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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 Relay (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 Relay. 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.

Relay is located in Flagler 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 Flagler County: Putnam, Saint Johns & Volusia.

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

  • Flagler County     (The home county of Relay)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Relay, with the one closest to Relay listed first.
    • Korona
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korona
      • Korona is located in Flagler County
    • Bunnell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Flagler Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Beverly Beach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Beach
      • Beverly Beach is located in Flagler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
    • Palm Coast
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Marineland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Relay, with the one closest to Relay listed first.
    • Astor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Mack - Forest Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Kathryn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kathryn
      • Lake Kathryn is located in Lake County
    • Acron ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Acron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acron
      • Acron is located in Lake County
    • Pine Lakes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lakes
      • Pine Lakes is located in Lake County
    • Paisley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pittman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman
      • Pittman is located in Lake County
  • Marion County
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Relay, with the one closest to Relay listed first.
    • Crescent City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Crescent City Station
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent City Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City Station
      • Crescent City Station is located in Putnam County
    • Lake Como
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Georgetown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Pomona Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • San Mateo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Welaka
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Satsuma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Relay, with the one closest to Relay listed first.
    • Tomoka Estates
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomoka Estates
      • Tomoka Estates is located in Volusia County
    • Ormond-by-the-Sea
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormond-by-the-Sea
      • Ormond-by-the-Sea is located in Volusia County
    • Barberville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pierson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Ellinor Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellinor Village
      • Ellinor Village is located in Volusia County
    • Ormond Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • De Leon Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Seville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Holly Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Daytona Highridge Estates
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Emporia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
      • Emporia is located in Volusia County
    • Ortona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortona
      • Ortona is located in Volusia County
    • Daytona Beach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daytona Beach
      • Daytona Beach is located in Volusia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,143 people
      • Former names for Daytona Beach:
      • Daytona
      • Kingston
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daytona Beach <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Relay ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Relay.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Relay, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Relay.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Relay:

Cemeteries Near Relay ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Relay.

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

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

  • Clifton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stickland Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Stickland Memorial Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Korona.
    • The Stickland Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Strickland Family Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stickland Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2370188 <5>
  • St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Korona.
    • The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Marys Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72563 <5>
  • Groover Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Groover Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • The Groover Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Grover Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Groover Cemetery
  • Cone Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cone Cemetery
  • Hope Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Pierson Methodist Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Cemetery
  • Midway Methodist Church Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Midway Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Barbersville Cemetery
    • Barberville Cemetery
    • Midway Methodist Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midway Methodist Church Cemetery
  • Lake Dias Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Volusia Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Volusia Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Volusia Memory Park
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Volusia Memorial Park
  • Continue List   (79 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.<6>

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

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

  • Pierson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Barberville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Eldridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
    • Eldridge is located in Volusia County
  • Seville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Emporia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
    • Emporia is located in Volusia County
  • Holly Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Glenwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Crescent City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Astor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland Park ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Highland Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
    • Highland Park is located in Volusia County
  • Huntington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Huntington is located in Putnam County
  • Saint Francis
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
    • Saint Francis is located in Lake County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • West De Land
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West De Land
      • West De Land is located in Volusia County
    • Port Orange
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Crows Bluff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crows Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Bluff
      • Crows Bluff is located in Lake County

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

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

The official website for Flagler County: www.flaglercounty.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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Relay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Relay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.3083, Longitude: -81.2703       In this case, the coordinates for Relay 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 Relay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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