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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 Magnolia Springs (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 Magnolia Springs. 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 Magnolia Springs ...

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 Magnolia Springs: Magnolia Spgs. (or less commonly used: Magnolia Spngs. or Magnolia Sprngs.)

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

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

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

  • Clay County     (The home county of Magnolia Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia Springs, with the one closest to Magnolia Springs listed first.
    • Green Cove Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Doctors Inlet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Asbury Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Asbury Lake is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Lake
    • Penney Farms
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lakeside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeside is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Orange Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Middleburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bellair - Meadowbrook Terrace
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Kingsley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Kingsley is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
    • Kingsley Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Kingsley Lake is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Lake
    • Kingsley Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Kingsley Village is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Village
    • Keystone Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Alachua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia Springs, with the one closest to Magnolia Springs listed first.
    • Melrose
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Earleton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia Springs, with the one closest to Magnolia Springs listed first.
    • Lawtey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Starke
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Hampton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Duval County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia Springs, with the one closest to Magnolia Springs listed first.
    • Mandarin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Mandarin is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandarin
    • Loretto
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Loretto is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
    • Jacksonville Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jacksonville Heights is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Heights
    • Bowden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Bowden is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowden
    • Normandy Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Saint Nicholas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Saint Nicholas is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
    • San Marco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • San Marco is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Marco
    • Brooklyn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Brooklyn is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Jacksonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Sans Pareil
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sans Pareil is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Pareil
    • Maxville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Maxville is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
    • Arlington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Arlington is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Nassau County
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia Springs, with the one closest to Magnolia Springs listed first.
    • Bostwick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Federal Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Federal Point is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Point
    • Florahome
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Grandin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Putnam Hall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • East Palatka
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Palatka
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Hollister
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Peniel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Peniel is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
    • Mannville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Mannville is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannville
    • San Mateo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Interlachen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Johns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia Springs, with the one closest to Magnolia Springs listed first.
    • Fruit Cove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Johns
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Tocoi
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
    • Palm Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Palm Valley is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Valley
    • Armstrong
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Armstrong is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Elkton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Vilano Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Sawgrass
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Sawgrass is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawgrass
    • Hastings
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Augustine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Ponte Vedra Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ponte Vedra
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ponte Vedra is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponte Vedra

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

Cemeteries Near Magnolia Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Magnolia Springs.

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 Magnolia Springs - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Holly Hill Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jacksonville Memory Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Springbank Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Penney Farms Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Little Ruth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rideout Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sloans Landing Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lofton's Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mandarin Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (103 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.<3>

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

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

  • Green Cove Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hibernia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hibernia is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
  • Walkill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Walkill is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkill
  • Switzerland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Switzerland is located in Saint Johns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzerland
  • Florence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Florence is located in Saint Johns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Picolata
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Picolata is located in Saint Johns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picolata
  • Lakeside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeside is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Mandarin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Mandarin is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandarin
  • Orange Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Middleburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • West Tocoi
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • West Tocoi is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tocoi
  • Sampson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Sampson is located in Saint Johns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Plummers
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Plummers is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummers
    • Beauclerc
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Beauclerc is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauclerc
    • Belmore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Belmore is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore

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

Newspapers Published in Magnolia Springs ...

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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Magnolia Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Magnolia Springs, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Magnolia Springs.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Magnolia Springs:

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 Magnolia Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Magnolia Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.