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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 Peoria Siding (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 Peoria Siding. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Peoria Siding 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 Peoria Siding. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Peoria Siding:

  • Clay County     (The home county of Peoria Siding)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peoria Siding, with the one closest to Peoria Siding listed first.
    • Doctors Inlet
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Lakeside
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Lakeside is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Bellair - Meadowbrook Terrace
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Orange Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Asbury Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Asbury Lake is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Lake
    • Middleburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Penney Farms
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Green Cove Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingsley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Kingsley is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
    • Kingsley Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Kingsley Lake is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Lake
    • Kingsley Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Kingsley Village is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Village
    • Keystone Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Geneva
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Baker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peoria Siding, with the one closest to Peoria Siding listed first.
    • MacClenny
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen Saint Mary
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peoria Siding, with the one closest to Peoria Siding listed first.
    • Lawtey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Starke
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Hampton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Duval County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peoria Siding, with the one closest to Peoria Siding listed first.
    • Mandarin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Mandarin is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandarin
    • Jacksonville Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jacksonville Heights is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Heights
    • Loretto
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Loretto is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
    • Normandy Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Bowden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bowden is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowden
    • Brooklyn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Brooklyn is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Saint Nicholas
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Nicholas is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
    • San Marco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • San Marco is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Marco
    • Maxville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Maxville is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
    • Jacksonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Magnolia Gardens
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Magnolia Gardens is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Gardens
    • Arlington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Arlington is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Baldwin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Nassau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peoria Siding, with the one closest to Peoria Siding listed first.
    • Bryceville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Crawford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Crawford is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Nassau Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Nassau Village is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau Village
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peoria Siding, with the one closest to Peoria Siding listed first.
    • Bostwick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Florahome
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Grandin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Federal Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Federal Point is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Point
    • Putnam Hall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Johns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peoria Siding, with the one closest to Peoria Siding listed first.
    • Fruit Cove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Saint Johns
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Tocoi
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
    • Palm Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Palm Valley is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Valley
    • Ponte Vedra Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Ponte Vedra
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Ponte Vedra is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponte Vedra
    • Sawgrass
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Sawgrass is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawgrass
    • Vilano Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Armstrong
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Armstrong is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Elkton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Augustine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Union County
    • Raiford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Peoria Siding ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peoria Siding.

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 Peoria Siding - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Rideout Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Moosehaven Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jacksonville Memory Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Memory Gardens
    • The Jacksonville Memory Gardens has also been known as:
    • Jacksonville Memory Garden
  • Federal Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Middleburg Methodist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Church of Our Savior Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Padget Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Johns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Penney Farms Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lofton's Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (103 more) ...
    • Mandarin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fowler Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Holly Hill Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Lakeside
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Lakeside is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Hibernia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hibernia is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
  • Orange Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Middleburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Switzerland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Switzerland is located in Saint Johns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzerland
  • Mandarin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Mandarin is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandarin
  • Green Cove Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Plummers
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Plummers is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummers
  • Beauclerc
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Beauclerc is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauclerc
  • Sweetwater
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Sweetwater is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
  • Walkill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Walkill is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkill
  • Florence
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Florence is located in Saint Johns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Greenland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Greenland is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
    • Bowden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bowden is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowden
    • Marietta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Marietta is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta

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

Newspapers Published in Peoria Siding ...

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 134 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peoria Siding.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peoria Siding, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peoria Siding.

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 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 Peoria Siding:

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 Peoria Siding, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Peoria Siding) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.