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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Rodman (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 Rodman. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

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

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

  • Putnam County     (The home county of Rodman)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rodman, with the one closest to Rodman listed first.
    • Nashua
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Nashua is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Buffalo Bluff
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
    • Satsuma
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hollister
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Welaka
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Peniel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Peniel is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
    • Palatka
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Interlachen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mannville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Mannville is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannville
    • Pomona Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Keuka
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Keuka is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
    • Lake Como
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Alachua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rodman, with the one closest to Rodman listed first.
    • Hawthorne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Lochloosa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Melrose
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Island Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Campville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Campville is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
    • Earleton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Windsor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Windsor is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Evinston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Rochelle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Rochelle is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
    • Waldo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rodman, with the one closest to Rodman listed first.
    • Lake Geneva
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Keystone Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Penney Farms
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Flagler County
    • Bunnell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Lake County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rodman, with the one closest to Rodman listed first.
    • Kerr City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Kerr City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr City
    • Orange Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Salt Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Fort McCoy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Citra
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lynne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Lynne is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
    • Sparr
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Anthony
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Reddick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • McIntosh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Orange Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Saint Johns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rodman, with the one closest to Rodman listed first.
    • Hastings
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Armstrong
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Armstrong is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Tocoi
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
    • Elkton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rodman, with the one closest to Rodman listed first.
    • Seville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pierson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Emporia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Emporia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
    • Volusia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Volusia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia

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

Cemeteries Near Rodman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rodman.

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 Rodman - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rodman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Satsuma Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Peniel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mary Elizabeth Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Palatka Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Naomi Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Lawn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • West View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pineview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Keuka Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Orange Springs Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (91 more) ...
    • Memorial Gardens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Pomona - Lake Como Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • San Mateo Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Nashua
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Nashua is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
  • Buffalo Bluff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
  • Welaka
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Satsuma
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hollister
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Norwalk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Norwalk is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Sisco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Sisco is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisco
  • Peniel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Peniel is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
  • Francis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Francis is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
  • Lundy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lundy is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundy
  • Palatka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mannville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mannville is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannville
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Interlachen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fruitland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Fruitland is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Keuka
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Keuka is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka

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

Newspapers Published in Rodman ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rodman.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rodman, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rodman.

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 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 Rodman:

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 Rodman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rodman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.