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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about San Francisco Potano. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added San Francisco Potano to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with San Francisco Potano, please Contact Us.

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 San Francisco Potano (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 San Francisco Potano. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of San Francisco Potano is historic, it would have been located within present day Alachua 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 Alachua County: Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Gilchrist, Levy, Marion, Putnam & Union.

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

  • Alachua County     (The home county of San Francisco Potano)
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Francisco Potano, with the one closest to San Francisco Potano listed first.
    • High Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Alachua
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Burnetts Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Burnetts Lake is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnetts Lake
    • La Crosse
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Hague
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hague is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
    • Jonesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Newberry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Rutledge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rutledge is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
    • Arredondo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Arredondo is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arredondo
    • Gainesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Waldo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Archer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Baker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Francisco Potano, with the one closest to San Francisco Potano listed first.
    • Olustee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Sanderson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Francisco Potano, with the one closest to San Francisco Potano listed first.
    • Brooker
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Graham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Hampton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Starke
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Francisco Potano, with the one closest to San Francisco Potano listed first.
    • Fort White
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Lulu
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lake City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • McColskey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • McColskey is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColskey
    • Watertown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Watertown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
    • Five Points
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Five Points is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Dixie County
    • Suwanee Old Town ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Suwanee Old Town is located in Dixie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwanee Old Town
  • Gilchrist County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Francisco Potano, with the one closest to San Francisco Potano listed first.
    • Waters Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Waters Lake is located in Gilchrist County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Lake
    • Bell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bell is located in Gilchrist County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell <2>
    • Little Lake City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Little Lake City is located in Gilchrist County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake City
    • Trenton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fanning Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Levy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Francisco Potano, with the one closest to San Francisco Potano listed first.
    • Meredith
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Meredith is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
    • East Bronson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • East Bronson is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bronson
    • Bronson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Andrews
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Andrews is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
  • Suwannee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Francisco Potano, with the one closest to San Francisco Potano listed first.
    • Branford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • O'Brien
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Wellborn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • McAlpin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Francisco Potano, with the one closest to San Francisco Potano listed first.
    • Worthington Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lake Butler
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Raiford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near San Francisco Potano ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of San Francisco Potano.

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 San Francisco Potano - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • New Oak Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Asberry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Damascus Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • High Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Philippi Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pine Hills Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Tustenuggee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Richard Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (154 more) ...
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ft. Call Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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.

While we didn't find San Francisco Potano in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of San Francisco Potano.

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

  • High Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mikesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mikesville is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikesville
  • Alachua
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Newnansville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Newnansville is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnansville
  • Fort White
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • La Crosse
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hague
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hague is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
  • Columbia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Columbia is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Jonesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Rutledge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rutledge is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
  • Lake Butler
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lulu
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Paradise
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Paradise is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • New River
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • New River is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
    • Lake City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in San Francisco Potano ...

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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around San Francisco Potano.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of San Francisco Potano, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for San Francisco Potano.

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 San Francisco Potano:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 San Francisco Potano, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 '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- San Francisco Potano) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.