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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 Kerr City (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 Kerr City. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Kerr City is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Alachua, Citrus, Lake, Levy, Putnam, Sumter & Volusia.

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

  • Marion County     (The home county of Kerr City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kerr City, with the one closest to Kerr City listed first.
    • Salt Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Fort McCoy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Orange Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lynne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lynne is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
    • Electra
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Electra is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Silver Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Citra
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Sparr
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Anthony
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Candler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Springs Shores
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Ocala
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Ocala is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocala
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,669 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocala <1>
    • Lowell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Alachua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kerr City, with the one closest to Kerr City listed first.
    • Island Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Lochloosa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hawthorne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Evinston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Campville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Campville is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
    • Melrose
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rochelle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Rochelle is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
    • Windsor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Windsor is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Clay County
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kerr City, with the one closest to Kerr City listed first.
    • Astor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pittman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Pittman is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman
    • Altoona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Acron ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Acron is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acron
    • Carlton Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Carlton Village is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Village
    • Lake Kathryn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Kathryn is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kathryn
    • Paisley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kerr City, with the one closest to Kerr City listed first.
    • Georgetown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Welaka
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Nashua
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Nashua is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Lake Como
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pomona Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Satsuma
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Crescent City Station
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Buffalo Bluff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
    • Crescent City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Hollister
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Keuka
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Keuka is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
    • Interlachen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Edgar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Johns County
    • Hastings
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kerr City, with the one closest to Kerr City listed first.
    • Seville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Pierson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Volusia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Volusia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia
    • Emporia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Emporia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
    • Barberville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Kerr City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kerr City.

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 Kerr City - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • First Baptist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Eureka Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Georgetown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Long Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ft. McCoy Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Gore Family Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Orange Springs Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Grahamsville Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ocklawaha Bridge Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Satsuma Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (104 more) ...
    • Cornelius Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Waldena Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Braddock Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • 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.

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 Kerr City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kerr City.

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

  • Norwalk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Norwalk is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Eureka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Eureka is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Georgetown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Fruitland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fruitland is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Welaka
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort McCoy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Nashua
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Nashua is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
  • Orange Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Grahamsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Grahamsville is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamsville
  • Lynne
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lynne is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
  • Huntington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Huntington is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Lake Como
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sisco
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sisco is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisco
    • Satsuma
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Buffalo Bluff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Kerr City ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kerr City.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Kerr City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Kerr City and those printed in the larger area surrounding Kerr City.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> of Kerr City.

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 Kerr City:

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