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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 Manns Spur (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 Manns Spur. 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 Manns Spur ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

While the name of this community is Manns Spur, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Manns Spur may originally have been Mann's Spur.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Manns Spur might be written as Mann Spur.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Manns Spur is located in Baker 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 Baker County: Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Duval, Nassau, Union, Charlton (GA), Clinch (GA) & Ware (GA).

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

  • Baker County     (The home county of Manns Spur)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manns Spur, with the one closest to Manns Spur listed first.
    • Sanderson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Olustee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Glen Saint Mary
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • MacClenny
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Taylor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Taylor is located in Baker County
  • Alachua County
    • La Crosse
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manns Spur, with the one closest to Manns Spur listed first.
    • Lawtey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Brooker
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Starke
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Graham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Hampton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manns Spur, with the one closest to Manns Spur listed first.
    • Kingsley Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Lake
      • Kingsley Lake is located in Clay County
    • Kingsley Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Village
      • Kingsley Village is located in Clay County
    • Middleburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manns Spur, with the one closest to Manns Spur listed first.
    • Lulu
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • McColskey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McColskey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColskey
      • McColskey is located in Columbia County
    • Watertown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
      • Watertown is located in Columbia County
    • Five Points
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Five Points is located in Columbia County
    • Lake City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Duval County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manns Spur, with the one closest to Manns Spur listed first.
    • Maxville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
      • Maxville is located in Duval County
    • Baldwin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Hamilton County
    • White Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Nassau County
  • Suwannee County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manns Spur, with the one closest to Manns Spur listed first.
    • Raiford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Butler
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Worthington Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Charlton County (GA)
    • Saint George
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint George have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
      • Saint George is located in Charlton County (GA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Manns Spur ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Manns Spur.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Manns Spur, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Manns Spur.

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 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 Manns Spur:

Cemeteries Near Manns Spur ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Manns Spur.

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

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

  • Sanderson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanderson Cemetery
  • Monument Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monument Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monument Cemetery
  • South Prong Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Prong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Prong Cemetery
  • Cedar Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Creek Cemetery
  • Dyess Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dyess Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dyess Cemetery
  • Turner Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
  • Mantown Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mantown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mantown Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gillen Allen Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lulu Baptist Church Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Douglas Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Cemetery
  • Continue List   (103 more) ...
    • Varnes Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Varnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Varnes Cemetery
    • Sapp Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Kerce Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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.<6>

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

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

  • Sanderson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Olustee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Glen Saint Mary
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Mount Carrie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carrie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrie
    • Mount Carrie is located in Columbia County
  • MacClenny
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Lulu
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Butler
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Watertown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
    • Watertown is located in Columbia County
  • Highland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Clay County
  • Maxville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
    • Maxville is located in Duval County
  • New River
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
    • New River is located in Bradford County
  • Lawtey
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lake City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Baldwin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Winfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
      • Winfield is located in Columbia County

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

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

The official website for Baker County: www.bakercountyfl.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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 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>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- Manns Spur) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Manns Spur. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2347, Longitude: -82.3196       In this case, the coordinates for Manns Spur have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Manns Spur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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