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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 Palm Coast (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 Palm Coast. 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.

Palm Coast is located in Flagler 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 Flagler County: Putnam, Saint Johns & Volusia.

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

  • Flagler County     (The home county of Palm Coast)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palm Coast, with the one closest to Palm Coast listed first.
    • Beverly Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Beach
      • Beverly Beach is located in Flagler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
    • Bunnell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Marineland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Flagler Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Korona
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korona
      • Korona is located in Flagler County
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palm Coast, with the one closest to Palm Coast listed first.
    • Crescent City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Crescent City Station
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent City Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City Station
      • Crescent City Station is located in Putnam County
    • Lake Como
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Pomona Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • San Mateo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Federal Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Point
      • Federal Point is located in Putnam County
    • East Palatka
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Satsuma
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Georgetown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Palatka
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Welaka
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Peniel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peniel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
      • Peniel is located in Putnam County
    • Bostwick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Johns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palm Coast, with the one closest to Palm Coast listed first.
    • Crescent Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Butler Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Beach
      • Butler Beach is located in Saint Johns County
    • Saint Augustine Shores
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Augustine Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Armstrong
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Armstrong is located in Saint Johns County
    • Saint Augustine Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Saint Augustine South
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Augustine South have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Elkton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hastings
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Augustine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Vilano Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Tocoi
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
      • Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palm Coast, with the one closest to Palm Coast listed first.
    • Ormond-by-the-Sea
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormond-by-the-Sea
      • Ormond-by-the-Sea is located in Volusia County
    • Tomoka Estates
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomoka Estates
      • Tomoka Estates is located in Volusia County
    • Ormond Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellinor Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellinor Village
      • Ellinor Village is located in Volusia County
    • Holly Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Ortona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortona
      • Ortona is located in Volusia County
    • Seville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Daytona Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daytona Beach
      • Daytona Beach is located in Volusia County
      • 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>
    • Pierson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Barberville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Emporia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
      • Emporia is located in Volusia County
    • Daytona Highridge Estates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Daytona Beach Shores
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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

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

Newspapers Published in Palm Coast ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Palm Coast.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Palm Coast, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Palm Coast.

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 Palm Coast:

Cemeteries Near Palm Coast ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Palm Coast.

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

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

  • Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
  • Espanola Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pellicer Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pellicer Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pellicer Creek Cemetery
  • St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72563 <4>
  • Stickland Memorial Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Stickland Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2370188 <4>
  • Yelvington Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yelvington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yelvington Cemetery
  • Eden Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Barnes Memorial Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Memorial Cemetery
  • Volusia Memorial Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • The Volusia Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Volusia Memory Park
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Volusia Memorial Park
  • Groover Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Groover Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Groover Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Grover Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Groover Cemetery
  • Continue List   (51 more) ...
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Resthaven Cemetery & Memorial Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resthaven Cemetery & Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Cemetery & Memorial Park

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.<6>

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

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

  • Crescent City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Moultrie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moultrie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moultrie
    • Moultrie is located in Saint Johns County
  • Armstrong
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Armstrong is located in Saint Johns County
  • Yelvington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yelvington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
    • Yelvington is located in Putnam County
  • Lake Como
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Huntington
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Huntington is located in Putnam County
  • San Mateo
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Anastasia
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anastasia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anastasia
    • Anastasia is located in Saint Johns County
  • Seville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly Hill
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Federal Point
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Point
    • Federal Point is located in Putnam County
  • Orange Mills
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Mills
    • Orange Mills is located in Putnam County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • East Palatka
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Saint Augustine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Sisco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sisco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisco
      • Sisco is located in Putnam County

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

The official website for Palm Coast: www.ci.palm-coast.fl.us/

The official website for Flagler County: www.flaglercounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Palm Coast) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Palm Coast. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5542, Longitude: -81.2188    
<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>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.
<6>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 Palm Coast, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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