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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 Lundy (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 Lundy. 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 doctors 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.

Lundy is located in Putnam 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 Putnam County: Alachua, Bradford, Clay, Flagler, Marion, Saint Johns & Volusia.

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

  • Putnam County     (The home county of Lundy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lundy, with the one closest to Lundy listed first.
    • Palatka
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Peniel
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peniel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
      • Peniel is located in Putnam County
    • San Mateo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • East Palatka
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Buffalo Bluff
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buffalo Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
      • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
    • Satsuma
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pomona Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Welaka
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bostwick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lake Como
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hollister
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Federal Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Point
      • Federal Point is located in Putnam County
  • Alachua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lundy, with the one closest to Lundy listed first.
    • Melrose
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Hawthorne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Campville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Campville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
      • Campville is located in Alachua County
    • Earleton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Lochloosa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Island Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lundy, with the one closest to Lundy listed first.
    • Lake Geneva
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Keystone Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Cove Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Penney Farms
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Flagler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lundy, with the one closest to Lundy listed first.
    • Bunnell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Marineland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Palm Coast
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Beverly Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Beach
      • Beverly Beach is located in Flagler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
    • Korona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korona
      • Korona is located in Flagler County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lundy, with the one closest to Lundy listed first.
    • Kerr City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerr City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr City
      • Kerr City is located in Marion County
    • Salt Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Orange Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort McCoy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Johns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lundy, with the one closest to Lundy listed first.
    • Hastings
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Armstrong
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Armstrong is located in Saint Johns County
    • Tocoi
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
      • Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
    • Elkton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Augustine Shores
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Augustine Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine Shores
      • Saint Augustine Shores is located in Saint Johns County
    • Crescent Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Augustine South
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Augustine South have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine South
      • Saint Augustine South is located in Saint Johns County
    • Butler Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Beach
      • Butler Beach is located in Saint Johns County
    • Saint Augustine Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Augustine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Vilano Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lundy, with the one closest to Lundy listed first.
    • Seville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pierson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Emporia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
      • Emporia is located in Volusia County

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

Cemeteries Near Lundy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lundy.

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 Lundy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Palatka Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Peniel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peniel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • San Mateo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Mateo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Mateo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Putnam County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Satsuma Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Satsuma Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Satsuma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Yelvington Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yelvington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yelvington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Etonia Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Etonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Etonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pomona - Lake Como Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pomona - Lake Como Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pomona - Lake Como Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mary Elizabeth Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mary Elizabeth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mary Elizabeth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (81 more) ...
    • Resthaven Cemetery & Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Cemetery & Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resthaven Cemetery & Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mei-Wun Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mei-Wun Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mei-Wun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lundy had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Palatka
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Peniel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peniel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
    • Peniel is located in Putnam County
  • Buffalo Bluff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buffalo Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
    • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
  • San Mateo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • East Palatka
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Francis
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
    • Francis is located in Putnam County
  • Satsuma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sisco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sisco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisco
    • Sisco is located in Putnam County
  • Orange Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Mills
    • Orange Mills is located in Putnam County
  • Nashua
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashua have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Nashua is located in Putnam County
  • Yelvington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yelvington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
    • Yelvington is located in Putnam County
  • Teasdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teasdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teasdale
    • Teasdale is located in Putnam County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Welaka
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lake Como
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bridgeport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Putnam County

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

Newspapers Published in Lundy ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lundy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lundy, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lundy.

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 Lundy:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lundy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Putnam County: www.putnam-fl.com/

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

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Lundy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Lundy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lundy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6183, Longitude: -81.6476       In this case, the coordinates for Lundy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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