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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 O and F Palmas Grant (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 O and F Palmas Grant. 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 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.

O and F Palmas Grant 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 O and F Palmas Grant. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to O and F Palmas Grant:

  • Volusia County     (The home county of O and F Palmas Grant)
    • The following are listed by their distance from O and F Palmas Grant, with the one closest to O and F Palmas Grant listed first.
    • Harbor Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Oaks
      • Harbor Oaks is located in Volusia County
    • Isleboro
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isleboro
      • Isleboro is located in Volusia County
    • Ponce Inlet
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Allandale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Ponce Park ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce Park
      • Ponce Park is located in Volusia County
    • Wilbur-by-the-Sea
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur-by-the-Sea
      • Wilbur-by-the-Sea is located in Volusia County
    • Glencoe
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
      • Glencoe is located in Volusia County
    • Halifax Estates
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Estates
      • Halifax Estates is located in Volusia County
    • Port Orange
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pickwick Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickwick Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick Village
      • Pickwick Village is located in Volusia County
    • Mission City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission City
      • Mission City is located in Volusia County
    • New Smyrna Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Daytona Beach Shores
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daytona Beach Shores
      • Daytona Beach Shores is located in Volusia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,641 people
  • Brevard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from O and F Palmas Grant, with the one closest to O and F Palmas Grant listed first.
    • Scottsmoor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Aurantia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurantia
      • Aurantia is located in Brevard County
    • Mims
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Flagler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from O and F Palmas Grant, with the one closest to O and F Palmas Grant listed first.
    • Korona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korona
      • Korona is located in Flagler County
    • Flagler Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from O and F Palmas Grant, with the one closest to O and F Palmas Grant listed first.
    • Lake Mack - Forest Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Pine Lakes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lakes
      • Pine Lakes is located in Lake County
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from O and F Palmas Grant, with the one closest to O and F Palmas Grant listed first.
    • Indian Mound Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Mound Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
      • Indian Mound Village is located in Seminole County
    • Geneva
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Midway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Seminole County
    • Cameron City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron City
      • Cameron City is located in Seminole County
    • Sanford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Monroe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Iowa City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
      • Iowa City is located in Seminole County
    • Lake Mary
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to O and F Palmas Grant, see our County-by-County Page for O and F Palmas Grant.

Cemeteries Near O and F Palmas Grant ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of O and F Palmas Grant.

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 O and F Palmas Grant covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from O and F Palmas Grant, with the one closest to O and F Palmas Grant listed first.

  • Fisher Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Fisher Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • The Fisher Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rendy Road Cemetery
  • Pacetti Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pacetti Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pacetti Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ponce Inlet Grave Site
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ponce Inlet Grave Site
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ponce Inlet Grave Site have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Larkin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Glencoe - Geiger Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glencoe - Geiger Cemetery
    • The Glencoe - Geiger Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Glenco - Geiger Cemetery
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Friendship Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • The Friendship Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fellowship Cemetery
  • Spruce Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Dummitt Gravesite
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dummitt Gravesite
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dummitt Gravesite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Detwiller Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Detwiller Park Cemetery
    • The Detwiller Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Coronado Beach Cemetery
    • Detwiler Park Cemetery
  • Sunset Park Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Ridge African-American Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ridge African-American Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Ridge African-American Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (63 more) ...
    • Oaklynn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgewater New Smyrna Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgewater New Smyrna Cemetery
      • The Edgewater New Smyrna Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Edgewater Cemetery
    • Daytona Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daytona Memorial Park
      • The Daytona Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Bellevue Cemetery
      • Bellevue Memorial Cemetery
      • Cedar Hill Cemetery
      • Cedar Hill Memory Gardens
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201383 <4>

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.<5>

While we didn't find O and F Palmas Grant in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of O and F Palmas Grant.

These communities are listed based on their distance from O and F Palmas Grant, with the one closest to O and F Palmas Grant listed first.

  • Glencoe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
    • Glencoe is located in Volusia County
  • New Smyrna ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smyrna
    • New Smyrna is located in Volusia County
  • Ponce Park ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce Park
    • Ponce Park is located in Volusia County
  • Port Orange
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Holly Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Lake Helen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cow Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek
    • Cow Creek is located in Volusia County
  • Maytown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
    • Maytown is located in Volusia County
  • Osteen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • West De Land
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West De Land
    • West De Land is located in Volusia County
  • Orange City
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Enterprise
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Beresford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
      • Beresford is located in Volusia County
    • Fatio
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fatio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fatio
      • Fatio is located in Volusia County

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

Newspapers Published in O and F Palmas Grant ...

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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around O and F Palmas Grant.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of O and F Palmas Grant, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for O and F Palmas Grant.

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 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 O and F Palmas Grant:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for O and F Palmas Grant. 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: https://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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 O and F Palmas Grant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- O and F Palmas Grant) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in O and F Palmas Grant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.0817, Longitude: -80.9764       In this case, the coordinates for O and F Palmas Grant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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