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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 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.

Relay is located in Flagler County.

To see how the shape of Florida's counties may 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)
      • Korona is located in Flagler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korona
    • 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)
      • Beverly Beach is located in Flagler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Beach
      • 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)
      • Lake Kathryn is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kathryn
    • Acron ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Acron is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acron
    • Pine Lakes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Pine Lakes is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lakes
    • Paisley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pittman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pittman is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman
  • 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)
    • 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)
    • Nashua
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Nashua is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Satsuma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Buffalo Bluff
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
  • 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)
      • Tomoka Estates is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomoka Estates
    • Ormond-by-the-Sea
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Ormond-by-the-Sea is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormond-by-the-Sea
    • 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)
      • Ellinor Village is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellinor Village
    • 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)
      • Emporia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
    • Ortona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Ortona is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortona

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

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Relay - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickland Memorial Cemetery
    • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2370188 <2>
  • St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
    • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72563 <2>
  • Groover Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groover Cemetery
    • The Groover Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Grover Creek Cemetery
  • Cone Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hope Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
    • The Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Pierson Methodist Cemetery
  • Midway Methodist Church Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Methodist Church Cemetery
    • The Midway Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Barbersville Cemetery
    • Barberville Cemetery
    • Midway Methodist 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia Memorial Park
    • The Volusia Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Volusia Memory 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.<3>

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)
    • Eldridge is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
  • Seville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Emporia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Emporia is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
  • 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)
    • Highland Park is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
  • Huntington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Huntington is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Saint Francis
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Francis is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • West De Land
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • West De Land is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West De Land
    • Port Orange
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Crows Bluff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Crows Bluff is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Bluff

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.

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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:

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 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.
<3>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.
<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- Relay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.