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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 Jackson Bluff (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 Jackson Bluff. 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 Jackson Bluff ...

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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Jackson Bluff: Jackson Blf. (or less commonly used: Jackson Bluf.)

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Jackson Bluff is located in Leon 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 Leon County: Gadsden, Jefferson, Liberty, Wakulla, Grady (GA) & Thomas (GA).

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

  • Leon County     (The home county of Jackson Bluff)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Bluff, with the one closest to Jackson Bluff listed first.
    • Tallahassee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Woodville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Bradfordville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bradfordville is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordville
    • Ocklockonee ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ocklockonee is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocklockonee
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Bluff, with the one closest to Jackson Bluff listed first.
    • McNeal ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • McNeal is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
    • Blountstown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Ocheesee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
    • Marysville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Marysville is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
    • Chipola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Chipola is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
  • Gadsden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Bluff, with the one closest to Jackson Bluff listed first.
    • Midway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Greensboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Douglas City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Douglas City is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
    • Quincy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Gretna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Sycamore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Mount Pleasant
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Havana
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • River Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • River Junction is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
    • Chattahoochee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Bluff, with the one closest to Jackson Bluff listed first.
    • Sneads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Inwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Inwood is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Bluff, with the one closest to Jackson Bluff listed first.
    • Hosford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Telogia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bristol
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Central City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Central City is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Estiffanulga
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Estiffanulga is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estiffanulga
    • Lewis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lewis is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Wakulla County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Bluff, with the one closest to Jackson Bluff listed first.
    • Crawfordville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wakulla Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sopchoppy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Curtis Mill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Curtis Mill is located in Wakulla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Mill
    • Panacea
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Marks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Decatur County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jackson Bluff, with the one closest to Jackson Bluff listed first.
    • Faceville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Faceville is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
    • Attapulgus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Recovery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Recovery is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
    • Fowlstown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Grady County (GA)
    • Calvary
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Jackson Bluff ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jackson Bluff.

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 Jackson Bluff - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Friendship Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • McNair Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ft. Braden Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kent Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Old Burnoff Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Evans Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Campground Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Russells Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (127 more) ...
    • Poley Branch Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Edwards Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Geddie Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Bloxham
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Bloxham is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloxham
  • Wetumpka
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Wetumpka is located in Gadsden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetumpka
  • Holland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Holland is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Midway
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Smith Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Smith Creek is located in Wakulla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Creek
  • Quincy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Sycamore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Scotland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Scotland is located in Gadsden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Mount Pleasant
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Rock Bluff
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock Bluff is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
  • Bristol
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Crawfordville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Tallahassee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Estiffanulga
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Estiffanulga is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estiffanulga
    • River Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • River Junction is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction

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

Newspapers Published in Jackson Bluff ...

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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jackson Bluff.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jackson Bluff, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jackson Bluff.

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 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 Jackson Bluff:

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 Jackson Bluff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Jackson Bluff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.