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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 Saint Johns Park (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 Saint Johns Park. 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 Saint Johns Park ...

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 occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Saint Johns Park: St. Johns Park
  • While the name of this community is Saint Johns Park, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Saint Johns Park may originally have been Saint John's Park.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Saint Johns Park might be written as Saint John Park.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Johns Park. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Johns Park.

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 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.

Saint Johns Park 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 Saint Johns Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Johns Park:

  • Flagler County     (The home county of Saint Johns Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns Park, with the one closest to Saint Johns Park listed first.
    • Bunnell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Korona
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Korona is located in Flagler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korona
    • Palm Coast
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Beverly Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Beverly Beach is located in Flagler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
    • Flagler Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Marineland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns Park, with the one closest to Saint Johns Park listed first.
    • Astor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Lake Kathryn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Lake Kathryn is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kathryn
    • Acron ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Acron is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acron
    • Lake Mack - Forest Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Paisley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns Park, with the one closest to Saint Johns Park listed first.
    • Salt Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Kerr City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Kerr City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr City
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns Park, with the one closest to Saint Johns Park listed first.
    • Crescent City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Crescent City Station
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lake Como
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pomona Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Georgetown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Nashua
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Nashua is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • San Mateo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Welaka
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Satsuma
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Buffalo Bluff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
    • East Palatka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Palatka
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Johns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns Park, with the one closest to Saint Johns Park listed first.
    • Hastings
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Armstrong
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Armstrong is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Elkton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Crescent Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Butler Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Butler Beach is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Beach
    • Saint Augustine Shores
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Saint Augustine Shores is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine Shores
    • Saint Augustine South
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Saint Augustine South is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine South
    • Saint Augustine Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Tocoi
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns Park, with the one closest to Saint Johns Park listed first.
    • Seville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pierson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Emporia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Emporia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
    • Barberville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Volusia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Volusia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia
    • Tomoka Estates
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Tomoka Estates is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomoka Estates
    • De Leon Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Ormond-by-the-Sea
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Ormond-by-the-Sea is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormond-by-the-Sea
    • Glenwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Ormond Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Ellinor Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Ellinor Village is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellinor Village
    • Highland Park ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Highland Park is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park

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

Cemeteries Near Saint Johns Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Johns Park.

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 Saint Johns Park - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Eden Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Braddock Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Braddock Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Seville.
  • Seville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Seville Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Seville.
  • Ward Chapel AME Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cone Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
    • The St. John's Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. John's Missionary Church Cemetery
  • Causey Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
    • The Roberts Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Trinity UMC Cemetery
  • Espanola Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Harris Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pomona - Lake Como Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (71 more) ...
    • Hope Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Georgetown Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Methodist Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
      • The Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Methodist Church Cemetery
      • Pierson Methodist Cemetery

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.<5>

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

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

  • Crescent City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Huntington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Huntington is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Seville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Como
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pierson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Fruitland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Fruitland is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Georgetown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Sisco
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sisco is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisco
  • Eldridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Eldridge is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
  • Emporia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Emporia is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
  • Yelvington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Yelvington is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
  • San Mateo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Nashua
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Nashua is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Welaka
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Barberville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Saint Johns Park ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Johns Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Johns Park, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Johns Park.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Saint Johns Park:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Johns Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.
<5>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 Saint Johns Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.