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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 River Junction (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 River Junction. 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.

Name Variations for River Junction ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for River Junction: River Jct. (or less commonly used: River Jctn.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

River Junction is located in Gadsden 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 Gadsden County: Calhoun, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Decatur (GA), Grady (GA) & Seminole (GA).

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

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

Cemeteries Near River Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of River Junction.

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

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

  • Florida State Hospital Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • White Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Freeman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sinai Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sinai Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sinai Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Farrell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farrell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Yon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Randolph Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Randolph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Randolph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dykes Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dykes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dykes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gause Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gause Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gause Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (184 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that River Junction had a population of 403 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Chattahoochee
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sneads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sycamore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sycamore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sycamore
    • From River Junction to Sycamore
  • Recovery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Recovery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
    • Recovery is located in Decatur County (GA)
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
  • Inwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
    • Inwood is located in Jackson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Inwood
    • From River Junction to Inwood
  • Mount Pleasant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Rock Bluff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
    • Rock Bluff is located in Liberty County
  • Ocheesee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ocheesee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
    • Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ocheesee
    • From River Junction to Ocheesee
  • Faceville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Cypress
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Selman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selman
    • Selman is located in Calhoun County
  • Quincy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Alliance
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alliance have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
      • Alliance is located in Jackson County
    • Bristol
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Wetumpka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetumpka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetumpka
      • Wetumpka is located in Gadsden County

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

Newspapers Published in River Junction ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around River Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of River Junction, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for River Junction.

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 River Junction:

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

The official website for Gadsden County: www.gadsdengov.net/

The official website for State of Florida: https://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>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.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- River Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in River Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6857, Longitude: -84.8409       In this case, the coordinates for River Junction 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 River Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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