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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 Salt Springs (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 Salt Springs. 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 Salt Springs ...

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 Salt Springs: Salt Spgs. (or less commonly used: Salt Spngs. or Salt Sprngs.)

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 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.

Salt Springs is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Alachua, Citrus, Lake, Levy, Putnam, Sumter & Volusia.

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

  • Marion County     (The home county of Salt Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Salt Springs, with the one closest to Salt Springs listed first.
    • Kerr City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerr City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr City
      • Kerr City is located in Marion County
    • Fort McCoy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Lynne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
      • Lynne is located in Marion County
    • Orange Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Electra
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
      • Electra is located in Marion County
    • Silver Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Citra
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Sparr
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Anthony
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Candler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ocklawaha
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Springs Shores
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs Shores
      • Silver Springs Shores is located in Marion County
    • Eastlake Weir
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Alachua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Salt Springs, with the one closest to Salt Springs listed first.
    • Island Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Lochloosa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hawthorne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Melrose
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Evinston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Flagler County
    • Bunnell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Salt Springs, with the one closest to Salt Springs listed first.
    • Astor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Pittman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman
      • Pittman is located in Lake County
    • Altoona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Acron ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Lake Kathryn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kathryn
      • Lake Kathryn is located in Lake County
    • Paisley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village
      • Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village is located in Lake County
    • Umatilla
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Carlton Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Village
      • Carlton Village is located in Lake County
    • Conant
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
      • Conant is located in Lake County
    • Lake Mack - Forest Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Salt Springs, with the one closest to Salt Springs listed first.
    • Georgetown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Welaka
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Crescent City Station
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent City Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pomona Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Crescent City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Satsuma
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Peniel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peniel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
      • Peniel is located in Putnam County
    • Hollister
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • San Mateo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Palatka
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Keuka
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keuka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
      • Keuka is located in Putnam County
    • Edgar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Johns County
    • Hastings
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Salt Springs, with the one closest to Salt Springs listed first.
    • Seville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Pierson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Volusia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia
      • Volusia is located in Volusia County
    • Emporia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
      • Emporia is located in Volusia County
    • Barberville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • De Leon Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland Park ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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

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

Newspapers Published in Salt Springs ...

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 Salt Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Salt Springs, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Salt Springs.

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 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 Salt Springs:

Cemeteries Near Salt Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Salt Springs.

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

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

  • First Baptist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Baptist Cemetery
  • Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Gardens
  • Georgetown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Georgetown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Georgetown Cemetery
  • Long Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
  • Eureka Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Cemetery
  • Braddock Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Braddock Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Braddock Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the southeast of Seville.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Braddock Cemetery
  • Gore Family Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gore Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gore Family Cemetery
  • Pomona - Lake Como Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pomona - Lake Como Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pomona - Lake Como Cemetery
  • Satsuma Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Satsuma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Satsuma Cemetery
  • Causey Family Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Causey Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Causey Family Cemetery
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • The St. John's Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. John's Missionary Church Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Cemetery
  • Seville Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Seville Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Seville Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Seville.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seville Cemetery
  • Continue List   (102 more) ...
    • Ward Chapel AME Church Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ward Chapel AME Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Chapel AME Church Cemetery
    • Eden Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood 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 Salt Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Salt Springs.

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

  • Norwalk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
    • Norwalk is located in Putnam County
  • Georgetown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fruitland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Fruitland is located in Putnam County
  • Welaka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Eureka
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Marion County
  • Huntington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Huntington is located in Putnam County
  • Nashua
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Nashua is located in Putnam County
  • Lake Como
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sisco
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sisco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisco
    • Sisco is located in Putnam County
  • Seville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Crescent City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Satsuma
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Fort McCoy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Lynne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
      • Lynne is located in Marion County
    • Grahamsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grahamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamsville
      • Grahamsville is located in Marion County

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

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

The official website for Marion County: www.marioncountyfl.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Salt Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Salt Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.3535, Longitude: -81.7351    
<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 Salt Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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