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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Perkins (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 Perkins. 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 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.

Perkins is located in Leon 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 Leon County: Gadsden, Jefferson, Liberty, Wakulla, Grady (GA) & Thomas (GA).

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

  • Leon County     (The home county of Perkins)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perkins, with the one closest to Perkins listed first.
    • Tallahassee
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Capitola
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Capitola is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
    • Bradfordville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Bradfordville is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordville
    • Woodville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Miccosukee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Iamonia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Iamonia is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iamonia
    • Ocklockonee ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Ocklockonee is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocklockonee
  • Gadsden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perkins, with the one closest to Perkins listed first.
    • Midway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Havana
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Quincy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Douglas City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Douglas City is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
    • Gretna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perkins, with the one closest to Perkins listed first.
    • Lloyd
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Wacissa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Waukeenah
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Thomas City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Thomas City is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas City
    • Monticello
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Lamont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Aucilla
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Aucilla is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
  • Wakulla County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perkins, with the one closest to Perkins listed first.
    • Wakulla Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Saint Marks
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Crawfordville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Panacea
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Decatur County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perkins, with the one closest to Perkins listed first.
    • Attapulgus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fowlstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Grady County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perkins, with the one closest to Perkins listed first.
    • Calvary
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Good Hope ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Good Hope is located in Grady County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 300 people
    • Reno
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Reno is located in Grady County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Estimated population in 2019: 285 people
    • Midway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Midway is located in Grady County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Cairo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Cairo is located in Grady County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <1>
    • Whigham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Thomas County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perkins, with the one closest to Perkins listed first.
    • Dewey City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Dewey City is located in Thomas County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey City
    • Thomasville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Perkins ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Perkins.

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 Perkins - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Soda Field Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Munree Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munree Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Munree Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northeast of Tallahassee.
    • The Munree Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fleischmann Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2395019 <3>
  • Old City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Roselawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Tallahassee Memory Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Meadowwood Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Culley's Meadow Wood Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Chaires Family Cemetery
  • Barrow Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Southside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (184 more) ...
    • East Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grove Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Grove Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the south of Tallahassee.
      • The East Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • English Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2313798 <3>
    • Rhodes Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • St. Philips Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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.<4>

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

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

  • Tallahassee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Chaires
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Chaires is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaires
  • Bradfordville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bradfordville is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordville
  • Woodville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lloyd
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Miccosukee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Scotland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Scotland is located in Gadsden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Midway
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Wakulla
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Wakulla is located in Wakulla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakulla
  • Ocklockonee ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Ocklockonee is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocklockonee
  • Wacissa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Iamonia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Iamonia is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iamonia
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Waukeenah
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Concord
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Concord is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Newport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Newport is located in Wakulla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport

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

Newspapers Published in Perkins ...

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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Perkins.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Perkins, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Perkins.

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 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 Perkins:

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>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- Perkins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Perkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.