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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 North De Land (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 North De Land. 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 North De Land ...

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 North De Land: N. De Land

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.

North De Land is located in Volusia 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 Volusia County: Brevard, Flagler, Marion, Putnam & Seminole.

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

  • Volusia County     (The home county of North De Land)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North De Land, with the one closest to North De Land listed first.
    • De Land
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Daytona Park Estates
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daytona Park Estates
      • Daytona Park Estates is located in Volusia County
    • De Land Highlands
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Land Highlands
      • De Land Highlands is located in Volusia County
    • De Land Southwest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Land Southwest
      • De Land Southwest is located in Volusia County
    • West De Land
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West De Land
      • West De Land is located in Volusia County
    • Glenwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Beresford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
      • Beresford is located in Volusia County
    • Highland Park ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Highland Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
      • Highland Park is located in Volusia County
    • De Leon Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Helen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cassadaga
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Orange City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Flagler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North De Land, with the one closest to North De Land listed first.
    • Korona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korona
      • Korona is located in Flagler County
    • Bunnell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North De Land, with the one closest to North De Land listed first.
    • Lake Mack - Forest Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Lakes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lakes
      • Pine Lakes is located in Lake County
    • Lake Kathryn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kathryn
      • Lake Kathryn is located in Lake County
    • Acron ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Acron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acron
      • Acron is located in Lake County
    • Astor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cassia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassia
      • Cassia is located in Lake County
    • Paisley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Pittman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman
      • Pittman is located in Lake County
    • Mount Plymouth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Plymouth
      • Mount Plymouth is located in Lake County
    • Altoona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Sorrento
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North De Land, with the one closest to North De Land listed first.
    • Apopka
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Tangerine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Zellwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Maitland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Plymouth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • South Apopka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Apopka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Apopka
      • South Apopka is located in Orange County
    • Eatonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Goldenrod
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Lockhart
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North De Land, with the one closest to North De Land listed first.
    • Crescent City Station
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent City Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City Station
      • Crescent City Station is located in Putnam County
    • Crescent City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North De Land, with the one closest to North De Land listed first.
    • Lake Monroe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Indian Mound Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Mound Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
      • Indian Mound Village is located in Seminole County
    • Sanford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Midway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Seminole County
    • Cameron City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron City
      • Cameron City is located in Seminole County
    • Heathrow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Lake Mary
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Longwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Winter Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Geneva
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Casselberry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Sanlando Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanlando Springs
      • Sanlando Springs is located in Seminole County

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

Newspapers Published in North De Land ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around North De Land.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North De Land, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North De Land.

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 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 North De Land:

Cemeteries Near North De Land ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North De Land.

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 North De Land covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North De Land, with the one closest to North De Land listed first.

  • Pentecostal Holiness Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Potters Field
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Potters Field has also been known as:
    • Charnel Cemetery
    • Stone Cemetery
    • Volusia County Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potters Field
  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakdale Cemetery
  • Charitable Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Charitable Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Community Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charitable Cemetery
  • DeLand Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bethel Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Orange Cemetery
    • Union / Baker / Wright Cemetery
    • Wright Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72710 <5>
  • Baker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Beresford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Park
  • Glenwood African-American Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Glenwood African-American Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • The Glenwood African-American Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Church Street Cemetery
    • Glenwood Black Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood African-American Cemetery
  • Continue List   (106 more) ...
    • Glenwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Suber Memorial Gardens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Prevatt Settlement Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Prevatt Settlement Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prevatt Settlement Cemetery

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.<6>

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

These communities are listed based on their distance from North De Land, with the one closest to North De Land listed first.

  • West De Land
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West De Land
    • West De Land is located in Volusia County
  • Beresford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
    • Beresford is located in Volusia County
  • Glenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Highland Park ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Highland Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
    • Highland Park is located in Volusia County
  • Fatio
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fatio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fatio
    • Fatio is located in Volusia County
  • Lake Helen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Crows Bluff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crows Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Bluff
    • Crows Bluff is located in Lake County
  • Orange City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Saint Francis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
    • Saint Francis is located in Lake County
  • Barberville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Enterprise
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Eldridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
    • Eldridge is located in Volusia County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Emporia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
      • Emporia is located in Volusia County
    • Paisley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Cassia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassia
      • Cassia is located in Lake County

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

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

The official website for Volusia County: www.volusia.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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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.
<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- North De Land) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North De Land. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.0502, Longitude: -81.2959    
<5>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.
<6>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 North De Land, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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