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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 Moss Bluff (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 Moss Bluff. 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 Moss Bluff ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Moss Bluff: Moss Blf. (or less commonly used: Moss Bluf.)

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 southeast 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 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.

Moss Bluff is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Alachua, Citrus, Lake, Levy, Putnam, Sumter & Volusia.

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

  • Marion County     (The home county of Moss Bluff)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moss Bluff, with the one closest to Moss Bluff listed first.
    • Electra
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
      • Electra is located in Marion County
    • Ocklawaha
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Eastlake Weir
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Candler
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Weirsdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lynne
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
      • Lynne is located in Marion County
    • Silver Springs Shores
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs Shores
      • Silver Springs Shores is located in Marion County
    • Summerfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Belleview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Silver Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Danks Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Ocala
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocala
      • Ocala is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,669 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocala <1>
  • Alachua County
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moss Bluff, with the one closest to Moss Bluff listed first.
    • Carlton Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Village
      • Carlton Village is located in Lake County
    • Conant
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
      • Conant is located in Lake County
    • Lady Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Pittman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman
      • Pittman is located in Lake County
    • Fruitland Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Lisbon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Lake County
    • Orange Bend
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Bend
      • Orange Bend is located in Lake County
    • Altoona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Grand Island
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village
      • Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village is located in Lake County
    • Umatilla
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mid Florida Lakes
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mid Florida Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid Florida Lakes
      • Mid Florida Lakes is located in Lake County
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moss Bluff, with the one closest to Moss Bluff listed first.
    • Tangerine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Zellwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moss Bluff, with the one closest to Moss Bluff listed first.
    • Georgetown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Welaka
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moss Bluff, with the one closest to Moss Bluff listed first.
    • The Villages
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Villages have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Villages
      • The Villages is located in Sumter County
    • Oxford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wildwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Adamsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
      • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
    • Coleman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Panasoffkee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sumterville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moss Bluff, with the one closest to Moss Bluff listed first.
    • Volusia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia
      • Volusia is located in Volusia County
    • Emporia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
      • Emporia is located in Volusia County
    • Pierson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Barberville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Seville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Moss Bluff ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moss Bluff.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moss Bluff, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moss Bluff.

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 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 Moss Bluff:

Cemeteries Near Moss Bluff ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moss Bluff.

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 Moss Bluff covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Electra Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Electra Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Electra Cemetery
  • Ocklawaha Community Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ocklawaha Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ocklawaha Community Cemetery
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Ocklawaha Bridge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ocklawaha Bridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ocklawaha Bridge Cemetery
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
  • Stanton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanton Cemetery
  • Waldena Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waldena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waldena Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Gore Family Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gore Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gore Family Cemetery
  • Old Grahamsville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Grahamsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Grahamsville Cemetery
  • Burrell Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burrell Cemetery
  • Continue List   (96 more) ...
    • Crum Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crum Cemetery
    • Pine Level Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Level Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Level Cemetery
    • Forest Lawn Memory Gardens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Moss Bluff had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Ocklawaha
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Electra
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Electra is located in Marion County
  • Candler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Stanton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
    • Stanton is located in Marion County
  • Lake Weir ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Weir
    • Lake Weir is located in Marion County
  • Lynne
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
    • Lynne is located in Marion County
  • Summerfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Conant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
    • Conant is located in Lake County
  • Belleview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lady Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Grahamsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grahamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamsville
    • Grahamsville is located in Marion County
  • Montague
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
    • Montague is located in Marion County
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Santos
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santos
      • Santos is located in Marion County
    • Silver Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Oxford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

The official website for Marion County: www.marioncountyfl.org/

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

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 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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Moss Bluff) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moss Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.0833, Longitude: -81.8837       In this case, the coordinates for Moss Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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 Moss Bluff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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