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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 Nubys Corner (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 Nubys Corner. 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 Nubys Corner ...

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 occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Nubys Corner: Nubys Cor. (or less commonly used: Nubys Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Nubys Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Nubys Corner may originally have been Nuby's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Nubys Corner might be written as Nuby Corner.

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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Nubys Corner is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Alachua, Citrus, Lake, Levy, Putnam, Sumter & Volusia.

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

  • Marion County     (The home county of Nubys Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nubys Corner, with the one closest to Nubys Corner listed first.
    • Lynne
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Lynne is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
    • Silver Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Silver Springs Shores
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Electra
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Electra is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Anthony
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Candler
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Fort McCoy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Ocala
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Ocala is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocala
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,669 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocala <2>
    • Sparr
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Belleview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ocklawaha
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Eastlake Weir
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Alachua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nubys Corner, with the one closest to Nubys Corner listed first.
    • Island Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Lochloosa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Evinston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hawthorne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Micanopy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rochelle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Rochelle is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nubys Corner, with the one closest to Nubys Corner listed first.
    • Conant
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Conant is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
    • Carlton Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Carlton Village is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Village
    • Lady Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Fruitland Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Pittman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Pittman is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman
    • Altoona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lisbon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lisbon is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Orange Bend
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Orange Bend is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Bend
    • Umatilla
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Astor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Grand Island
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Levy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nubys Corner, with the one closest to Nubys Corner listed first.
    • Morriston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • East Williston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • East Williston is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Williston
    • Williston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nubys Corner, with the one closest to Nubys Corner listed first.
    • Georgetown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgar
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Welaka
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Keuka
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Keuka is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
    • Nashua
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Nashua is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Hollister
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Interlachen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Mannville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Mannville is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannville
    • Crescent City Station
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Como
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pomona Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Satsuma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nubys Corner, with the one closest to Nubys Corner listed first.
    • The Villages
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Villages is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Villages
    • Oxford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Wildwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Orange Home
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Orange Home is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
    • Adamsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Coleman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Lake Panasoffkee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nubys Corner, with the one closest to Nubys Corner listed first.
    • Volusia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Volusia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia
    • Seville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Emporia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Emporia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
    • Pierson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Nubys Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nubys Corner.

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 Nubys Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Waldena Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Old Grahamsville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Ocklawaha Bridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Gore Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ft. King Burial Grounds
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Electra Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Highland Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Forest Hills Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood Cemetery Section
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery Section
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (108 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.<4>

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

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

  • Grahamsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Grahamsville is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamsville
  • Lynne
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lynne is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
  • Silver Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Montague
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Montague is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
  • Electra
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Electra is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
  • Candler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Anthony
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ocala
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Ocala is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocala
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,669 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocala <2>
  • Santos
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Santos is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santos
  • Moss Bluff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Moss Bluff is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
  • Fort McCoy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Belleview
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Eureka
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Eureka is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Sparr
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kendrick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Kendrick is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick

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

Newspapers Published in Nubys Corner ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nubys Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nubys Corner, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nubys Corner.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Nubys Corner:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>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 Nubys Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Nubys Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.