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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 Rainbow Falls (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 Rainbow Falls. 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 and hospitals 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.

Rainbow Falls is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Alachua, Citrus, Lake, Levy, Putnam, Sumter & Volusia.

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

  • Marion County     (The home county of Rainbow Falls)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rainbow Falls, with the one closest to Rainbow Falls listed first.
    • Chatmire
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmire
      • Chatmire is located in Marion County
    • Dunnellon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Fellowship
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
      • Fellowship is located in Marion County
    • Ocala
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocala
      • Ocala is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,669 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocala <1>
    • Martin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Martin is located in Marion County
    • Danks Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Heijahs Town ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heijahs Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heijahs Town
      • Heijahs Town is located in Marion County
    • Fairfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Lowell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Belleview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Anthony
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Irvine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
      • Irvine is located in Marion County
    • Reddick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Alachua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rainbow Falls, with the one closest to Rainbow Falls listed first.
    • Archer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Micanopy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Evinston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Citrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rainbow Falls, with the one closest to Rainbow Falls listed first.
    • Citrus Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Holder
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Pine Ridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
      • Pine Ridge is located in Citrus County
    • Beverly Hills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Black Diamond
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
      • Black Diamond is located in Citrus County
    • Citrus Hills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Hills
      • Citrus Hills is located in Citrus County
    • Hernando
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Inverness Highlands North
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Crystal River
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lecanto
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Inverness
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Inverness Highlands South
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Homosassa Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Levy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rainbow Falls, with the one closest to Rainbow Falls listed first.
    • Morriston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Inglis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Williston Highlands
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williston Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston Highlands
      • Williston Highlands is located in Levy County
    • Yankeetown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • East Williston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Williston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Gulf Hammock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Raleigh
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
      • Raleigh is located in Levy County
    • Otter Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • East Bronson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bronson
      • East Bronson is located in Levy County
    • Bronson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rainbow Falls, with the one closest to Rainbow Falls listed first.
    • Oxford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Panasoffkee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bay Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
      • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
    • Wildwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Coleman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Rainbow Falls ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rainbow Falls.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rainbow Falls, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rainbow Falls.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Rainbow Falls:

Cemeteries Near Rainbow Falls ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rainbow Falls.

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

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

  • Rockwell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockwell Cemetery
  • Dunnellon Community Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunnellon Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunnellon Community Cemetery
  • Dog Ear Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
  • Sand Pond Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Pond Cemetery
  • Episcopal Church of the Advent Memorial Garden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Episcopal Church of the Advent Memorial Garden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Episcopal Church of the Advent Memorial Garden is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the northeast of Ocala.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Episcopal Church of the Advent Memorial Garden
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484320 <5>
  • Wesley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Cemetery
  • St. Johns United Methodist Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns United Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns United Methodist Cemetery
  • Sonshine Baptist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sonshine Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sonshine Baptist Church Cemetery
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
  • Burke Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burke Cemetery
  • Citronelle Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Citronelle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Citronelle Cemetery
  • Continue List   (78 more) ...
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Cedar of Lebanon Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar of Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar of Lebanon Cemetery
    • Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens

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

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

  • Leroy ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
    • Leroy is located in Marion County
  • Romeo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romeo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
    • Romeo is located in Marion County
  • York
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • York is located in Marion County
  • Cotton Plant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Plant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
    • Cotton Plant is located in Marion County
  • Early Bird
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Early Bird have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Bird
    • Early Bird is located in Marion County
  • Citronelle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Citronelle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citronelle
    • Citronelle is located in Citrus County
  • Martel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
    • Martel is located in Marion County
  • Fellowship
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
    • Fellowship is located in Marion County
  • Blitchton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blitchton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blitchton
    • Blitchton is located in Marion County
  • Hernando
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Crystal River
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Arlington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Arlington is located in Citrus County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lecanto
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ocala
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocala
      • Ocala is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,669 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocala <1>
    • Williston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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

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

The official website for Marion County: www.marioncountyfl.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>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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rainbow Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rainbow Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.1033, Longitude: -82.4387       In this case, the coordinates for Rainbow Falls 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 Rainbow Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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