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 Painters Hill (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 Painters Hill. 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 Painters Hill ...
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.
While the name of this community is Painters Hill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Painters Hill may originally have been Painter's Hill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Painters Hill might be written as Painter Hill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Painters Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Painters Hill.
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 northwest 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 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.
Painters Hill is located in Flagler 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 Flagler County: Putnam, Saint Johns & Volusia.
Below are the counties that are near Painters Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Painters Hill:
- Flagler County (The home county of Painters Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Painters Hill, with the one closest to Painters Hill listed first.
- Beverly Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beverly Beach is located in Flagler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Flagler Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Palm Coast
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bunnell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marineland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Korona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Korona is located in Flagler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korona
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Painters Hill, with the one closest to Painters Hill listed first.
- Crescent City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Crescent City Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lake Como
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pomona Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- San Mateo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Federal Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Federal Point is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Point
- East Palatka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Georgetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Satsuma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Johns County
- The following are listed by their distance from Painters Hill, with the one closest to Painters Hill listed first.
- Crescent Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Butler Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Butler Beach is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Beach
- Saint Augustine Shores
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Augustine Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Armstrong
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Elkton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Augustine South
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Augustine South is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine South
- Hastings
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Augustine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vilano Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Volusia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Painters Hill, with the one closest to Painters Hill listed first.
- Ormond-by-the-Sea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ormond-by-the-Sea is located in Volusia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormond-by-the-Sea
- Tomoka Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tomoka Estates is located in Volusia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomoka Estates
- Ellinor Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ellinor Village is located in Volusia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellinor Village
- Ormond Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Holly Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ortona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ortona is located in Volusia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortona
- Daytona Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Daytona Beach is located in Volusia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daytona Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,143 people
- Former names for Daytona Beach:
- Daytona
- Kingston
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daytona Beach <2>
- Seville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Daytona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Daytona Beach Shores
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Daytona Beach Shores is located in Volusia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daytona Beach Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,641 people
- Daytona Highridge Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pierson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barberville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Painters Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Painters Hill.
Cemeteries Near Painters Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Painters Hill.
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 Painters Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Painters Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Painters Hill, with the one closest to Painters Hill listed first.
- Good Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Korona.
- The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Marys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72563 <3>
- Stickland Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickland Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stickland Memorial Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Korona.
- The Stickland Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Strickland Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2370188 <3>
- Espanola Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pellicer Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Volusia Memorial Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia Memorial Park
- The Volusia Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Volusia Memory Park
- Groover Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groover Cemetery
- The Groover Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grover Creek Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane Cemetery
- The Gethsemane Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Continue List (46 more) ...
- Shady Rest Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- French Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cone Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 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.<4>
While we didn't find Painters Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Painters Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Painters Hill, with the one closest to Painters Hill listed first.
- Holly Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Crescent City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Moultrie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moultrie is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moultrie
- Armstrong
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Yelvington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Yelvington is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Huntington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Huntington is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Seville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Anastasia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Anastasia is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anastasia
- Lake Como
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- San Mateo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pierson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Augustine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Federal Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Federal Point is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Point
- Orange Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Orange Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Mills
- Eldridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eldridge is located in Volusia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Painters Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Painters Hill.
Newspapers Published in Painters Hill ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Painters Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Painters Hill, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Painters Hill.
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 Painters Hill:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Flagler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Putnam County
- Saint Johns County
- Volusia County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Florida
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 Painters Hill, 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- Painters Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |