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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 Sanchez 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 Sanchez 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 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.

John Sanchez Grant is located in Alachua 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 Alachua County: Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Gilchrist, Levy, Marion, Putnam & Union.

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

  • Alachua County     (The home county of John Sanchez Grant)
    • The following are listed by their distance from John Sanchez Grant, with the one closest to John Sanchez Grant listed first.
    • Hague
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Hague is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
    • Burnetts Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Burnetts Lake is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnetts Lake
    • Alachua
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rutledge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rutledge is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
    • La Crosse
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jonesville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • High Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Arredondo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Arredondo is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arredondo
    • Gainesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Newberry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Archer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Waldo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Rochelle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Rochelle is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
  • Baker County
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from John Sanchez Grant, with the one closest to John Sanchez Grant listed first.
    • Brooker
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Graham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hampton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Starke
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Lawtey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from John Sanchez Grant, with the one closest to John Sanchez Grant listed first.
    • Keystone Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Lake Geneva
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Kingsley Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kingsley Lake is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Lake
    • Kingsley Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kingsley Village is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Village
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from John Sanchez Grant, with the one closest to John Sanchez Grant listed first.
    • Fort White
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lulu
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • McColskey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • McColskey is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColskey
  • Gilchrist County
    • The following are listed by their distance from John Sanchez Grant, with the one closest to John Sanchez Grant listed first.
    • Waters Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Waters Lake is located in Gilchrist County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Lake
    • Trenton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Bell is located in Gilchrist County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell <1>
    • Little Lake City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Little Lake City is located in Gilchrist County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake City
    • Fanning Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Levy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from John Sanchez Grant, with the one closest to John Sanchez Grant listed first.
    • Raleigh
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Raleigh is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
    • Meredith
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Meredith is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
    • East Bronson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • East Bronson is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bronson
    • Bronson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • East Williston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • East Williston is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Williston
    • Williston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Williston Highlands
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Williston Highlands is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston Highlands
    • Andrews
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Andrews is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
    • Chiefland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from John Sanchez Grant, with the one closest to John Sanchez Grant listed first.
    • McIntosh
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Orange Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Paynes Town ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Paynes Town is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Town
    • Irvine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Irvine is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
    • Fairfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairfield is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Heijahs Town ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Heijahs Town is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heijahs Town
    • Reddick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Putnam County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from John Sanchez Grant, with the one closest to John Sanchez Grant listed first.
    • Worthington Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lake Butler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Raiford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near John Sanchez Grant ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of John Sanchez 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 Sanchez Grant - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Hague Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Old Thomas Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Newnansville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cathcart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Forest Meadows Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Morning Star Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • West Hills Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rhuda Branch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (165 more) ...
    • Asberry Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Hills Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jonesville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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.<2>

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

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

  • Hague
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hague is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
  • Newnansville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Newnansville is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnansville
  • Alachua
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rutledge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rutledge is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
  • La Crosse
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Paradise
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Paradise is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Jonesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Arredondo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Arredondo is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arredondo
  • Gainesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • High Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairbanks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Fairbanks is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
  • Mikesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mikesville is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikesville
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Archer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Rochelle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Rochelle is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
    • Windsor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Windsor is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor

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

Newspapers Published in John Sanchez 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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around John Sanchez Grant.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of John Sanchez Grant, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for John Sanchez 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 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 John Sanchez 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>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 Sanchez Grant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- John Sanchez Grant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.