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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 occur.

  • 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 and doctors 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 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 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)
    • Nashua
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Nashua is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • 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)
    • 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)
      • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
    • Peniel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Peniel is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
    • San Mateo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Palatka
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • 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)
      • Korona is located in Flagler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korona
    • 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)
      • Pittman is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman
    • Acron ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Acron is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acron
    • Lake Kathryn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Lake Kathryn is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kathryn
  • 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)
      • Kerr City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr City
    • 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)
      • Lynne is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
    • Electra
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Electra is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • 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)
      • Armstrong is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Elkton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tocoi
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
  • 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)
      • Emporia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
    • Volusia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Volusia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia
    • 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.

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.

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 Johns Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
  • Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pomona - Lake Como Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Satsuma Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • First Baptist Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Eden Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Braddock Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Braddock Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Seville.
  • Long Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
    • The St. John's Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. John's Missionary Church Cemetery
  • Seville Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Seville Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Seville.
  • Ward Chapel AME Church Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (77 more) ...

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 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)
    • Fruitland is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Georgetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Norwalk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Norwalk is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Welaka
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Nashua
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Nashua is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
  • Huntington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Huntington is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Lake Como
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sisco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sisco is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisco
  • 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)
    • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
  • 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)
      • Lundy is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundy
    • Peniel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Peniel is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel

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.

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]<3>. 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 start with 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:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Johns Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Johns Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.