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 Jay Jay (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 Jay Jay. 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 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.
Jay Jay is located in Brevard 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 Brevard County: Indian River, Orange, Osceola & Volusia.
Below are the counties that are near Jay Jay. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jay Jay:
- Brevard County (The home county of Jay Jay)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jay Jay, with the one closest to Jay Jay listed first.
- Mims
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Titusville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Turnbull
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Turnbull is located in Brevard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Indian River City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Indian River City is located in Brevard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River City
- Aurantia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aurantia is located in Brevard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurantia
- Scottsmoor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Port Saint John
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Port Saint John is located in Brevard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Saint John
- Sharpes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cocoa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Port Canaveral
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cape Canaveral
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Merritt Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jay Jay, with the one closest to Jay Jay listed first.
- Christmas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bithlo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bithlo is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bithlo
- Wedgefield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wedgefield is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgefield
- Alafaya
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Union Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Goldenrod
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Aloma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Hart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Hart is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Azalea Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Seminole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jay Jay, with the one closest to Jay Jay listed first.
- Chuluota
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Geneva
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Iowa City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Iowa City is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
- Oviedo
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cameron City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cameron City is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron City
- Indian Mound Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Mound Village is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
- Midway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Sanford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Winter Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Casselberry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Volusia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jay Jay, with the one closest to Jay Jay listed first.
- Maytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maytown is located in Volusia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Oak Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cow Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cow Creek is located in Volusia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek
- Lemon Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lemon Bluff is located in Volusia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Bluff
- Kalamazoo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kalamazoo is located in Volusia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
- Edgewater
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ambrose Hull Grant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ambrose Hull Grant is located in Volusia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose Hull Grant
- Osteen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alamana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alamana is located in Volusia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamana
- Glencoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Glencoe is located in Volusia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Mission City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mission City is located in Volusia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission City
- New Smyrna Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jay Jay, see our County-by-County Page for Jay Jay.
Cemeteries Near Jay Jay ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jay Jay.
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 Jay Jay - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jay Jay covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jay Jay, with the one closest to Jay Jay listed first.
- Crook Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Christmas Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Grave Site
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Luke's Parish Episcopal Church Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- St.s & Sinners Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s & Sinners Cemetery
- The St.s & Sinners Cemetery has also been known as:
- Saints Cemetery
- Sinners Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chuluota Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clinton Family Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Quarterman Family Cemetery #2
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Pine Crest Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Florida Memorial Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brevard Memorial Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
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 Jay Jay in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jay Jay.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jay Jay, with the one closest to Jay Jay listed first.
- Titusville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mims
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Turnbull
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Turnbull is located in Brevard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Aurantia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aurantia is located in Brevard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurantia
- Maytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maytown is located in Volusia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Sharpes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- City Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- City Point is located in Brevard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point
- Indianola
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Indianola is located in Brevard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
- Cow Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cow Creek is located in Volusia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek
- Cocoa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Canaveral ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Canaveral is located in Brevard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaveral
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Rockledge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Osteen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Georgiana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Georgiana is located in Brevard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgiana
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jay Jay. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jay Jay.
Newspapers Published in Jay Jay ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jay Jay.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jay Jay, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jay Jay.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Jay Jay:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Brevard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Orange County
- Seminole County
- Volusia County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Florida
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 Jay Jay, 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 from Point A (ie- Jay Jay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |