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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 Middleton 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 Middleton 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Middleton Grant is located in Putnam 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 Putnam County: Alachua, Bradford, Clay, Flagler, Marion, Saint Johns & Volusia.

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

  • Putnam County     (The home county of John Middleton Grant)
    • The following are listed by their distance from John Middleton Grant, with the one closest to John Middleton Grant listed first.
    • Bostwick
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Federal Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Federal Point is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Point
    • East Palatka
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Palatka
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Peniel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Peniel is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
    • San Mateo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Buffalo Bluff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
    • Satsuma
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Hollister
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Florahome
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Mannville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Mannville is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannville
    • Grandin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Alachua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from John Middleton Grant, with the one closest to John Middleton Grant listed first.
    • Melrose
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Earleton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Hawthorne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Campville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Campville is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
  • Bradford County
    • Hampton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from John Middleton Grant, with the one closest to John Middleton Grant listed first.
    • Green Cove Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Penney Farms
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Asbury Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Asbury Lake is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Lake
    • Doctors Inlet
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Lake Geneva
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Middleburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Keystone Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Lakeside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Lakeside is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Kingsley Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Kingsley Lake is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Lake
    • Kingsley Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Kingsley Village is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Village
    • Kingsley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Kingsley is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
    • Orange Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Duval County
    • The following are listed by their distance from John Middleton Grant, with the one closest to John Middleton Grant listed first.
    • Mandarin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Mandarin is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandarin
    • Loretto
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Loretto is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
  • Flagler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from John Middleton Grant, with the one closest to John Middleton Grant listed first.
    • Marineland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Palm Coast
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bunnell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from John Middleton Grant, with the one closest to John Middleton Grant listed first.
    • Orange Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kerr City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Kerr City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr City
    • Salt Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Saint Johns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from John Middleton Grant, with the one closest to John Middleton Grant listed first.
    • Tocoi
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
    • Hastings
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Armstrong
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Armstrong is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Elkton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Saint Augustine Shores
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Saint Augustine Shores is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine Shores
    • Saint Augustine South
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Saint Augustine South is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine South
    • Saint Augustine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Butler Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Butler Beach is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Beach
    • Saint Augustine Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Crescent Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Vilano Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fruit Cove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near John Middleton Grant ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of John Middleton 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.

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 John Middleton Grant - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Putnam County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Etonia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Resthaven Cemetery & Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • West View Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Mei-Wun Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Palatka Memorial Gardens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Little Ruth Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Bakersville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Peniel Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (75 more) ...
    • San Mateo Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Yelvington Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Grove Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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 John Middleton Grant in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of John Middleton Grant.

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

  • Bostwick
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Teasdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Teasdale is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teasdale
  • Bridgeport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bridgeport is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • West Tocoi
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • West Tocoi is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tocoi
  • Federal Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Federal Point is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Point
  • Tocoi
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
  • Orange Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Orange Mills is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Mills
  • East Palatka
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Palatka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Picolata
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Picolata is located in Saint Johns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picolata
  • Armstrong
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Armstrong is located in Saint Johns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
  • Walkill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Walkill is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkill
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Francis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Francis is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
    • Peniel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Peniel is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
    • Lundy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Lundy is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundy

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

Newspapers Published in John Middleton 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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around John Middleton Grant.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of John Middleton Grant, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for John Middleton Grant.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Middleton Grant:

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 John Middleton Grant, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- John Middleton Grant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.