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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 Lacota (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 Lacota. 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 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.

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

  • Marion County     (The home county of Lacota)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lacota, with the one closest to Lacota listed first.
    • Lynne
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Lynne is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
    • Electra
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Electra is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Silver Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Fort McCoy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Silver Springs Shores
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Candler
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Anthony
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Kerr City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Kerr City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr City
    • Sparr
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ocklawaha
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Ocala
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Eastlake Weir
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Belleview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Alachua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lacota, with the one closest to Lacota listed first.
    • Island Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Lochloosa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Evinston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hawthorne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Micanopy
      (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
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lacota, with the one closest to Lacota listed first.
    • Carlton Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Carlton Village is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Village
    • Conant
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Conant is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
    • Lady Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Pittman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Pittman is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman
    • Astor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Altoona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Fruitland Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Lisbon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Lisbon is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Orange Bend
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Orange Bend is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Bend
    • Grand Island
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Umatilla
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mid Florida Lakes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Mid Florida Lakes is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid Florida Lakes
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lacota, with the one closest to Lacota listed first.
    • Georgetown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Welaka
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Nashua
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Nashua is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Edgar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Keuka
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Keuka is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
    • Crescent City Station
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pomona Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hollister
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Interlachen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Mannville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Mannville is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannville
    • Lake Como
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Satsuma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Buffalo Bluff
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lacota, with the one closest to Lacota listed first.
    • The Villages
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • The Villages is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Villages
    • Oxford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Wildwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Orange Home
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Orange Home is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
    • Adamsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lacota, with the one closest to Lacota listed first.
    • Volusia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Volusia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia
    • Seville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Emporia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Emporia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
    • Pierson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Barberville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Lacota ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lacota.

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

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

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

  • Gore Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Old Grahamsville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Waldena Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Ocklawaha Bridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Electra Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Eureka Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Ft. McCoy Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Ft. King Burial Grounds
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Highland Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Anthony Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (111 more) ...
    • Temple Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Forest Hills Memorial Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Greenwood Cemetery Section
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Lynne
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lynne is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
  • Grahamsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Grahamsville is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamsville
  • Electra
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Electra is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
  • Silver Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fort McCoy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Eureka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Eureka is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Montague
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Montague is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
  • Moss Bluff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Moss Bluff is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
  • Candler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Anthony
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Ocala
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Santos
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Santos is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santos
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ocklawaha
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Sparr
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Belleview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Lacota ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lacota.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lacota, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lacota.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Lacota:

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 Lacota, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lacota) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.