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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 Johns Ferry (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 Johns Ferry. 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 Johns Ferry ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Johns Ferry: Johns Fry. (or less commonly used: Johns Frry.)
  • While the name of this community is Johns Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Johns Ferry may originally have been John's Ferry.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Johns Ferry might be written as John Ferry.

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 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.

Johns Ferry is located in Putnam 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 Putnam County: Alachua, Bradford, Clay, Flagler, Marion, Saint Johns & Volusia.

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

  • Putnam County     (The home county of Johns Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johns Ferry, with the one closest to Johns Ferry listed first.
    • Welaka
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Georgetown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Como
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pomona Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Crescent City Station
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent City Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City Station
      • Crescent City Station is located in Putnam County
    • Satsuma
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Crescent City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Peniel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peniel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
      • Peniel is located in Putnam County
    • San Mateo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Palatka
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • East Palatka
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Hollister
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Alachua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johns Ferry, with the one closest to Johns Ferry listed first.
    • Island Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Lochloosa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Hawthorne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Melrose
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Flagler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johns Ferry, with the one closest to Johns Ferry listed first.
    • Bunnell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Korona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korona
      • Korona is located in Flagler County
    • Palm Coast
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johns Ferry, with the one closest to Johns Ferry listed first.
    • Astor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pittman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman
      • Pittman is located in Lake County
    • Acron ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Acron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acron
      • Acron is located in Lake County
    • Lake Kathryn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kathryn
      • Lake Kathryn is located in Lake County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johns Ferry, with the one closest to Johns Ferry listed first.
    • Salt Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kerr City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerr City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr City
      • Kerr City is located in Marion County
    • Orange Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Fort McCoy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Lynne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
      • Lynne is located in Marion County
    • Electra
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
      • Electra is located in Marion County
    • Citra
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Silver Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparr
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Anthony
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Candler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Johns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johns Ferry, with the one closest to Johns Ferry listed first.
    • Hastings
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Armstrong
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Armstrong is located in Saint Johns County
    • Elkton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tocoi
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
      • Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johns Ferry, with the one closest to Johns Ferry listed first.
    • Seville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pierson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Emporia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
      • Emporia is located in Volusia County
    • Volusia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia
      • Volusia is located in Volusia County
    • Barberville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • De Leon Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Johns Ferry ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Johns Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Johns Ferry, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Johns Ferry.

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 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 Johns Ferry:

Cemeteries Near Johns Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Johns Ferry.

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 Johns Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Georgetown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Georgetown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Georgetown Cemetery
  • Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Gardens
  • Pomona - Lake Como Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pomona - Lake Como Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pomona - Lake Como Cemetery
  • Satsuma Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Satsuma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Satsuma Cemetery
  • First Baptist Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Baptist Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Eden Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
  • Braddock Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Braddock Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Braddock Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<5> to the southeast of Seville.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Braddock Cemetery
  • Long Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. John's Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. John's Missionary Church Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Cemetery
  • Seville Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Seville Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Seville Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Seville.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seville Cemetery
  • Ward Chapel AME Church Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ward Chapel AME Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Chapel AME Church Cemetery
  • Continue List   (77 more) ...
    • San Mateo Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Mateo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Mateo Cemetery
    • Peniel Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peniel Cemetery
    • Palatka Memorial Gardens
      (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.<7>

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

These communities are listed based on their distance from Johns Ferry, with the one closest to Johns Ferry listed first.

  • Fruitland
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Fruitland is located in Putnam County
  • Georgetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Norwalk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
    • Norwalk is located in Putnam County
  • Welaka
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Nashua
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashua have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Nashua is located in Putnam County
  • Huntington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Huntington is located in Putnam County
  • Lake Como
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sisco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sisco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisco
    • Sisco is located in Putnam County
  • Satsuma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Crescent City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Buffalo Bluff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
    • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
  • Seville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • San Mateo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lundy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lundy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundy
      • Lundy is located in Putnam County
    • Peniel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peniel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
      • Peniel is located in Putnam County

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

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

The official website for Putnam County: www.putnam-fl.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Johns Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Johns Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.4319, Longitude: -81.6637       In this case, the coordinates for Johns Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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 Johns Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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