martin County
    • Stuart
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Salerno
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Rio
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
      • Rio is located in Martin County
    • Hobe Sound
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Ocean Breeze
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Breeze have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Breeze
      • Ocean Breeze is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
      • Former name for Ocean Breeze:
      • Ocean Breeze Park
    • Sewall's Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jensen Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jupiter Island
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jupiter Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jupiter Island
      • Jupiter Island is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
  • Glades County
    • Buckhead Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead Ridge
      • Buckhead Ridge is located in Glades County
  • Okeechobee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indiantown, with the one closest to Indiantown listed first.
    • Taylor Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Creek
      • Taylor Creek is located in Okeechobee County
    • Cypress Quarters
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Quarters have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Quarters
      • Cypress Quarters is located in Okeechobee County
    • Okeechobee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Palm Beach County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indiantown, with the one closest to Indiantown listed first.
    • Bryant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Canal Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pahokee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fremd Village - Padgett Island
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Fremd Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremd Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremd Village
      • Fremd Village is located in Palm Beach County
    • Limestone Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Creek
      • Limestone Creek is located in Palm Beach County
    • Loxahatchee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Westlake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
      • Westlake is located in Palm Beach County
      • Westlake has also been known as:
      • West Lakes
    • Tequesta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jupiter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jupiter
      • Jupiter is located in Palm Beach County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,834 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jupiter <1>
    • Jupiter Inlet Colony
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jupiter Inlet Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jupiter Inlet Colony
      • Jupiter Inlet Colony is located in Palm Beach County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
    • Loxahatchee Groves
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loxahatchee Groves
      • Loxahatchee Groves is located in Palm Beach County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,623 people
    • Palm Beach Gardens
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Lucie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indiantown, with the one closest to Indiantown listed first.
    • Port Saint Lucie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Hutchinson Island South
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hutchinson Island South. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson Island South
      • Hutchinson Island South is located in Saint Lucie County
    • White City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Saint Lucie County
    • Indian River Estates
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian River Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River Estates
      • Indian River Estates is located in Saint Lucie County
    • Fort Pierce
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Indiantown ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Indiantown.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Indiantown. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Indiantown and those printed in the larger area surrounding Indiantown.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Indiantown.

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 helpful 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 Indiantown:

Cemeteries Near Indiantown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Indiantown.

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

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

  • Port Mayaca Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fern Hill Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fern Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fern Hill Cemetery
  • All Saints Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the All Saints Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the All Saints Cemetery
  • Jupiter Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jupiter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jupiter Cemetery
  • Foreverglades Mausoleum Gardens
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foreverglades Mausoleum Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foreverglades Mausoleum Gardens
  • White City Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White City Cemetery
  • Liveoak Park Memorial Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liveoak Park Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liveoak Park Memorial Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Our Lady of Peace Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

  • Jupiter
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jupiter
    • Jupiter is located in Palm Beach County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,834 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jupiter <1>

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

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

The official website for Martin County: www.martin.fl.us/

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

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 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.
<3>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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Indiantown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Indiantown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.0273, Longitude: -80.4858    
<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 Indiantown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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