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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 Putnam Hall (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 Putnam Hall. 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 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.

Putnam Hall is located in Putnam 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 Putnam County: Alachua, Bradford, Clay, Flagler, Marion, Saint Johns & Volusia.

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

  • Putnam County     (The home county of Putnam Hall)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Putnam Hall, with the one closest to Putnam Hall listed first.
    • Grandin
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Florahome
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Interlachen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgar
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Keuka
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keuka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
      • Keuka is located in Putnam County
    • Hollister
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Peniel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peniel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
      • Peniel is located in Putnam County
    • Bostwick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Palatka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • East Palatka
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Satsuma
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • San Mateo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Welaka
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Alachua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Putnam Hall, with the one closest to Putnam Hall listed first.
    • Melrose
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Earleton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hawthorne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Waldo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Windsor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in Alachua County
    • Lochloosa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Island Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gainesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Evinston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Micanopy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hague
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
      • Hague is located in Alachua County
    • La Crosse
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Rutledge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
      • Rutledge is located in Alachua County
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Putnam Hall, with the one closest to Putnam Hall listed first.
    • Hampton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Starke
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Graham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lawtey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Brooker
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Putnam Hall, with the one closest to Putnam Hall listed first.
    • Lake Geneva
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Keystone Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingsley Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Lake
      • Kingsley Lake is located in Clay County
    • Kingsley Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Village
      • Kingsley Village is located in Clay County
    • Penney Farms
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Asbury Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asbury Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Lake
      • Asbury Lake is located in Clay County
    • Middleburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Green Cove Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Doctors Inlet
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeside
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Lakeside is located in Clay County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Putnam Hall, with the one closest to Putnam Hall listed first.
    • Orange Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Citra
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Fort McCoy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • McIntosh
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Orange Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kerr City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerr City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr City
      • Kerr City is located in Marion County
    • Paynes Town ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paynes Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Town
      • Paynes Town is located in Marion County
    • Irvine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
      • Irvine is located in Marion County
    • Sparr
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Salt Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Reddick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Marion County
  • Saint Johns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Putnam Hall, with the one closest to Putnam Hall listed first.
    • Tocoi
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
      • Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
    • Hastings
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Armstrong
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Armstrong is located in Saint Johns County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Putnam Hall, with the one closest to Putnam Hall listed first.
    • Raiford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Butler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Worthington Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Putnam Hall ...

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 Putnam Hall.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Putnam Hall, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Putnam Hall.

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 Putnam Hall:

Cemeteries Near Putnam Hall ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Putnam Hall.

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

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

  • Abline Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abline Cemetery
  • St. John Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
  • Eliam Cemetery of Melrose Florida
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eliam Cemetery of Melrose Florida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eliam Cemetery of Melrose Florida
  • Gadara Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gadara Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gadara Cemetery
  • Sister Spring Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sister Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sister Spring Cemetery
  • Mt. Heburn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Heburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Heburn Cemetery
  • Keystone Heights Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keystone Heights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keystone Heights Cemetery
  • Ochwilla Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ochwilla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ochwilla Cemetery
  • Pineview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pineview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pineview Cemetery
  • Pine Lawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Lawn Cemetery
  • Lee Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Cemetery
  • Continue List   (119 more) ...
    • Nelson - Starke Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson - Starke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson - Starke Cemetery
    • Gilgal MB Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Keuka Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keuka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keuka Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Putnam Hall had a population of 37 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Grandin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Melrose
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Interlachen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Earleton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Keuka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keuka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
    • Keuka is located in Putnam County
  • Mannville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mannville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannville
    • Mannville is located in Putnam County
  • Theressa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Theressa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theressa
    • Theressa is located in Bradford County
  • Campville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
    • Campville is located in Alachua County
  • McMeekin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McMeekin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMeekin
    • McMeekin is located in Putnam County
  • Johnson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
    • Johnson is located in Putnam County
  • Belmore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
    • Belmore is located in Clay County
  • Orange Heights
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Heights
    • Orange Heights is located in Alachua County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Hollister
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hawthorne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Waldo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

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

The official website for Putnam County: www.putnam-fl.com/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Putnam Hall) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Putnam Hall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7383, Longitude: -81.9629    
<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.
<5>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 Putnam Hall, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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