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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 Ponce Inlet (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 Ponce Inlet. 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.

Ponce Inlet is located in Volusia 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 Volusia County: Brevard, Flagler, Marion, Putnam & Seminole.

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

  • Volusia County     (The home county of Ponce Inlet)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ponce Inlet, with the one closest to Ponce Inlet listed first.
    • Ponce Park ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce Park
      • Ponce Park is located in Volusia County
    • Harbor Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Oaks
      • Harbor Oaks is located in Volusia County
    • Wilbur-by-the-Sea
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur-by-the-Sea
      • Wilbur-by-the-Sea is located in Volusia County
    • Isleboro
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isleboro
      • Isleboro is located in Volusia County
    • Allandale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Halifax Estates
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Estates
      • Halifax Estates is located in Volusia County
    • Port Orange
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • New Smyrna Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Mission City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission City
      • Mission City is located in Volusia County
    • Glencoe
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
      • Glencoe is located in Volusia County
    • Daytona Beach Shores
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daytona Beach Shores
      • Daytona Beach Shores is located in Volusia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,641 people
    • Pickwick Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickwick Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick Village
      • Pickwick Village is located in Volusia County
  • Brevard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ponce Inlet, with the one closest to Ponce Inlet listed first.
    • Scottsmoor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Aurantia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurantia
      • Aurantia is located in Brevard County
    • Mims
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Flagler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ponce Inlet, with the one closest to Ponce Inlet listed first.
    • Korona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korona
      • Korona is located in Flagler County
    • Flagler Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake County
    • Lake Mack - Forest Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ponce Inlet, with the one closest to Ponce Inlet listed first.
    • Geneva
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Mound Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Mound Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
      • Indian Mound Village is located in Seminole County
    • Midway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Seminole County
    • Cameron City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron City
      • Cameron City is located in Seminole County
    • Sanford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Monroe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Iowa City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
      • Iowa City is located in Seminole County

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

Newspapers Published in Ponce Inlet ...

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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ponce Inlet.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ponce Inlet, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ponce Inlet.

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 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 Ponce Inlet:

Cemeteries Near Ponce Inlet ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ponce Inlet.

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

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

  • Ponce Inlet Grave Site
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ponce Inlet Grave Site have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ponce Inlet Grave Site
  • Pacetti Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pacetti Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pacetti Family Cemetery
  • Larkin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Fisher Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • The Fisher Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rendy Road Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
  • Dummitt Gravesite
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dummitt Gravesite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dummitt Gravesite
  • Detwiller Park Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Detwiller Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Coronado Beach Cemetery
    • Detwiler Park Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Detwiller Park Cemetery
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Glencoe - Geiger Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Friendship Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • The Friendship Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fellowship Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
  • Spruce Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Oaklynn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Edgewater New Smyrna Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (60 more) ...
    • Pine Ridge African-American Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Ridge African-American Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ridge African-American Cemetery
    • Sunset Park Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Daytona Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Daytona Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Bellevue Cemetery
      • Bellevue Memorial Cemetery
      • Cedar Hill Cemetery
      • Cedar Hill Memory Gardens
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daytona Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201383 <5>

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

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

  • Ponce Park ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce Park
    • Ponce Park is located in Volusia County
  • New Smyrna ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smyrna
    • New Smyrna is located in Volusia County
  • Port Orange
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Glencoe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
    • Glencoe is located in Volusia County
  • Holly Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Cow Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek
    • Cow Creek is located in Volusia County
  • Lake Helen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Maytown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
    • Maytown is located in Volusia County
  • Osteen
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • West De Land
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West De Land
    • West De Land is located in Volusia County
  • Orange City
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Enterprise
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Beresford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
      • Beresford is located in Volusia County
    • Fatio
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fatio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fatio
      • Fatio is located in Volusia County

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

The official website for Ponce Inlet: www.ponce-inlet.org/

The official website for Volusia County: www.volusia.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

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>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.
<3>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- Ponce Inlet) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ponce Inlet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.0954, Longitude: -80.9368    
<4>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.
<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 Ponce Inlet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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