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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 Myrtle Island (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 Myrtle Island. 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 Myrtle Island ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Myrtle Island: Myrtle Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Myrtle Island. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Myrtle Island.

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 northeast 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 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.

Myrtle Island is located in Flagler 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 Flagler County: Putnam, Saint Johns & Volusia.

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

  • Flagler County     (The home county of Myrtle Island)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Myrtle Island, with the one closest to Myrtle Island listed first.
    • Palm Coast
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bunnell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Marineland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Beverly Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Beverly Beach is located in Flagler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
    • Korona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Korona is located in Flagler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korona
    • Flagler Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Lake County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Myrtle Island, with the one closest to Myrtle Island listed first.
    • Salt Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Kerr City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Kerr City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr City
    • Orange Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Myrtle Island, with the one closest to Myrtle Island listed first.
    • San Mateo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • East Palatka
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Como
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Crescent City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Pomona Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Federal Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Federal Point is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Point
    • Crescent City Station
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Buffalo Bluff
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
    • Palatka
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Satsuma
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Nashua
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Nashua is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Peniel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Peniel is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
  • Saint Johns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Myrtle Island, with the one closest to Myrtle Island listed first.
    • Hastings
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Armstrong
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Armstrong is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Elkton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Crescent Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Augustine Shores
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Augustine Shores is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine Shores
    • Butler Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Butler Beach is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Beach
    • Tocoi
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
    • Saint Augustine South
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Augustine South is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine South
    • Saint Augustine Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Augustine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Vilano Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Myrtle Island, with the one closest to Myrtle Island listed first.
    • Seville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Pierson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Emporia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Emporia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
    • Barberville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Ormond-by-the-Sea
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Ormond-by-the-Sea is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormond-by-the-Sea
    • Tomoka Estates
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Tomoka Estates is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomoka Estates
    • Volusia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Volusia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia

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

Cemeteries Near Myrtle Island ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Myrtle Island.

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 Myrtle Island - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Yelvington Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pellicer Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • San Mateo Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Resthaven Cemetery & Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Espanola Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pomona - Lake Como Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Eden Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Satsuma Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • West View Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Hope Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (56 more) ...

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 Myrtle Island in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Myrtle Island.

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

  • Yelvington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Yelvington is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
  • San Mateo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lake Como
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Orange Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Orange Mills is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Mills
  • East Palatka
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Crescent City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Sisco
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Sisco is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisco
  • Huntington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Huntington is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Armstrong
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Armstrong is located in Saint Johns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
  • Federal Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Federal Point is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Point
  • Lundy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Lundy is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundy
  • Bridgeport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bridgeport is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Palatka
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Buffalo Bluff
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
    • Satsuma
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Myrtle Island ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Myrtle Island.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Myrtle Island, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Myrtle Island.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Myrtle Island:

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 Myrtle Island, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Myrtle Island) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.