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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 Mannville (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 Mannville. 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 and 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.

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

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

  • Putnam County     (The home county of Mannville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mannville, with the one closest to Mannville listed first.
    • Interlachen
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hollister
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Keuka
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Keuka is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
    • Edgar
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Florahome
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Grandin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Putnam Hall
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Peniel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Peniel is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
    • Buffalo Bluff
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
    • Palatka
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Satsuma
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Nashua
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Nashua is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Welaka
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Alachua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mannville, with the one closest to Mannville listed first.
    • Melrose
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hawthorne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Campville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Campville is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
    • Earleton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lochloosa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Island Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Windsor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Windsor is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Waldo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rochelle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Rochelle is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
    • Evinston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Micanopy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Gainesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mannville, with the one closest to Mannville listed first.
    • Hampton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Graham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Starke
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mannville, with the one closest to Mannville listed first.
    • Lake Geneva
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Keystone Heights
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Penney Farms
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Kingsley Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Kingsley Lake is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Lake
    • Kingsley Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Kingsley Village is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Village
    • Kingsley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Kingsley is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
    • Green Cove Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Asbury Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Asbury Lake is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Lake
    • Middleburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mannville, with the one closest to Mannville listed first.
    • Orange Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kerr City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Kerr City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr City
    • Fort McCoy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Salt Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Citra
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • McIntosh
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparr
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Orange Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Paynes Town ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Paynes Town is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Town
    • Reddick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Anthony
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Irvine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Irvine is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
    • Lowell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Johns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mannville, with the one closest to Mannville listed first.
    • Hastings
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Tocoi
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
    • Armstrong
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Armstrong is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Elkton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Mannville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mannville.

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 Mannville - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Pine Lawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pineview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sister Spring Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Naomi Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Keuka Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mary Elizabeth Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mei-Wun Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gilgal MB Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Orange Springs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Abline Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ochwilla Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (106 more) ...
    • Gordon Chapel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Peniel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Etonia Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mannville had a population of 92 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Interlachen
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Keuka
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Keuka is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
  • Hollister
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Johnson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnson is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
  • Grandin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • McMeekin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • McMeekin is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMeekin
  • Orange Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Francis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Francis is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
  • Putnam Hall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Peniel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Peniel is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
  • Buffalo Bluff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
  • Palatka
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Melrose
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Satsuma
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Lundy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Lundy is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundy

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

Newspapers Published in Mannville ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mannville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mannville, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mannville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Mannville:

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 Mannville, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mannville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.