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 Nassau Village (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 Nassau Village. 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 Nassau Village ...
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 Nassau Village: Nassau Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Nassau Village. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Nassau Village.
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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Nassau Village is located in Nassau 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 Nassau County: Baker, Duval, Camden (GA) & Charlton (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Nassau Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nassau Village:
- Nassau County (The home county of Nassau Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nassau Village, with the one closest to Nassau Village listed first.
- Callahan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crawford is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Dyal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dyal is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyal
- Evergreen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Evergreen is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Yulee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hilliard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bryceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amelia City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Amelia City is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia City
- Boulogne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fernandina Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Baker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nassau Village, with the one closest to Nassau Village listed first.
- MacClenny
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Saint Mary
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nassau Village, with the one closest to Nassau Village listed first.
- Bellair - Meadowbrook Terrace
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Orange Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lakeside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lakeside is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Doctors Inlet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Duval County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nassau Village, with the one closest to Nassau Village listed first.
- Biscayne Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Biscayne Village is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Village
- Garden City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Magnolia Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Gardens is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Gardens
- Polly Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Polly Town is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Town
- Talleyrand
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Talleyrand is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
- Jacksonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Normandy Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- San Marco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- San Marco is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Marco
- Arlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Saint Nicholas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Nicholas is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
- Baldwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nassau Village, with the one closest to Nassau Village listed first.
- Fruit Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Johns
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ponte Vedra Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Camden County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nassau Village, with the one closest to Nassau Village listed first.
- Greenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Greenville is located in Camden County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Estimated population in 2019: 845 people
- Saint Marys
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Scotchville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Scotchville is located in Camden County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchville
- Estimated population in 2019: 337 people
- Kingsland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dungeness
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dungeness is located in Camden County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungeness
- London Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- London Hill is located in Camden County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 91 people
- Harrietts Bluff Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hazlehurst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hazlehurst is located in Camden County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,137 people
- Jefferson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Camden County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,032 people
- Woodbine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Charlton County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nassau Village, with the one closest to Nassau Village listed first.
- Saint George
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Woodstock ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock is located in Charlton County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,039 people
- Traders Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Traders Hill is located in Charlton County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
- Folkston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Homeland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Homeland is located in Charlton County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nassau Village, see our County-by-County Page for Nassau Village.
Cemeteries Near Nassau Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nassau Village.
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 Nassau Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nassau Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nassau Village, with the one closest to Nassau Village listed first.
- Ogilvie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Keen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jones Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Callahan.
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jones Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Callahan.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979608 <3>
- Restlawn Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Duval County Paupers Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hillside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pinehurst Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (111 more) ...
- Potters Field
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bowles Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<4>
While we didn't find Nassau Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nassau Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nassau Village, with the one closest to Nassau Village listed first.
- Callahan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Italia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Italia is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italia
- Crawford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crawford is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Edgewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Edgewood is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Panama Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Panama Park is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama Park
- Evergreen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Evergreen is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Chaseville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chaseville is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Bryceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Marietta is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Jacksonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hilliard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Floral Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Floral Bluff is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Bluff
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Berlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Berlin is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- South Jacksonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Jacksonville is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
- Gilmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nassau Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nassau Village.
Newspapers Published in Nassau Village ...
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 135 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nassau Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nassau Village, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nassau Village.
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 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 Nassau Village:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Nassau County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baker County
- Clay County
- Duval County
- Saint Johns County
- Camden County
- Charlton 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> | 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- Nassau Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Nassau Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |