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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 Valley (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 Valley. 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 Palm Valley ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Palm Valley: Palm Vly. (or less commonly used: Palm Vally. or Palm Vlly.)

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Palm Valley is located in Saint Johns 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 Saint Johns County: Clay, Duval, Flagler & Putnam.

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

  • Saint Johns County     (The home county of Palm Valley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palm Valley, with the one closest to Palm Valley listed first.
    • Sawgrass
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawgrass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawgrass
      • Sawgrass is located in Saint Johns County
    • Ponte Vedra
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponte Vedra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponte Vedra
      • Ponte Vedra is located in Saint Johns County
    • Ponte Vedra Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Fruit Cove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Saint Johns
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Vilano Beach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Saint Augustine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Saint Augustine South
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Saint Augustine Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Saint Augustine Shores
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Tocoi
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
      • Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
    • Butler Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Beach
      • Butler Beach is located in Saint Johns County
    • Elkton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palm Valley, with the one closest to Palm Valley listed first.
    • Orange Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Green Cove Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bellair - Meadowbrook Terrace
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellair - Meadowbrook Terrace. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair - Meadowbrook Terrace
      • Bellair - Meadowbrook Terrace is located in Clay County
    • Lakeside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Lakeside is located in Clay County
    • Doctors Inlet
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Asbury Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asbury Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Lake
      • Asbury Lake is located in Clay County
    • Penney Farms
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Middleburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Duval County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palm Valley, with the one closest to Palm Valley listed first.
    • Jacksonville Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Beach
      • Jacksonville Beach is located in Duval County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,609 people
      • Former names for Jacksonville Beach:
      • Pablo Beach
      • Ruby
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville Beach <2>
    • San Pablo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Pablo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pablo
      • San Pablo is located in Duval County
    • Neptune Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Sans Pareil
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Pareil
      • Sans Pareil is located in Duval County
    • Atlantic Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Greenfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Greenfield is located in Duval County
    • Loretto
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
      • Loretto is located in Duval County
    • Bowden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowden
      • Bowden is located in Duval County
    • Arlington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Duval County
    • San Marco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Marco
      • San Marco is located in Duval County
    • Brooklyn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Brooklyn is located in Duval County
    • Talleyrand
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
      • Talleyrand is located in Duval County
    • Jacksonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Nassau County
    • Amelia City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amelia City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia City
      • Amelia City is located in Nassau County
  • Putnam County
    • Federal Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Point
      • Federal Point is located in Putnam County

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

Newspapers Published in Palm Valley ...

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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Palm Valley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Palm Valley, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Palm Valley.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Palm Valley:

Cemeteries Near Palm Valley ...

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

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

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

  • Ponte Vedra Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Warren Smith Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Smith Cemetery
  • Julington Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Julington Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Julington Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Julington Cemetery
  • Sampson Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sampson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sampson Cemetery
  • Tillotson Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tillotson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tillotson Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Sloans Landing Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sloans Landing Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sloans Landing Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2216571 <5>
  • Mayport Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayport Cemetery
  • Rain Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rain Cemetery
  • Chapel Hill Memory Garden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Memory Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Memory Garden
  • Lofton's Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Cosmo Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cosmo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cosmo Cemetery
  • Continue List   (59 more) ...
    • Gilmore Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilmore Cemetery
    • Church of Our Savior Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Mandarin Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Bayard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
    • Bayard is located in Duval County
  • San Pablo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Pablo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pablo
    • San Pablo is located in Duval County
  • Greenland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
    • Greenland is located in Duval County
  • Sampson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sampson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
    • Sampson is located in Saint Johns County
  • Greenfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Greenfield is located in Duval County
  • Bowden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowden
    • Bowden is located in Duval County
  • Beauclerc
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauclerc have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauclerc
    • Beauclerc is located in Duval County
  • Plummers
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plummers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummers
    • Plummers is located in Duval County
  • Fulton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Fulton is located in Duval County
  • Spring Glen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Glen
    • Spring Glen is located in Duval County
  • Mayport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayport
    • Mayport is located in Duval County
  • Gilmore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
    • Gilmore is located in Duval County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Arlington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Duval County
    • Mandarin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mandarin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandarin
      • Mandarin is located in Duval County
    • Switzerland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Switzerland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzerland
      • Switzerland is located in Saint Johns County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Palm Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Johns County: www.co.st-johns.fl.us/

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>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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Palm Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Palm Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1775, Longitude: -81.3876       In this case, the coordinates for Palm Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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 Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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