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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 Park of the Palms (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 Park of the Palms. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Park of the Palms is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Duval, Putnam & Saint Johns.

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

  • Clay County     (The home county of Park of the Palms)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Park of the Palms, with the one closest to Park of the Palms listed first.
    • Keystone Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Lake Geneva
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingsley Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Kingsley Lake is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Lake
    • Kingsley Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Kingsley Village is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Village
    • Kingsley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Kingsley is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
    • Penney Farms
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Asbury Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Asbury Lake is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Lake
    • Middleburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Cove Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Doctors Inlet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeside
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeside is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Alachua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Park of the Palms, with the one closest to Park of the Palms listed first.
    • Melrose
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Earleton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Waldo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Campville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Campville is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
    • Hawthorne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Windsor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Windsor is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Rochelle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rochelle is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
    • Lochloosa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Gainesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • La Crosse
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Island Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Evinston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Hague
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Hague is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Park of the Palms, with the one closest to Park of the Palms listed first.
    • Hampton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Graham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Starke
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lawtey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Brooker
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Duval County
    • Maxville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Maxville is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Park of the Palms, with the one closest to Park of the Palms listed first.
    • Orange Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Citra
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • McIntosh
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Orange Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Paynes Town ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Paynes Town is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Town
    • Fort McCoy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Irvine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Irvine is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
    • Reddick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Park of the Palms, with the one closest to Park of the Palms listed first.
    • Putnam Hall
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Grandin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Florahome
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Interlachen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Keuka
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Keuka is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
    • Mannville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Mannville is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannville
    • Hollister
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bostwick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Palatka
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Peniel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Peniel is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
    • Buffalo Bluff
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
    • East Palatka
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Saint Johns County
    • Tocoi
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Park of the Palms, with the one closest to Park of the Palms listed first.
    • Raiford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Butler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Worthington Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Park of the Palms ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Park of the Palms.

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 Park of the Palms - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Park of the Palms covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Keystone Heights Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hope Baptist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Blue Pond Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Eliam Cemetery of Melrose Florida
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. John Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Abline Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Free Canaan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Saluda Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda Cemetery
    • The Saluda Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Saluda - Orange Heights Cemetery
  • Gadara Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hampton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (131 more) ...
    • Waldo Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo Cemetery
      • The Waldo Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Waldo Community Cemetery
    • Laurel Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Nelson - Starke Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Theressa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Theressa is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theressa
  • Earleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Melrose
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Putnam Hall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Orange Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Orange Heights is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Heights
  • Hampton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Waldo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Grandin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Campville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Campville is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
  • Belmore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Belmore is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
  • Starke
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Windsor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Windsor is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hawthorne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • McMeekin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • McMeekin is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMeekin
    • Kingsley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Kingsley is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley

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

Newspapers Published in Park of the Palms ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Park of the Palms.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Park of the Palms, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Park of the Palms.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Park of the Palms:

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 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.
<3>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 Park of the Palms, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Park of the Palms) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.