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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about New Mikasuki. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added New Mikasuki to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with New Mikasuki, please Contact Us.

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 New Mikasuki (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 New Mikasuki. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of New Mikasuki is historic, it would have been located within present day Madison 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 Madison County: Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafayette, Suwannee, Taylor, Brooks (GA) & Lowndes (GA).

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

  • Madison County     (The home county of New Mikasuki)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Mikasuki, with the one closest to New Mikasuki listed first.
    • Greenville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hamburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hamburg is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Madison
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Cherry Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cherry Lake is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
    • Pinetta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Lee is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <2>
    • Leland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Leland is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Mikasuki, with the one closest to New Mikasuki listed first.
    • Aucilla
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Aucilla is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
    • Lamont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Monticello
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Waukeenah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Thomas City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Thomas City is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas City
    • Wacissa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lloyd
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Lafayette County
    • Day
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Leon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Mikasuki, with the one closest to New Mikasuki listed first.
    • Miccosukee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Capitola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Capitola is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
  • Suwannee County
    • Dowling Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Dowling Park is located in Suwannee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling Park
  • Taylor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Mikasuki, with the one closest to New Mikasuki listed first.
    • Shady Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Perry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Brooks County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Mikasuki, with the one closest to New Mikasuki listed first.
    • Empress
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Empress is located in Brooks County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empress
    • Dixie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • McIntyre Spring ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • McIntyre Spring is located in Brooks County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Spring
      • Estimated population in 2019: 605 people
    • Quitman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Quitman is located in Brooks County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,625 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <2>
    • Fodie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Fodie is located in Brooks County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
    • Barwick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Lowndes County (GA)
  • Thomas County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Mikasuki, with the one closest to New Mikasuki listed first.
    • Boston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Boston is located in Thomas County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boston <2>
    • Newark
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Newark is located in Thomas County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Estimated population in 2019: 783 people

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

Cemeteries Near New Mikasuki ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Mikasuki.

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 New Mikasuki - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • New Hopewell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Harby Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hensey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Redding Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding Cemetery
    • The Redding Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Redding Family Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Redding Hammock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Reaper Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Barclay Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay Cemetery
    • The Barclay Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Barclay Family Cemetery
  • Aucilla Fire Tower Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hurst Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Emery Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (185 more) ...
    • Bishop Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Porter Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Andrews Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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.

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

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

  • Greenville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Aucilla
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Aucilla is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
  • Hamburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hamburg is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Lamont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Monticello
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Iddo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Iddo is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iddo
  • Madison
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Cherry Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherry Lake is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
  • Aucilla ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Aucilla is located in Thomas County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
  • Nankin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Nankin is located in Brooks County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nankin
  • Waukeenah
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Dixie
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Wacissa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Lee is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <2>
    • Leland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Leland is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland

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

Newspapers Published in New Mikasuki ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Mikasuki.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Mikasuki, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Mikasuki.

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 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 New Mikasuki:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 New Mikasuki, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- New Mikasuki) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.