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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 Peach Orchard (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 Peach Orchard. 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 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.

Peach Orchard is located in Alachua 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 Alachua County: Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Gilchrist, Levy, Marion, Putnam & Union.

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

  • Alachua County     (The home county of Peach Orchard)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peach Orchard, with the one closest to Peach Orchard listed first.
    • Archer
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Arredondo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Arredondo is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arredondo
    • Jonesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Newberry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rutledge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Rutledge is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
    • Gainesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Micanopy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Hague
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Hague is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
    • Evinston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Rochelle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Rochelle is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
    • Alachua
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Burnetts Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Burnetts Lake is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnetts Lake
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peach Orchard, with the one closest to Peach Orchard listed first.
    • Brooker
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Graham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hampton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Columbia County
    • Fort White
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dixie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peach Orchard, with the one closest to Peach Orchard listed first.
    • Suwanee Old Town ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Suwanee Old Town is located in Dixie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwanee Old Town
    • Old Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Gilchrist County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peach Orchard, with the one closest to Peach Orchard listed first.
    • Waters Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Waters Lake is located in Gilchrist County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Lake
    • Trenton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Fanning Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Bell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bell is located in Gilchrist County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell <1>
    • Little Lake City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Little Lake City is located in Gilchrist County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake City
  • Levy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peach Orchard, with the one closest to Peach Orchard listed first.
    • Raleigh
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Raleigh is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
    • East Bronson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • East Bronson is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bronson
    • Meredith
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Meredith is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
    • Williston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Bronson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • East Williston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • East Williston is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Williston
    • Williston Highlands
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Williston Highlands is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston Highlands
    • Morriston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Otter Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chiefland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Andrews
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Andrews is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
    • Gulf Hammock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peach Orchard, with the one closest to Peach Orchard listed first.
    • McIntosh
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Irvine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Irvine is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
    • Heijahs Town ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Heijahs Town is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heijahs Town
    • Orange Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Paynes Town ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Paynes Town is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Town
    • Fairfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairfield is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Reddick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lowell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Fellowship
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Fellowship is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
    • Citra
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Martin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Martin is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Sparr
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Union County
    • Worthington Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Peach Orchard ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peach Orchard.

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 Peach Orchard - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Peter's Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jonesville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Wacahoota Baptist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wacahoota Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kanapaha Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Mark Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • West Hills Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Newberry Municipal Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bronson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Morning Star Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (143 more) ...
    • Orange Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Forest Meadows Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Willis Family Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 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.<3>

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

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

  • Archer
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Arredondo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Arredondo is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arredondo
  • Jonesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Meredith
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Meredith is located in Levy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
  • Rutledge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rutledge is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
  • Bronson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Williston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Gainesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Micanopy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Paradise
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Paradise is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Flemington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Flemington is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
  • Hague
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Hague is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Evinston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Micanopy Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Micanopy Junction is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micanopy Junction
    • Rochelle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Rochelle is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle

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

Newspapers Published in Peach Orchard ...

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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peach Orchard.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peach Orchard, 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 Peach Orchard.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Peach Orchard:

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 Peach Orchard, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Peach Orchard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.