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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 Phifer (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 Phifer. 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.

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

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

  • Alachua County     (The home county of Phifer)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phifer, with the one closest to Phifer listed first.
    • Windsor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in Alachua County
    • Hawthorne
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Evinston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lochloosa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Micanopy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gainesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Island Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Earleton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Melrose
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Waldo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Arredondo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arredondo
      • Arredondo is located in Alachua County
    • Rutledge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
      • Rutledge is located in Alachua County
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phifer, with the one closest to Phifer listed first.
    • Graham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Hampton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Brooker
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Starke
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phifer, with the one closest to Phifer listed first.
    • Keystone Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Geneva
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingsley Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Lake
      • Kingsley Lake is located in Clay County
    • Kingsley Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Village
      • Kingsley Village is located in Clay County
  • Levy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phifer, with the one closest to Phifer listed first.
    • East Williston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Williston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Williston
      • East Williston is located in Levy County
    • Raleigh
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
      • Raleigh is located in Levy County
    • Williston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Morriston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • East Bronson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bronson
      • East Bronson is located in Levy County
    • Williston Highlands
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williston Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston Highlands
      • Williston Highlands is located in Levy County
    • Bronson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phifer, with the one closest to Phifer listed first.
    • McIntosh
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Orange Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Paynes Town ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paynes Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Town
      • Paynes Town is located in Marion County
    • Citra
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Irvine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
      • Irvine is located in Marion County
    • Orange Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Fairfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Marion County
    • Reddick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Heijahs Town ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heijahs Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heijahs Town
      • Heijahs Town is located in Marion County
    • Lowell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Sparr
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Fort McCoy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phifer, with the one closest to Phifer listed first.
    • Edgar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Keuka
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keuka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
      • Keuka is located in Putnam County
    • Putnam Hall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Interlachen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Grandin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Florahome
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hollister
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Peniel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peniel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
      • Peniel is located in Putnam County
  • Union County
    • Worthington Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Phifer ...

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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Phifer.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Phifer, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Phifer.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Phifer:

Cemeteries Near Phifer ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Phifer.

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

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

  • Grove Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Park Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71861 <5>
  • Townsend Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Townsend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Townsend Cemetery
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
  • First Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Former name for First Baptist Church Cemetery:
    • Pleasant Grove Baptist Cemetery
    • The First Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hawthorne Baptist Cemetery
    • Hawthorne Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Hawthorne Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252341 <5>
  • Hawthorne Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Waters Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waters Cemetery
  • Alachua Hillcrest Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alachua Hillcrest Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alachua Hillcrest Memorial Park
  • Forest Meadows Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Meadows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Meadows Cemetery
  • Haynes Memorial Historic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Haynes Memorial Historic Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Micanopy.
    • The Haynes Memorial Historic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Haynes Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haynes Memorial Historic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2280648 <5>
  • Continue List   (149 more) ...
    • Mt. Olive AME Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Nelson - Starke Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson - Starke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson - Starke Cemetery
    • Patrick Memorial Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • Rochelle
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
    • Rochelle is located in Alachua County
  • Grove Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
    • Grove Park is located in Alachua County
  • Windsor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Windsor is located in Alachua County
  • Micanopy Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Micanopy Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micanopy Junction
    • Micanopy Junction is located in Alachua County
  • Hawthorne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Campville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
    • Campville is located in Alachua County
  • Evinston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lochloosa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Micanopy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Boardman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boardman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
    • Boardman is located in Marion County
  • Orange Heights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Heights
    • Orange Heights is located in Alachua County
  • Gainesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • McIntosh
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Island Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairbanks
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairbanks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
      • Fairbanks is located in Alachua County

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

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

The official website for Alachua County: www.alachua-county.org/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Phifer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Phifer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5914, Longitude: -82.1879       In this case, the coordinates for Phifer 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 Phifer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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