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 Lessie (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 Lessie. 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.
Lessie 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 Lessie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lessie:
- Nassau County (The home county of Lessie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lessie, with the one closest to Lessie listed first.
- Evergreen
(2 miles [3.2 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 west)
- Dyal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dyal is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyal
- Callahan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Yulee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boulogne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nassau Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nassau Village is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau Village
- Crawford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Crawford is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Fernandina Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Amelia City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Amelia City is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia City
- Bryceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Duval County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lessie, with the one closest to Lessie listed first.
- Biscayne Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Biscayne Village is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Village
- Garden City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Polly Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Polly Town is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Town
- Magnolia Gardens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Gardens is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Gardens
- Talleyrand
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Talleyrand is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
- Jacksonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Normandy Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- San Marco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- San Marco is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Marco
- Arlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Saint Nicholas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Nicholas is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
- Mayport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mayport is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayport
- Camden County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lessie, with the one closest to Lessie listed first.
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville is located in Camden County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Estimated population in 2019: 845 people
- Kingsland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scotchville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Scotchville is located in Camden County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchville
- Estimated population in 2019: 337 people
- Saint Marys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harrietts Bluff Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- London Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- London Hill is located in Camden County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 91 people
- Hazlehurst
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Woodbine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dungeness
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dungeness is located in Camden County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungeness
- Tarboro
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Charlton County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lessie, with the one closest to Lessie listed first.
- Woodstock ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Traders Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Traders Hill is located in Charlton County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
- Homeland
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Saint George
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mattox ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mattox is located in Charlton County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox
- Winokur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winokur is located in Charlton County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winokur
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lessie, see our County-by-County Page for Lessie.
Cemeteries Near Lessie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lessie.
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 Lessie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lessie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lessie, with the one closest to Lessie listed first.
- Brickyard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Owens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clark Bluff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Haddock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wildes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brazell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Haddock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Braddock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawnwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mallets Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carlton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sheffield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (104 more) ...
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Theresa Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Lessie in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lessie.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lessie, with the one closest to Lessie listed first.
- Evergreen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Kings Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Ferry is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ferry
- Hilliard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Italia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Italia is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italia
- Crandall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Crandall is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Callahan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Marys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tompkins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tompkins is located in Camden County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
- Boulogne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chester is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Crawford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Crawford is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Folkston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Traders Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Traders Hill is located in Charlton County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
- Tarboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tarboro is located in Camden County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
- Uptonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Uptonville is located in Charlton County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptonville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lessie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lessie.
Newspapers Published in Lessie ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lessie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lessie, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lessie.
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 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 Lessie:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Nassau County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Duval County
- Camden County
- Charlton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Florida
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 Lessie, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lessie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |