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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 Pecan Park (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 Pecan Park. 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 southwest 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 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.

Pecan Park is located in Duval 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 Duval County: Baker, Clay, Nassau & Saint Johns.

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

  • Duval County     (The home county of Pecan Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Park, with the one closest to Pecan Park listed first.
    • Polly Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polly Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Town
      • Polly Town is located in Duval County
    • Garden City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Duval County
    • Biscayne Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biscayne Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Village
      • Biscayne Village is located in Duval County
    • Talleyrand
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
      • Talleyrand is located in Duval County
    • Magnolia Gardens
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Gardens
      • Magnolia Gardens is located in Duval County
    • Arlington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Duval County
    • Jacksonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Brooklyn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Brooklyn is located in Duval County
    • San Marco
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Marco
      • San Marco is located in Duval County
    • Greenfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Normandy Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bowden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowden
      • Bowden is located in Duval County
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Park, with the one closest to Pecan Park listed first.
    • Bellair - Meadowbrook Terrace
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Orange Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Lakeside
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Nassau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Park, with the one closest to Pecan Park listed first.
    • Yulee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Nassau Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nassau Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau Village
      • Nassau Village is located in Nassau County
    • Amelia City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Callahan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Fernandina Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Evergreen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Nassau County
    • Crawford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Nassau County
    • Dyal
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyal
      • Dyal is located in Nassau County
    • Bryceville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hilliard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Boulogne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Johns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Park, with the one closest to Pecan Park listed first.
    • Ponte Vedra Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Ponte Vedra
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Saint Johns
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Sawgrass
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Fruit Cove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Palm Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palm Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Valley
      • Palm Valley is located in Saint Johns County
  • Camden County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Park, with the one closest to Pecan Park listed first.
    • Saint Marys
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
      • Saint Marys is located in Camden County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,854 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <2>
    • Scotchville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchville
      • Scotchville is located in Camden County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 337 people
    • Dungeness
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dungeness have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungeness
      • Dungeness is located in Camden County (GA)
    • Kingsland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
      • Kingsland is located in Camden County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,292 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsland <2>
    • London Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Hill
      • London Hill is located in Camden County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 91 people
    • Harrietts Bluff Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrietts Bluff Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietts Bluff Village
      • Harrietts Bluff Village is located in Camden County (GA)
    • Greenville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Camden County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 845 people
    • Hazlehurst
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazlehurst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst
      • Hazlehurst is located in Camden County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,137 people
  • Charlton County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Park, with the one closest to Pecan Park listed first.
    • Saint George
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint George have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
      • Saint George is located in Charlton County (GA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <2>
    • Woodstock ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Woodstock is located in Charlton County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,039 people

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

Newspapers Published in Pecan Park ...

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 139 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pecan Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pecan Park, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pecan Park.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Pecan Park:

Cemeteries Near Pecan Park ...

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

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

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

  • Bowles Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowles Cemetery
  • Dunn Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunn Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunn Creek Cemetery
  • Ferreira Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferreira Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferreira Cemetery
  • Jacksonville National Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ogilvie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ogilvie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ogilvie Cemetery
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
  • Yulee Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yulee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yulee Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Potters Field
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potters Field have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potters Field
  • Restlawn Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Memorial Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Cemetery
  • Pickett Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickett Cemetery
  • Continue List   (94 more) ...
    • Chapel Hills Memory Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hills Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hills Memory Gardens
    • The Evergreen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the The Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the The Evergreen Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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.<6>

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

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

  • Panama Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panama Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama Park
    • Panama Park is located in Duval County
  • Chaseville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaseville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
    • Chaseville is located in Duval County
  • New Berlin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
    • New Berlin is located in Duval County
  • Italia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Italia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italia
    • Italia is located in Nassau County
  • Gilmore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Floral Bluff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floral Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Bluff
    • Floral Bluff is located in Duval County
  • Fulton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Jacksonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Arlington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Arlington is located in Duval County
  • Chester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Chester is located in Nassau County
  • Callahan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Edgewood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
    • Edgewood is located in Duval County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • South Jacksonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
      • South Jacksonville is located in Duval County
    • Saint Nicholas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Nicholas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
      • Saint Nicholas is located in Duval County
    • Spring Glen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • 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

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

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

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pecan Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pecan Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5119, Longitude: -81.6226       In this case, the coordinates for Pecan Park 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 Pecan Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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