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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 Juan Perchman 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 Juan Perchman 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 doctors 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.

Juan Perchman 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 Juan Perchman Grant. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Juan Perchman Grant:

  • Putnam County     (The home county of Juan Perchman Grant)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Juan Perchman Grant, with the one closest to Juan Perchman Grant listed first.
    • Welaka
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Nashua
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Nashua is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Satsuma
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Georgetown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Buffalo Bluff
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
    • Pomona Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lake Como
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Peniel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Peniel is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
    • Hollister
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Crescent City Station
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Palatka
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Mannville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Mannville is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannville
  • Alachua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Juan Perchman Grant, with the one closest to Juan Perchman Grant listed first.
    • Hawthorne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Island Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Lochloosa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Melrose
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Campville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Campville is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
    • Earleton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Windsor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Windsor is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Evinston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Rochelle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Rochelle is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Juan Perchman Grant, with the one closest to Juan Perchman Grant listed first.
    • Lake Geneva
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Keystone Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Flagler County
    • Bunnell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Lake County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Juan Perchman Grant, with the one closest to Juan Perchman Grant listed first.
    • Kerr City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Kerr City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr City
    • Salt Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Orange Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Fort McCoy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lynne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lynne is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
    • Citra
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Electra
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Electra is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Sparr
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Anthony
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lowell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Orange Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Saint Johns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Juan Perchman Grant, with the one closest to Juan Perchman Grant listed first.
    • Hastings
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Armstrong
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Armstrong is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Tocoi
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
    • Elkton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Juan Perchman Grant, with the one closest to Juan Perchman Grant listed first.
    • Seville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Pierson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Emporia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Emporia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
    • Volusia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Volusia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia
    • Barberville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Juan Perchman Grant ...

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

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

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

  • Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Satsuma Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Georgetown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • First Baptist Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pomona - Lake Como Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Peniel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Palatka Memorial Gardens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Eureka Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mary Elizabeth Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Naomi Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Orange Springs Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (91 more) ...
    • Eden Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • San Mateo Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • West View Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Norwalk
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Norwalk is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Welaka
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Nashua
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Nashua is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
  • Fruitland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fruitland is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Georgetown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sisco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sisco is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisco
  • Satsuma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Buffalo Bluff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
  • Lake Como
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Eureka
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Eureka is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Hollister
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Huntington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Huntington is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lundy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lundy is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundy
    • Peniel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Peniel is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
    • Francis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Francis is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis

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

Newspapers Published in Juan Perchman 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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Juan Perchman Grant.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Juan Perchman Grant, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Juan Perchman 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 Juan Perchman 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 Juan Perchman 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- Juan Perchman Grant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.