RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Florida >> Broward County >> Pompano Beach >> Genealogy HelperIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Florida

The Commemorative Quarter for Florida





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 Pompano Beach (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 Pompano Beach. 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.

Name Variations for Pompano Beach ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Pompano Beach: Pompano Bch.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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 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.

Pompano Beach is located in Broward 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 Broward County: Collier, Hendry, Miami-Dade & Palm Beach.

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

  • Broward County     (The home county of Pompano Beach)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pompano Beach, with the one closest to Pompano Beach listed first.
    • Harbor Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Village
      • Harbor Village is located in Broward County
    • Kendall Green
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendall Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall Green
      • Kendall Green is located in Broward County
    • Carver Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carver Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Village
      • Carver Village is located in Broward County
    • Leisureville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisureville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisureville
      • Leisureville is located in Broward County
    • Loch Lomond
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Lomond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lomond
      • Loch Lomond is located in Broward County
    • Pinehurst Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinehurst Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst Village
      • Pinehurst Village is located in Broward County
    • North Andrews Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Andrews Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andrews Gardens
      • North Andrews Gardens is located in Broward County
    • Sea Ranch Lakes
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sea Ranch Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Ranch Lakes
      • Sea Ranch Lakes is located in Broward County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Terra Mar
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terra Mar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Mar
      • Terra Mar is located in Broward County
    • Bonnie Lock - Woodsetter North
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Crystal Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
      • Crystal Lake is located in Broward County
    • Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Miami-Dade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pompano Beach, with the one closest to Pompano Beach listed first.
    • Aventura
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Golden Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
      • Golden Beach is located in Miami-Dade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
    • Ives Estates
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ives Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ives Estates
      • Ives Estates is located in Miami-Dade County
    • Andover
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Miami-Dade County
    • Lake Lucerne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lucerne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lucerne
      • Lake Lucerne is located in Miami-Dade County
    • Ojus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Norland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norland
      • Norland is located in Miami-Dade County
    • North Miami Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Sunny Isles Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Isles Beach
      • Sunny Isles Beach is located in Miami-Dade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,634 people
      • Sunny Isles Beach has also been known as:
      • Sunny Isles
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunny Isles Beach <2>
    • Carol City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Miami Gardens
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Scott Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scott Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Lake
      • Scott Lake is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Palm Beach County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pompano Beach, with the one closest to Pompano Beach listed first.
    • Boca Del Mar
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boca Del Mar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca Del Mar
      • Boca Del Mar is located in Palm Beach County
    • Boca Pointe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boca Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca Pointe
      • Boca Pointe is located in Palm Beach County
    • Sandalfoot Cove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalfoot Cove
      • Sandalfoot Cove is located in Palm Beach County
    • Boca Raton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Boca West
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boca West have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca West
      • Boca West is located in Palm Beach County
    • Mission Bay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bay
      • Mission Bay is located in Palm Beach County
    • Hamptons at Boca Raton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamptons at Boca Raton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons at Boca Raton
      • Hamptons at Boca Raton is located in Palm Beach County
    • Highland Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Whisper Walk
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whisper Walk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisper Walk
      • Whisper Walk is located in Palm Beach County
    • Kings Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
      • Kings Point is located in Palm Beach County
    • Delray Beach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • High Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
      • High Point is located in Palm Beach County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Pompano Beach ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pompano Beach.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Pompano Beach. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Pompano Beach and those printed in the larger area surrounding Pompano Beach.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of Pompano Beach.

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 Pompano Beach:

Cemeteries Near Pompano Beach ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pompano Beach.

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

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

  • Pompano Beach Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pompano Beach Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pompano Beach.
    • The Pompano Beach Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pompano Beach South Lawn Cemetery
    • South Lawn Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pompano Beach Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1993291 <4>
  • Star of David Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Star of David Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Star of David Memorial Gardens
  • Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
  • Forest Lawn Memorial Park of Broward County
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park of Broward County have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park of Broward County
  • Westview Community Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Our Lady Queen of Heaven Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Gardens
  • Eternal Light Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eternal Light Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eternal Light Memorial Gardens
  • Washington Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Memorial Cemetery
  • Lauderdale Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lauderdale Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lauderdale Memorial Gardens
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Boca Raton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boca Raton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boca Raton Cemetery
  • Continue List   (25 more) ...
    • Lauderdale Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lauderdale Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lauderdale Memorial Park
    • Gardens of Boca Raton Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Westlawn Memorial Gardens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westlawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westlawn Memorial Gardens

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

The official website for Pompano Beach: www.ci.pompano-beach.fl.us/

The official website for Broward County: www.broward.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>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- Pompano Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pompano Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.2315, Longitude: -80.1262    
<4>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.




 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024