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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Pocotalaco. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Pocotalaco to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pocotalaco, please Contact Us.

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 Pocotalaco (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 Pocotalaco. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Pocotalaco is historic, it would have been located within present day Saint Johns 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 Saint Johns County: Clay, Duval, Flagler & Putnam.

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

  • Saint Johns County     (The home county of Pocotalaco)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pocotalaco, with the one closest to Pocotalaco listed first.
    • Tocoi
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
    • Elkton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Armstrong
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Armstrong is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Hastings
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Saint Augustine South
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Saint Augustine South is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine South
    • Saint Augustine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Vilano Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Fruit Cove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Saint Johns
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Saint Augustine Shores
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Augustine Shores is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine Shores
    • Saint Augustine Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Butler Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Butler Beach is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Beach
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pocotalaco, with the one closest to Pocotalaco listed first.
    • Green Cove Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Penney Farms
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Asbury Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Asbury Lake is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Lake
    • Doctors Inlet
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeside
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeside is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Orange Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bellair - Meadowbrook Terrace
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Middleburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingsley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Kingsley is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
    • Kingsley Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Kingsley Lake is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Lake
    • Kingsley Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Kingsley Village is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Village
    • Lake Geneva
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Duval County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pocotalaco, with the one closest to Pocotalaco listed first.
    • Loretto
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Loretto is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
    • Mandarin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Mandarin is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandarin
    • Bowden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Bowden is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowden
    • Sans Pareil
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Sans Pareil is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Pareil
    • Jacksonville Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jacksonville Heights is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Heights
    • Jacksonville Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jacksonville Beach is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,609 people
      • Former names for Jacksonville Beach:
      • Pablo Beach
      • Ruby
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville Beach <2>
    • Saint Nicholas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Saint Nicholas is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
    • San Marco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • San Marco is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Marco
    • San Pablo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • San Pablo is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pablo
    • Arlington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Arlington is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Neptune Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Brooklyn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Brooklyn is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
  • Flagler County
    • Marineland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pocotalaco, with the one closest to Pocotalaco listed first.
    • Federal Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Federal Point is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Point
    • Bostwick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • East Palatka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Palatka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • San Mateo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Peniel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Peniel is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
    • Florahome
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Buffalo Bluff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
    • Satsuma
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Grandin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hollister
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mannville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Mannville is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannville

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

Cemeteries Near Pocotalaco ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pocotalaco.

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

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

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

  • Bakersville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Little Ruth Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sampson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jacksonville Memory Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Hill Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Springbank Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (72 more) ...

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.

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

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

  • Picolata
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Picolata is located in Saint Johns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picolata
  • Tocoi
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
  • Florence
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Florence is located in Saint Johns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • West Tocoi
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • West Tocoi is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tocoi
  • Walkill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Walkill is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkill
  • Green Cove Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sampson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Sampson is located in Saint Johns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
  • Bostwick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bridgeport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Bridgeport is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Federal Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Federal Point is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Point
  • Armstrong
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Armstrong is located in Saint Johns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
  • Switzerland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Switzerland is located in Saint Johns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzerland
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Teasdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Teasdale is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teasdale
    • Hibernia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Hibernia is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
    • Saint Augustine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Pocotalaco ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pocotalaco.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pocotalaco, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pocotalaco.

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 Pocotalaco:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Pocotalaco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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- Pocotalaco) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.