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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 Jacksonville (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 Jacksonville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Jacksonville is primarily located in Duval County and is the County Seat. A portion of Jacksonville extends into Saint Johns 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 Duval County: Baker, Clay, Nassau & Saint Johns.

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

  • Duval County     (The home county of Jacksonville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
    • Brooklyn
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Brooklyn is located in Duval County
    • Talleyrand
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
      • Talleyrand is located in Duval County
    • San Marco
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Marco
      • San Marco is located in Duval County
    • Magnolia Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Gardens
      • Magnolia Gardens is located in Duval County
    • Arlington
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Duval County
    • Bowden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowden
      • Bowden is located in Duval County
    • Normandy Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Garden City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Duval County
    • Biscayne Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biscayne Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Village
      • Biscayne Village is located in Duval County
    • Polly Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polly Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Town
      • Polly Town is located in Duval County
    • Jacksonville Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Heights
      • Jacksonville Heights is located in Duval County
    • Sans Pareil
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Pareil
      • Sans Pareil is located in Duval County
    • Loretto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
      • Loretto is located in Duval County
  • Baker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
    • MacClenny
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Glen Saint Mary
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
    • Bellair - Meadowbrook Terrace
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellair - Meadowbrook Terrace. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair - Meadowbrook Terrace
      • Bellair - Meadowbrook Terrace is located in Clay County
    • Orange Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Lakeside
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Lakeside is located in Clay County
    • Doctors Inlet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Asbury Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asbury Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Lake
      • Asbury Lake is located in Clay County
    • Middleburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Cove Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Penney Farms
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Nassau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
    • Nassau Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nassau Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau Village
      • Nassau Village is located in Nassau County
    • Bryceville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Crawford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Nassau County
    • Callahan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Yulee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Amelia City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amelia City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia City
      • Amelia City is located in Nassau County
    • Dyal
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyal
      • Dyal is located in Nassau County
    • Evergreen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Nassau County
    • Fernandina Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hilliard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Johns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
    • Fruit Cove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Saint Johns
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Ponte Vedra Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Ponte Vedra
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponte Vedra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponte Vedra
      • Ponte Vedra is located in Saint Johns County
    • Palm Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palm Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Valley
      • Palm Valley is located in Saint Johns County
    • Sawgrass
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawgrass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawgrass
      • Sawgrass is located in Saint Johns County
  • Camden County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
    • Saint Marys
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
      • Saint Marys is located in Camden County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,854 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <1>
    • Dungeness
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dungeness have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungeness
      • Dungeness is located in Camden County (GA)
    • Scotchville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotchville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchville
      • Scotchville is located in Camden County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 337 people
  • Charlton County (GA)
    • Saint George
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint George have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
      • Saint George is located in Charlton County (GA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Jacksonville ...

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 135 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jacksonville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Jacksonville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Jacksonville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Jacksonville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> of Jacksonville.

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 Jacksonville:

Cemeteries Near Jacksonville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jacksonville.

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

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

  • City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • The Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the The Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the The Evergreen Cemetery
  • Sammis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sammis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sammis Cemetery
  • Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Cemetery
  • Pinehurst Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinehurst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinehurst Cemetery
  • Duval County Paupers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duval County Paupers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duval County Paupers Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Chapel Hills Memory Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hills Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hills Memory Gardens
  • Pickett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickett Cemetery
  • Camp Captain Mooney Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (91 more) ...
    • Oaklawn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Oaklawn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaklawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaklawn Cemetery
    • Greenlawn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Jacksonville had a population of 17,201 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Jacksonville had a population of 920,570 people.

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

  • South Jacksonville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
    • South Jacksonville is located in Duval County
  • Saint Nicholas
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Nicholas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
    • Saint Nicholas is located in Duval County
  • Floral Bluff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floral Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Bluff
    • Floral Bluff is located in Duval County
  • Panama Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panama Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama Park
    • Panama Park is located in Duval County
  • Edgewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
    • Edgewood is located in Duval County
  • Spring Glen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Glen
    • Spring Glen is located in Duval County
  • Arlington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Arlington is located in Duval County
  • Chaseville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
    • Chaseville is located in Duval County
  • Bowden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowden
    • Bowden is located in Duval County
  • Marietta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Marietta is located in Duval County
  • Sweetwater
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
    • Sweetwater is located in Duval County
  • Gilmore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
    • Gilmore is located in Duval County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • New Berlin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
      • New Berlin is located in Duval County
    • Beauclerc
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauclerc have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauclerc
      • Beauclerc is located in Duval County
    • Plummers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plummers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummers
      • Plummers is located in Duval County

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

The official website for Jacksonville: www.coj.net/

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 '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- Jacksonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jacksonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3368, Longitude: -81.6698    
<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 Jacksonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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