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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 Kingsley Beach (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 Kingsley Beach. 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 Kingsley Beach ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Kingsley Beach: Kingsley Bch.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Kingsley Beach. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kingsley Beach.

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.

Kingsley Beach is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Duval, Putnam & Saint Johns.

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

  • Clay County     (The home county of Kingsley Beach)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsley Beach, with the one closest to Kingsley Beach listed first.
    • Kingsley
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Kingsley is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
    • Kingsley Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Kingsley Lake is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Lake
    • Kingsley Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Kingsley Village is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Village
    • Middleburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Penney Farms
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Asbury Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Asbury Lake is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Lake
    • Keystone Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Lake Geneva
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Doctors Inlet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeside
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeside is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Green Cove Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Bellair - Meadowbrook Terrace
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Alachua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsley Beach, with the one closest to Kingsley Beach listed first.
    • Waldo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Earleton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Melrose
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Campville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Campville is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
    • Windsor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Windsor is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Hawthorne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • La Crosse
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Hague
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hague is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
    • Rochelle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Rochelle is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
    • Gainesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Baker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsley Beach, with the one closest to Kingsley Beach listed first.
    • MacClenny
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Glen Saint Mary
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sanderson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Olustee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsley Beach, with the one closest to Kingsley Beach listed first.
    • Lawtey
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Starke
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hampton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Graham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Brooker
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Duval County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsley Beach, with the one closest to Kingsley Beach listed first.
    • Maxville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Maxville is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
    • Baldwin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jacksonville Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jacksonville Heights is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Heights
    • Mandarin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Mandarin is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandarin
    • Loretto
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Loretto is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
    • Normandy Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bowden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bowden is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowden
    • Brooklyn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Brooklyn is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • San Marco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • San Marco is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Marco
  • Nassau County
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsley Beach, with the one closest to Kingsley Beach listed first.
    • Putnam Hall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Grandin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Florahome
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Interlachen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Mannville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Mannville is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannville
    • Bostwick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgar
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Keuka
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Keuka is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
    • Hollister
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Palatka
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Johns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsley Beach, with the one closest to Kingsley Beach listed first.
    • Fruit Cove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Johns
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Tocoi
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingsley Beach, with the one closest to Kingsley Beach listed first.
    • Raiford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Lake Butler
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Worthington Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Kingsley Beach ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kingsley Beach.

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 Kingsley Beach - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Old Conway Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Peetsville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fowler Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lawtey Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Blue Pond Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lee Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Crosby Lake Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby Lake Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crosby Lake Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Starke.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71876 <3>
  • Prevatt Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bob Lov Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (123 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.<4>

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

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

  • Kingsley
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Kingsley is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
  • Lawtey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Starke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Belmore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Belmore is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
  • Highland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Highland is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Theressa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Theressa is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theressa
  • Middleburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hampton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Maxville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Maxville is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
  • Waldo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Putnam Hall
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • New River
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • New River is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Earleton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Grandin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Lakeside
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeside is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside

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

Newspapers Published in Kingsley Beach ...

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 Kingsley Beach.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kingsley Beach, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kingsley Beach.

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 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 Kingsley Beach:

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 '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- Kingsley Beach) 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 Kingsley Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.