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 Meldrim Park (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 Meldrim Park. 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 hospitals 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.
Meldrim Park is located in Saint Johns 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 Saint Johns County: Clay, Duval, Flagler & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Meldrim Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meldrim Park:
- Saint Johns County (The home county of Meldrim Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meldrim Park, with the one closest to Meldrim Park listed first.
- Tocoi
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
- Armstrong
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Elkton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hastings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Augustine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Augustine Shores
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Augustine South
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Augustine South is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine South
- Vilano Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fruit Cove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Johns
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Augustine Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Butler Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Butler Beach is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Beach
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meldrim Park, with the one closest to Meldrim Park listed first.
- Green Cove Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Penney Farms
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Asbury Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Asbury Lake is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Lake
- Doctors Inlet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Orange Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bellair - Meadowbrook Terrace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Middleburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kingsley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
- Kingsley Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kingsley Lake is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Lake
- Kingsley Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kingsley Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Village
- Lake Geneva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Duval County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meldrim Park, with the one closest to Meldrim Park listed first.
- Mandarin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mandarin is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandarin
- Loretto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Loretto is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Bowden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bowden is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowden
- Sans Pareil
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sans Pareil is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Pareil
- Jacksonville Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonville Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jacksonville Beach is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,609 people
- Former names for Jacksonville Beach:
- Pablo Beach
- Ruby
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville Beach <1>
- Saint Nicholas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Nicholas is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
- San Marco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- San Marco is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Marco
- San Pablo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- San Pablo is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pablo
- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Brooklyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Neptune Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Flagler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meldrim Park, with the one closest to Meldrim Park listed first.
- Marineland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Palm Coast
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meldrim Park, with the one closest to Meldrim Park listed first.
- Bostwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Federal Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Federal Point is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Point
- East Palatka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Palatka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Peniel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Peniel is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
- San Mateo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
- Florahome
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Satsuma
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hollister
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Grandin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mannville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mannville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meldrim Park, see our County-by-County Page for Meldrim Park.
Cemeteries Near Meldrim Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meldrim Park.
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 Meldrim Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meldrim Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meldrim Park, with the one closest to Meldrim Park listed first.
- Bakersville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Little Ruth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville Memory Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Hill Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sampson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Springbank Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Resthaven Cemetery & Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (68 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Putnam County Poor Farm Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barnes Memorial Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Meldrim Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Meldrim Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Meldrim Park, with the one closest to Meldrim Park listed first.
- Tocoi
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
- Picolata
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Picolata is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picolata
- West Tocoi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Tocoi is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tocoi
- Walkill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walkill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkill
- Florence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Bostwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Federal Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Federal Point is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Point
- Armstrong
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Green Cove Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Teasdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Teasdale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teasdale
- Sampson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sampson is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Orange Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Orange Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Mills
- Switzerland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Switzerland is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzerland
- Saint Augustine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meldrim Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meldrim Park.
Newspapers Published in Meldrim Park ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meldrim Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meldrim Park, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meldrim Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Meldrim Park:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Saint Johns County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Duval County
- Flagler County
- Putnam 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 Meldrim Park, 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 from Point A (ie- Meldrim Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |