Nearest Communities to Peterson,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Peterson, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Peterson:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast 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 south.
When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Peterson.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Peterson is located in Lafayette County.
The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lafayette County: Dixie, Gilchrist, Madison, Suwannee & Taylor.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 79 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Peterson. Of these communities, 67 are located in counties other than Lafayette County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Peterson (which is Lafayette County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Peterson
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Lafayette County (where Peterson resides)
- County Website: https://lafayettecountyfl.org/
- County Seat for Lafayette: Mayo
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Peterson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Peterson.
- Mayo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buckville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Buckville is located in Lafayette County
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- San Pedro Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- San Pedro Junction is located in Lafayette County
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- Alton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alton is located in Lafayette County
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- Townsend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Townsend is located in Lafayette County
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- Mayo Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mayo Junction is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Junction
- Day
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Lafayette County
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- Chancey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chancey is located in Lafayette County
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- Cooks Hammock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cooks Hammock is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Hammock
- Grady
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grady is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Hatchbend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hatchbend is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchbend
- Columbia County
- County Website: https://www.columbiacountyfla.com/
- County Seat for Columbia: Lake City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Peterson ...
- Springville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Dixie County
- County Website: https://www.dixiecounty.us/
- County Seat for Dixie: Cross City
- Note: The Gulf of Mexico lies to the southwest
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Peterson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Peterson.
- Hines
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hines is located in Dixie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines
- Jonesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jonesboro is located in Dixie County
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- Fletcher
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher is located in Dixie County
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- Broscan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Broscan is located in Dixie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broscan
- Dixietown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dixietown is located in Dixie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixietown
- Gilchrist County
- County Website: https://gilchrist.fl.us/
- County Seat for Gilchrist: Trenton
- Note: The Gulf of Mexico lies to the west
- Genealogy Websites ...
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- These communities are listed by their distance from Peterson.
- Wanamake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wanamake is located in Gilchrist County
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- Little Lake City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Lake City is located in Gilchrist County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake City
- Curtis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Curtis is located in Gilchrist County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Wannee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wannee is located in Gilchrist County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wannee
- Hamilton County
- County Website: https://hamiltoncountyfl.com/
- County Seat for Hamilton: Jasper
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Peterson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Peterson.
- Adams
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Adams is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Blue Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Blue Springs is located in Hamilton County
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- Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Crossroads is located in Hamilton County
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- West Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Lake is located in Hamilton County
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- Marion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marion is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Madison County
- County Website: https://madisoncountyfl.com/
- County Seat for Madison: Madison
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Peterson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Peterson.
- Lee
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hopewell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Madison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Suwannee County
- County Website: https://suwanneecountyfl.gov/
- County Seat for Suwannee: Live Oak
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Peterson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Peterson.
- Luraville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Luraville is located in Suwannee County
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- Dell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dell is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- San Pedro Poturiba ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- San Pedro Poturiba is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro Poturiba
- Dowling Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dowling Park is located in Suwannee County
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- Lancaster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lancaster is located in Suwannee County
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- Newburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Newburn is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburn
- Mercer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Starr
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Starr is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr
- McAlpin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- O'Brien
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Mount
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Mount is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mount
- Padlock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Padlock is located in Suwannee County
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- Dickert
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dickert is located in Suwannee County
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- Slade
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Slade is located in Suwannee County
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- Falmouth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Falmouth is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Live Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Branford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ellaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ellaville is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Houston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Houston is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Wachitokha ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wachitokha is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wachitokha
- Beachville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beachville is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachville
- Fort Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Union is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Union
- Rixford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rixford is located in Suwannee County
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- Sandy Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Point is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Wellborn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hildreth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hildreth is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildreth
- Suwannee Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Suwannee Springs is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwannee Springs
- Pouchers Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pouchers Corner is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pouchers Corner
- Taylor County
- County Website: https://www.taylorcountygov.com/
- County Seat for Taylor: Perry
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Peterson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Peterson.
- Fenholloway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fenholloway is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenholloway
- Carbur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carbur is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbur
- Athena
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Athena is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athena
- Salem
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Foley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Foley is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Pinland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pinland is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinland
- Bucell Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bucell Junction is located in Taylor County
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- Clara
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Clara is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Perry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tennille
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tennille is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Boyd
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Boyd is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Secotan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Secotan is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secotan
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- Hampton Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hampton Springs is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Springs
- Shady Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Howell Place
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Howell Place is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Place
- Dekle Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dekle Beach is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekle Beach
- Keaton Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keaton Beach is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keaton Beach
- Steinhatchee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dallus Creek Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dallus Creek Landing is located in Taylor County
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- Fish Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fish Creek is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Roach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Roach is located in Taylor County
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Peterson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.
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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.
Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know. |
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