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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 Juniper (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 Juniper. 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.

Juniper is located in Gadsden 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 Gadsden County: Calhoun, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Decatur (GA), Grady (GA) & Seminole (GA).

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

  • Gadsden County     (The home county of Juniper)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Juniper, with the one closest to Juniper listed first.
    • Greensboro
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sycamore
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Douglas City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Douglas City is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
    • Gretna
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Quincy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • River Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • River Junction is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
    • Chattahoochee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Midway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Havana
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Juniper, with the one closest to Juniper listed first.
    • Ocheesee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
    • McNeal ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • McNeal is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
    • Blountstown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Chipola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Chipola is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
    • Altha
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Marysville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Marysville is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
    • Clarksville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Juniper, with the one closest to Juniper listed first.
    • Sneads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Inwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Inwood is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
    • Grand Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Butler ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Butler is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Cypress
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Parramore ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Parramore is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parramore
    • Two Egg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Two Egg is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Egg
  • Leon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Juniper, with the one closest to Juniper listed first.
    • Ocklockonee ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Ocklockonee is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocklockonee
    • Tallahassee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Juniper, with the one closest to Juniper listed first.
    • Hosford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Telogia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Bristol
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Estiffanulga
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Estiffanulga is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estiffanulga
    • Central City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Central City is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Lewis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lewis is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Decatur County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Juniper, with the one closest to Juniper listed first.
    • Recovery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Recovery is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
    • Faceville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Faceville is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
    • Attapulgus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fowlstown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bainbridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Climax
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Climax is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Climax <1>
    • Brinson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Brinson is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brinson <1>
  • Grady County (GA)
    • Calvary
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Seminole County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Juniper, with the one closest to Juniper listed first.
    • Butlers Ferry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Butlers Ferry is located in Seminole County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,759 people
    • Reynoldsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Reynoldsville is located in Seminole County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 960 people

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

Cemeteries Near Juniper ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Juniper.

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 Juniper - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Poley Branch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Gause Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunny Dell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Farrell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Kent Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Florida State Hospital Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Western Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (164 more) ...
    • Smith Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Williams Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Eastern Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eastern Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Quincy.
      • The Eastern Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Soldiers Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71923 <3>

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.<4>

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

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

  • Sycamore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Wetumpka
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wetumpka is located in Gadsden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetumpka
  • Mount Pleasant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Bluff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Rock Bluff is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
  • Quincy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • River Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • River Junction is located in Gadsden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
  • Bloxham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bloxham is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloxham
  • Chattahoochee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Recovery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Recovery is located in Decatur County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
  • Bristol
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Holland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Holland is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Sneads
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ocheesee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
    • Faceville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Faceville is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
    • Selman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Selman is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selman

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

Newspapers Published in Juniper ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Juniper.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Juniper, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Juniper.

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 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 Juniper:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Juniper) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Juniper, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.