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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 Jensen Beach (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 Jensen Beach. 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 Jensen Beach ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Jensen Beach: Jensen Bch.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Jensen Beach is located in Martin 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 Martin County: Glades, Okeechobee, Palm Beach & Saint Lucie.

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

  • Martin County     (The home county of Jensen Beach)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jensen Beach, with the one closest to Jensen Beach listed first.
    • Ocean Breeze
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Breeze have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Breeze
      • Ocean Breeze is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
      • Former name for Ocean Breeze:
      • Ocean Breeze Park
    • Rio
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
      • Rio is located in Martin County
    • North River Shores
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North River Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Shores
      • North River Shores is located in Martin County
    • Stuart
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Sewall's Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Palm City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Port Salerno
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hobe Sound
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jupiter Island
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jupiter Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jupiter Island
      • Jupiter Island is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
    • Indiantown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Mayaca
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian River County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jensen Beach, with the one closest to Jensen Beach listed first.
    • South Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Beach
      • South Beach is located in Indian River County
    • Florida Ridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florida Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Ridge
      • Florida Ridge is located in Indian River County
    • Vero Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Palm Beach County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jensen Beach, with the one closest to Jensen Beach listed first.
    • Tequesta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Limestone Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Creek
      • Limestone Creek is located in Palm Beach County
    • Jupiter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jupiter
      • Jupiter is located in Palm Beach County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,834 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jupiter <2>
    • Jupiter Inlet Colony
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jupiter Inlet Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jupiter Inlet Colony
      • Jupiter Inlet Colony is located in Palm Beach County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
    • Juno Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Juno Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno Ridge
      • Juno Ridge is located in Palm Beach County
    • Palm Beach Gardens
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Saint Lucie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jensen Beach, with the one closest to Jensen Beach listed first.
    • Hutchinson Island South
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hutchinson Island South. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson Island South
      • Hutchinson Island South is located in Saint Lucie County
    • Port Saint Lucie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Indian River Estates
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian River Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River Estates
      • Indian River Estates is located in Saint Lucie County
    • White City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Saint Lucie County
    • Fort Pierce
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakewood Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Park
      • Lakewood Park is located in Saint Lucie County
    • Saint Lucie Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Lucie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucie Village
      • Saint Lucie Village is located in Saint Lucie County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 619 people
    • Saint Lucie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Lucie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucie
      • Saint Lucie is located in Saint Lucie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Jensen Beach ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jensen Beach.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Jensen Beach. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Jensen Beach and those printed in the larger area surrounding Jensen Beach.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<4> of Jensen Beach.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Jensen Beach:

Cemeteries Near Jensen Beach ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jensen Beach.

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

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

  • All Saints Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the All Saints Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the All Saints Cemetery
  • Fern Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fern Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fern Hill Cemetery
  • White City Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White City Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Ft. Pierce Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Pierce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Pierce Cemetery
  • Garden of Heavenly Rest
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden of Heavenly Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Heavenly Rest
  • Jupiter Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jupiter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jupiter Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
  • Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
  • Port Mayaca Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 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.<6>

While we didn't find Jensen Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jensen Beach.

  • Jupiter
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jupiter
    • Jupiter is located in Palm Beach County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,834 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jupiter <2>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jensen Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Martin County: www.martin.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jensen Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jensen Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.2546, Longitude: -80.2306    
<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 Jensen Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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