Our Genealogy Helper
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 Kings 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 Kings 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 Kings 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 Kings Ferry: Kings Fry. (or less commonly used: Kings Frry.)
- While the name of this community is Kings Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Kings Ferry may originally have been King's Ferry.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Kings Ferry might be written as King Ferry.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Kings Ferry. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kings 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Kings Ferry is located in Nassau 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 Nassau County: Baker, Duval, Camden (GA) & Charlton (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Kings Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kings Ferry:
- Nassau County (The home county of Kings Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Ferry, with the one closest to Kings Ferry listed first.
- Evergreen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Hilliard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boulogne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dyal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dyal is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyal
- Callahan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Yulee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nassau Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Nassau Village is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau Village
- Crawford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Crawford is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Fernandina Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Amelia City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Amelia City is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia City
- Bryceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Duval County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Ferry, with the one closest to Kings Ferry listed first.
- Biscayne Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Biscayne Village is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Village
- Garden City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Polly Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Polly Town is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Town
- Magnolia Gardens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Gardens is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Gardens
- Brantley County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Ferry, with the one closest to Kings Ferry listed first.
- Nahunta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Waynesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Camden County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Ferry, with the one closest to Kings Ferry listed first.
- Greenville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greenville is located in Camden County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Estimated population in 2019: 845 people
- Hazlehurst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hazlehurst is located in Camden County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,137 people
- Kingsland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Camden County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,032 people
- Harrietts Bluff Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Scotchville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Scotchville is located in Camden County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchville
- Estimated population in 2019: 337 people
- London Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- London Hill is located in Camden County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 91 people
- Woodbine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Marys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tarboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tarboro is located in Camden County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
- White Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dungeness
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dungeness is located in Camden County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungeness
- Waverly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Charlton County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Ferry, with the one closest to Kings Ferry listed first.
- Woodstock ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock is located in Charlton County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,039 people
- Folkston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Homeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Homeland is located in Charlton County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Traders Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Traders Hill is located in Charlton County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
- Mattox ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mattox is located in Charlton County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox
- Winokur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winokur is located in Charlton County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winokur
- Saint George
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glynn County (GA)
- Georgetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Glynn County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kings Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Kings Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Kings Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kings 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 Kings Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kings Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kings Ferry, with the one closest to Kings Ferry listed first.
- Haddock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Haddock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mallets Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brickyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clark Bluff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Manning Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Theresa Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Braddock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (95 more) ...
- Owens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brazell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sheffield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Kings Ferry had a population of 260 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kings Ferry, with the one closest to Kings Ferry listed first.
- Evergreen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Hilliard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boulogne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tompkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tompkins is located in Camden County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
- Folkston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Traders Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Traders Hill is located in Charlton County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
- Italia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Italia is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italia
- Crandall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Crandall is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Callahan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Marys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Uptonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Uptonville is located in Charlton County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptonville
- Tarboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tarboro is located in Camden County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Crawford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Crawford is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Chester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chester is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Racepond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Racepond is located in Charlton County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racepond
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kings Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kings Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Kings 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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kings Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kings Ferry, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kings Ferry.
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 Kings Ferry:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Nassau County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Duval County
- Brantley County
- Camden County
- Charlton County
- Glynn County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Florida
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 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 Kings Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Kings Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |