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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 J Summeral 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 Summeral 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 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.

J Summeral Grant is located in Putnam 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 Putnam County: Alachua, Bradford, Clay, Flagler, Marion, Saint Johns & Volusia.

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

  • Putnam County     (The home county of J Summeral Grant)
    • The following are listed by their distance from J Summeral Grant, with the one closest to J Summeral Grant listed first.
    • East Palatka
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Palatka
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • San Mateo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Peniel
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Peniel is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
    • Bostwick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Federal Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Federal Point is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Point
    • Buffalo Bluff
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
    • Satsuma
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Nashua
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Nashua is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Pomona Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Lake Como
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hollister
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Alachua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from J Summeral Grant, with the one closest to J Summeral Grant listed first.
    • Melrose
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Hawthorne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Earleton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Campville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Campville is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from J Summeral Grant, with the one closest to J Summeral Grant listed first.
    • Green Cove Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Penney Farms
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Geneva
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Keystone Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Asbury Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Asbury Lake is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Lake
  • Flagler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from J Summeral Grant, with the one closest to J Summeral Grant listed first.
    • Marineland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Palm Coast
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Bunnell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Beverly Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Beverly Beach is located in Flagler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
    • Korona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Korona is located in Flagler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korona
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from J Summeral Grant, with the one closest to J Summeral Grant listed first.
    • Salt Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Kerr City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Kerr City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr City
    • Orange Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort McCoy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Johns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from J Summeral Grant, with the one closest to J Summeral Grant listed first.
    • Hastings
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Armstrong
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Armstrong is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Tocoi
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
    • Elkton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Augustine Shores
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Augustine Shores is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine Shores
    • Saint Augustine South
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Augustine South is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine South
    • Crescent Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Butler Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Butler Beach is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Beach
    • Saint Augustine Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Augustine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Vilano Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from J Summeral Grant, with the one closest to J Summeral Grant listed first.
    • Seville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Pierson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near J Summeral Grant ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of J Summeral 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 Summeral Grant - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • West View Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Palatka Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Putnam County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • San Mateo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Peniel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Yelvington Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Resthaven Cemetery & Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Etonia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Satsuma Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (75 more) ...
    • Mei-Wun Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Mary Elizabeth Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Naomi Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

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

  • East Palatka
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Orange Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Orange Mills is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Mills
  • Palatka
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lundy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lundy is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundy
  • San Mateo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Peniel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Peniel is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
  • Teasdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Teasdale is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teasdale
  • Yelvington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Yelvington is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
  • Francis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Francis is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
  • Bridgeport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bridgeport is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Buffalo Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
  • Federal Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Federal Point is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Point
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bostwick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Satsuma
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Nashua
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Nashua is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua

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

Newspapers Published in J Summeral 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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around J Summeral Grant.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of J Summeral Grant, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for J Summeral Grant.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 J Summeral 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>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 J Summeral Grant, 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- J Summeral Grant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.