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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 Lauderdale-by-the-Sea (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 Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Lauderdale-by-the-Sea is located in Broward County.

To see how the shape of Florida's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Broward County: Collier, Hendry, Miami-Dade & Palm Beach.

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

  • Broward County     (The home county of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, with the one closest to Lauderdale-by-the-Sea listed first.
    • Sea Ranch Lakes
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sea Ranch Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Ranch Lakes
      • Sea Ranch Lakes is located in Broward County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Terra Mar
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terra Mar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Mar
      • Terra Mar is located in Broward County
    • Oakland Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • North Andrews Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Andrews Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andrews Gardens
      • North Andrews Gardens is located in Broward County
    • Harbor Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Village
      • Harbor Village is located in Broward County
    • Pinehurst Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinehurst Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst Village
      • Pinehurst Village is located in Broward County
    • Pompano Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lazy Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lazy Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Lake
      • Lazy Lake is located in Broward County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
    • Wilton Manors
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Twin Lakes
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
      • Twin Lakes is located in Broward County
    • Kendall Green
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendall Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall Green
      • Kendall Green is located in Broward County
    • Carver Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carver Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Village
      • Carver Village is located in Broward County
  • Miami-Dade County
  • Palm Beach County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, with the one closest to Lauderdale-by-the-Sea listed first.
    • Boca Pointe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boca Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca Pointe
      • Boca Pointe is located in Palm Beach County
    • Boca Del Mar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boca Del Mar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca Del Mar
      • Boca Del Mar is located in Palm Beach County
    • Sandalfoot Cove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Boca Raton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Boca West
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boca West have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca West
      • Boca West is located in Palm Beach County
    • Highland Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Hamptons at Boca Raton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamptons at Boca Raton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons at Boca Raton
      • Hamptons at Boca Raton is located in Palm Beach County
    • Mission Bay
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bay
      • Mission Bay is located in Palm Beach County
    • Whisper Walk
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whisper Walk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisper Walk
      • Whisper Walk is located in Palm Beach County
    • Kings Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
      • Kings Point is located in Palm Beach County
    • Delray Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • High Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
      • High Point is located in Palm Beach County

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

Cemeteries Near Lauderdale-by-the-Sea ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, with the one closest to Lauderdale-by-the-Sea listed first.

  • Star of David Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Star of David Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Star of David Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pompano Beach Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Lawn Memorial Park of Broward County
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park of Broward County
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park of Broward County have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Westview Community Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Washington Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lauderdale Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lauderdale Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lauderdale Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Our Lady Queen of Heaven Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lauderdale Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lauderdale Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lauderdale Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sharon Gardens Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Gardens Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharon Gardens Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (26 more) ...
    • Eternal Light Memorial Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eternal Light Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eternal Light Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Westlawn Memorial Gardens
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westlawn Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westlawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Lauderdale-by-the-Sea in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.

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

Newspapers Published in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea ...

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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Lauderdale-by-the-Sea:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Broward County: www.broward.org/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lauderdale-by-the-Sea) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.1897, Longitude: -80.0967    









 

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