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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 John H McIntosh 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 John H McIntosh 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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

John H McIntosh Grant is located in Volusia 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 Volusia County: Brevard, Flagler, Marion, Putnam & Seminole.

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

  • Volusia County     (The home county of John H McIntosh Grant)
    • The following are listed by their distance from John H McIntosh Grant, with the one closest to John H McIntosh Grant listed first.
    • Maytown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
      • Maytown is located in Volusia County
    • Oak Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ambrose Hull Grant
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose Hull Grant
      • Ambrose Hull Grant is located in Volusia County
    • Edgewater
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Kalamazoo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
      • Kalamazoo is located in Volusia County
    • Lemon Bluff
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Bluff
      • Lemon Bluff is located in Volusia County
    • Mission City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission City
      • Mission City is located in Volusia County
    • New Smyrna Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Alamana
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamana
      • Alamana is located in Volusia County
    • Glencoe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
      • Glencoe is located in Volusia County
    • Osteen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Isleboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isleboro
      • Isleboro is located in Volusia County
    • Ponce Park ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce Park
      • Ponce Park is located in Volusia County
  • Brevard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from John H McIntosh Grant, with the one closest to John H McIntosh Grant listed first.
    • Scottsmoor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Aurantia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurantia
      • Aurantia is located in Brevard County
    • Mims
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Titusville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian River City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River City
      • Indian River City is located in Brevard County
    • Port Saint John
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Saint John
      • Port Saint John is located in Brevard County
    • Sharpes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from John H McIntosh Grant, with the one closest to John H McIntosh Grant listed first.
    • Christmas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Bithlo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bithlo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bithlo
      • Bithlo is located in Orange County
    • Wedgefield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgefield
      • Wedgefield is located in Orange County
    • Alafaya
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Goldenrod
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Aloma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Azalea Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Maitland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Winter Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from John H McIntosh Grant, with the one closest to John H McIntosh Grant listed first.
    • Geneva
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Chuluota
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Iowa City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
      • Iowa City is located in Seminole County
    • Indian Mound Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Mound Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
      • Indian Mound Village is located in Seminole County
    • Cameron City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron City
      • Cameron City is located in Seminole County
    • Midway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Seminole County
    • Oviedo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oviedo
      • Oviedo is located in Seminole County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oviedo <1>
    • Sanford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Lake Mary
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Lake Monroe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Winter Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Casselberry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Longwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in John H McIntosh 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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around John H McIntosh Grant.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of John H McIntosh Grant, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for John H McIntosh Grant.

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 websites either 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 John H McIntosh Grant:

Cemeteries Near John H McIntosh Grant ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of John H McIntosh 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.

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 John H McIntosh Grant covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from John H McIntosh Grant, with the one closest to John H McIntosh Grant listed first.

  • Davis Grave Site
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Grave Site have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Grave Site
  • Sinners Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • St.s & Sinners Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Clinton Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Crook Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sea Pines Memorial Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Edgewater New Smyrna Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Oaklynn Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Geneva Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Geneva Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Geneva Cemetery
  • Dummitt Gravesite
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dummitt Gravesite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dummitt Gravesite
  • Glencoe - Geiger Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (53 more) ...
    • Detwiller Park Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Detwiller Park Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Coronado Beach Cemetery
      • Detwiler Park Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Detwiller Park Cemetery
    • Larkin Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Osteen Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 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.<5>

While we didn't find John H McIntosh Grant in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of John H McIntosh Grant.

These communities are listed based on their distance from John H McIntosh Grant, with the one closest to John H McIntosh Grant listed first.

  • Maytown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
    • Maytown is located in Volusia County
  • Oak Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Aurantia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurantia
    • Aurantia is located in Brevard County
  • Turnbull
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnbull have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
    • Turnbull is located in Brevard County
  • Cow Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek
    • Cow Creek is located in Volusia County
  • Mims
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Glencoe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
    • Glencoe is located in Volusia County
  • Titusville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Osteen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • New Smyrna ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smyrna
    • New Smyrna is located in Volusia County
  • Ponce Park ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce Park
    • Ponce Park is located in Volusia County
  • Enterprise
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Port Orange
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Lake Helen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Orange City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for John H McIntosh Grant. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Volusia County: www.volusia.org/

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- John H McIntosh Grant) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in John H McIntosh Grant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.8114, Longitude: -80.9031       In this case, the coordinates for John H McIntosh Grant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 John H McIntosh Grant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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