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 North Pompano Beach (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 Pompano Beach. 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 Pompano Beach ...
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 North Pompano Beach: N. Pompano Bch.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
North Pompano Beach is located in Broward 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 Broward County: Collier, Hendry, Miami-Dade & Palm Beach.
Below are the counties that are near North Pompano Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Pompano Beach:
- Broward County (The home county of North Pompano Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pompano Beach, with the one closest to North Pompano Beach listed first.
- Pompano Beach Highlands
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pompano Estates
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pompano Estates is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompano Estates
- Lighthouse Point
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hillsboro Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Leisureville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Leisureville is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisureville
- Bonnie Lock - Woodsetter North
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Loch Lomond
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Loch Lomond is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lomond
- Tedder
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tedder is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedder
- Deerfield Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cove is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Cove
- Harbor Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harbor Village is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Village
- Crystal Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Crystal Lake is located in Broward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Miami-Dade County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pompano Beach, with the one closest to North Pompano Beach listed first.
- Golden Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Golden Beach is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
- Andover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Andover is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Aventura
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ives Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ives Estates is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ives Estates
- Lake Lucerne
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lake Lucerne is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lucerne
- Norland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Norland is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norland
- Ojus
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sunny Isles Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sunny Isles Beach is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Isles Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,634 people
- Sunny Isles Beach has also been known as:
- Sunny Isles
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunny Isles Beach <1>
- Miami Gardens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Miami Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Scott Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Scott Lake is located in Miami-Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Lake
- Carol City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Palm Beach County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pompano Beach, with the one closest to North Pompano Beach listed first.
- Boca Del Mar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Boca Del Mar is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca Del Mar
- Boca Pointe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Boca Pointe is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca Pointe
- Boca Raton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sandalfoot Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandalfoot Cove is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalfoot Cove
- Boca West
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boca West is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca West
- Highland Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hamptons at Boca Raton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yamato
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Yamato is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yamato
- Mission Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mission Bay is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bay
- Whisper Walk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whisper Walk is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisper Walk
- Kings Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kings Point is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Delray Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Delray Beach is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,577 people
- Former names for Delray Beach:
- Delray
- Linton
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delray Beach <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Pompano Beach, see our County-by-County Page for North Pompano Beach.
Cemeteries Near North Pompano Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Pompano Beach.
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 North Pompano Beach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Pompano Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Pompano Beach, with the one closest to North Pompano Beach listed first.
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park of Broward County
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Westview Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pompano Beach Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompano Beach Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pompano Beach Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pompano Beach.
- The Pompano Beach Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pompano Beach South Lawn Cemetery
- South Lawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1993291 <2>
- Star of David Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Boca Raton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Eternal Light Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Our Lady Queen of Heaven Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gardens of Boca Raton Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lauderdale Memorial Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lauderdale Memorial Park
(13 miles [20.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find North Pompano Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Pompano Beach.
- Palm Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Pompano Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Pompano Beach.
Newspapers Published in North Pompano Beach ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Pompano Beach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Pompano Beach, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Pompano Beach.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 North Pompano Beach:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Broward County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Miami-Dade County
- Palm Beach 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> | 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 North Pompano Beach, 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' (or 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- North Pompano Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |