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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 Miguel Crosby Grant (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 Miguel Crosby Grant. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Miguel Crosby Grant 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 Miguel Crosby Grant. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Miguel Crosby Grant:

  • Putnam County     (The home county of Miguel Crosby Grant)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miguel Crosby Grant, with the one closest to Miguel Crosby Grant listed first.
    • Nashua
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Nashua is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Welaka
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Satsuma
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pomona Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Buffalo Bluff
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
    • Lake Como
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Peniel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Peniel is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
    • Georgetown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • San Mateo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Palatka
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Crescent City Station
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • East Palatka
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Crescent City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Alachua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miguel Crosby Grant, with the one closest to Miguel Crosby Grant listed first.
    • Hawthorne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Lochloosa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Island Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Melrose
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Campville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Campville is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
    • Earleton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miguel Crosby Grant, with the one closest to Miguel Crosby Grant listed first.
    • Lake Geneva
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Keystone Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Flagler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miguel Crosby Grant, with the one closest to Miguel Crosby Grant listed first.
    • Bunnell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Palm Coast
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Korona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Korona is located in Flagler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korona
    • Marineland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miguel Crosby Grant, with the one closest to Miguel Crosby Grant listed first.
    • Salt Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Kerr City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Kerr City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr City
    • Orange Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Fort McCoy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lynne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lynne is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
    • Citra
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Sparr
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Electra
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Electra is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Anthony
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Johns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miguel Crosby Grant, with the one closest to Miguel Crosby Grant listed first.
    • Hastings
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Armstrong
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Armstrong is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Tocoi
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
    • Elkton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miguel Crosby Grant, with the one closest to Miguel Crosby Grant listed first.
    • Seville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pierson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Emporia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Emporia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
    • Volusia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Volusia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia
    • Barberville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Miguel Crosby Grant ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Miguel Crosby Grant.

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 Miguel Crosby Grant - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Satsuma Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pomona - Lake Como Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Peniel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Georgetown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Palatka Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Memorial Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • San Mateo Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • West View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Eden Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (79 more) ...
    • Mary Elizabeth Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • First Baptist Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Yelvington Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 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>

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

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

  • Welaka
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Nashua
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Nashua is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
  • Sisco
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sisco is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisco
  • Norwalk
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Norwalk is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Satsuma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fruitland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fruitland is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Buffalo Bluff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
  • Lake Como
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Georgetown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lundy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lundy is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundy
  • Peniel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Peniel is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
  • Huntington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Huntington is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • San Mateo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Francis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Francis is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
    • Palatka
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Miguel Crosby Grant ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Miguel Crosby Grant.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Miguel Crosby Grant, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Miguel Crosby Grant.

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 Miguel Crosby Grant:

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 Miguel Crosby Grant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Miguel Crosby Grant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.