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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 J L Sanchez and Others Grant (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 J L Sanchez and Others Grant. 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 hospitals 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.

J L Sanchez and Others Grant is located in Alachua 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 Alachua County: Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Gilchrist, Levy, Marion, Putnam & Union.

Below are the counties that are near J L Sanchez and Others Grant. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to J L Sanchez and Others Grant:

  • Alachua County     (The home county of J L Sanchez and Others Grant)
    • The following are listed by their distance from J L Sanchez and Others Grant, with the one closest to J L Sanchez and Others Grant listed first.
    • La Crosse
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Alachua
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Burnetts Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Burnetts Lake is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnetts Lake
    • High Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hague
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Hague is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
    • Rutledge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Rutledge is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
    • Jonesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Newberry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Gainesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Waldo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Arredondo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Arredondo is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arredondo
    • Earleton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Baker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from J L Sanchez and Others Grant, with the one closest to J L Sanchez and Others Grant listed first.
    • Olustee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Sanderson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from J L Sanchez and Others Grant, with the one closest to J L Sanchez and Others Grant listed first.
    • Brooker
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Graham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Hampton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Starke
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Lawtey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from J L Sanchez and Others Grant, with the one closest to J L Sanchez and Others Grant listed first.
    • Kingsley Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Kingsley Lake is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Lake
    • Kingsley Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Kingsley Village is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Village
    • Keystone Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Kingsley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Kingsley is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
    • Lake Geneva
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from J L Sanchez and Others Grant, with the one closest to J L Sanchez and Others Grant listed first.
    • Lulu
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Fort White
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • McColskey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • McColskey is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColskey
    • Watertown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Watertown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
    • Lake City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Five Points
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Five Points is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Gilchrist County
    • The following are listed by their distance from J L Sanchez and Others Grant, with the one closest to J L Sanchez and Others Grant listed first.
    • Waters Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Waters Lake is located in Gilchrist County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Lake
    • Bell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bell is located in Gilchrist County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell <1>
    • Little Lake City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Little Lake City is located in Gilchrist County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake City
    • Trenton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Suwannee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from J L Sanchez and Others Grant, with the one closest to J L Sanchez and Others Grant listed first.
    • Branford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Wellborn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • O'Brien
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from J L Sanchez and Others Grant, with the one closest to J L Sanchez and Others Grant listed first.
    • Worthington Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lake Butler
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Raiford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to J L Sanchez and Others Grant, see our County-by-County Page for J L Sanchez and Others Grant.

Cemeteries Near J L Sanchez and Others Grant ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of J L Sanchez and Others Grant.

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 J L Sanchez and Others Grant - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for J L Sanchez and Others Grant covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from J L Sanchez and Others Grant, with the one closest to J L Sanchez and Others Grant listed first.

  • New Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Richard Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Ft. Call Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • New Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Damascus Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Asberry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Elzey Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • St. John Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Philippi Baptist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (156 more) ...
    • Old Bradford Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Providence Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • High Springs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<4>

While we didn't find J L Sanchez and Others Grant in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of J L Sanchez and Others Grant.

These communities are listed based on their distance from J L Sanchez and Others Grant, with the one closest to J L Sanchez and Others Grant listed first.

  • Mikesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mikesville is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikesville
  • Newnansville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Newnansville is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnansville
  • La Crosse
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Alachua
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • High Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hague
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hague is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
  • Lake Butler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lulu
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • New River
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • New River is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
  • Fort White
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Columbia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Columbia is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Rutledge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Rutledge is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Paradise
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Paradise is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Jonesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Mount Carrie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Mount Carrie is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrie

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

Newspapers Published in J L Sanchez and Others Grant ...

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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around J L Sanchez and Others Grant.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of J L Sanchez and Others Grant, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for J L Sanchez and Others Grant.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 J L Sanchez and Others Grant:

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>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- J L Sanchez and Others Grant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 J L Sanchez and Others Grant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.