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Introduction ...

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

We've added Okawahathako to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Okawahathako, 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 Okawahathako (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 Okawahathako. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Okawahathako is historic, it would have been located within present day Putnam 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 Putnam County: Alachua, Bradford, Clay, Flagler, Marion, Saint Johns & Volusia.

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

  • Putnam County     (The home county of Okawahathako)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Okawahathako, with the one closest to Okawahathako listed first.
    • Buffalo Bluff
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buffalo Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
      • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
    • Satsuma
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Peniel
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peniel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
      • Peniel is located in Putnam County
    • Palatka
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Welaka
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hollister
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • San Mateo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Pomona Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • East Palatka
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Como
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Interlachen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Georgetown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Alachua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Okawahathako, with the one closest to Okawahathako listed first.
    • Melrose
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hawthorne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Lochloosa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Island Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Campville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Campville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
      • Campville is located in Alachua County
    • Earleton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Windsor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Windsor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in Alachua County
    • Rochelle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rochelle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
      • Rochelle is located in Alachua County
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Okawahathako, with the one closest to Okawahathako listed first.
    • Lake Geneva
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Keystone Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Cove Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Penney Farms
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Flagler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Okawahathako, with the one closest to Okawahathako listed first.
    • Bunnell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Palm Coast
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Lake County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Okawahathako, with the one closest to Okawahathako listed first.
    • Kerr City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerr City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr City
      • Kerr City is located in Marion County
    • Salt Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Orange Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Fort McCoy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Citra
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lynne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lynne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
      • Lynne is located in Marion County
    • Sparr
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Anthony
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Johns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Okawahathako, with the one closest to Okawahathako listed first.
    • Hastings
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Armstrong
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Armstrong is located in Saint Johns County
    • Tocoi
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
      • Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
    • Elkton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Augustine Shores
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Augustine Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine Shores
      • Saint Augustine Shores is located in Saint Johns County
    • Saint Augustine South
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Augustine South have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine South
      • Saint Augustine South is located in Saint Johns County
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Okawahathako, with the one closest to Okawahathako listed first.
    • Seville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pierson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Emporia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
      • Emporia is located in Volusia County
    • Volusia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia
      • Volusia is located in Volusia County

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

Cemeteries Near Okawahathako ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Okawahathako.

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 Okawahathako covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Peniel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peniel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Satsuma Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Satsuma Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Satsuma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Palatka Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • West View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mary Elizabeth Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mary Elizabeth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mary Elizabeth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Naomi Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Naomi Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Naomi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • San Mateo Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Mateo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Mateo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Putnam County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pomona - Lake Como Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pomona - Lake Como Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pomona - Lake Como Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mei-Wun Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mei-Wun Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mei-Wun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (88 more) ...
    • Etonia Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Etonia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Etonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pine Lawn Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Lawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pineview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pineview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pineview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Okawahathako in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Okawahathako.

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

  • Buffalo Bluff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buffalo Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
    • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
  • Satsuma
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Nashua
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashua have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Nashua is located in Putnam County
  • Peniel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peniel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
    • Peniel is located in Putnam County
  • Francis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
    • Francis is located in Putnam County
  • Lundy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lundy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundy
    • Lundy is located in Putnam County
  • Welaka
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sisco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sisco have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisco
    • Sisco is located in Putnam County
  • Palatka
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hollister
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • San Mateo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Norwalk
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
    • Norwalk is located in Putnam County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • East Palatka
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fruitland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
      • Fruitland is located in Putnam County
    • Lake Como
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Okawahathako ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Okawahathako.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Okawahathako, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Okawahathako.

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 websites either 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 Okawahathako:

The official website for Putnam County: www.putnam-fl.com/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

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 Okawahathako, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Okawahathako) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Okawahathako. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5669, Longitude: -81.7165       In this case, the coordinates for Okawahathako have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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