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Introduction ...

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

We've added San Juan Ospalaga to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with San Juan Ospalaga, 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 Juan Ospalaga (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 Juan Ospalaga. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of San Juan Ospalaga is historic, it would have been located within present day Madison 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 Madison County: Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafayette, Suwannee, Taylor, Brooks (GA) & Lowndes (GA).

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

  • Madison County     (The home county of San Juan Ospalaga)
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Juan Ospalaga, with the one closest to San Juan Ospalaga listed first.
    • Greenville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hamburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Madison County
    • Cherry Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
      • Cherry Lake is located in Madison County
    • Madison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Pinetta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Leland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Leland is located in Madison County
    • Lee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
      • Lee is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <2>
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Juan Ospalaga, with the one closest to San Juan Ospalaga listed first.
    • Aucilla
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
      • Aucilla is located in Jefferson County
    • Monticello
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lamont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Waukeenah
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Thomas City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas City
      • Thomas City is located in Jefferson County
    • Lloyd
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Wacissa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Leon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Juan Ospalaga, with the one closest to San Juan Ospalaga listed first.
    • Miccosukee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Capitola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
      • Capitola is located in Leon County
  • Taylor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Juan Ospalaga, with the one closest to San Juan Ospalaga listed first.
    • Shady Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Perry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Brooks County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Juan Ospalaga, with the one closest to San Juan Ospalaga listed first.
    • Empress
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empress
      • Empress is located in Brooks County (GA)
    • Dixie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Quitman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
      • Quitman is located in Brooks County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,625 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <2>
    • McIntyre Spring ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntyre Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Spring
      • McIntyre Spring is located in Brooks County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 605 people
    • Barwick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Fodie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
      • Fodie is located in Brooks County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
  • Lowndes County (GA)
  • Thomas County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from San Juan Ospalaga, with the one closest to San Juan Ospalaga listed first.
    • Boston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston is located in Thomas County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boston <2>
    • Newark
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Thomas County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 783 people
    • Dewey City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey City
      • Dewey City is located in Thomas County (GA)
    • Thomasville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fredonia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Thomas County (GA)

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

Newspapers Published in San Juan Ospalaga ...

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 San Juan Ospalaga.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of San Juan Ospalaga, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for San Juan Ospalaga.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Juan Ospalaga:

Cemeteries Near San Juan Ospalaga ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of San Juan Ospalaga.

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 San Juan Ospalaga covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Elizabeth Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Emery Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hensey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kinsey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Scruggs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bishop Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bishop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bishop Cemetery
  • New Hopewell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the New Hopewell Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hopewell Cemetery
  • Bellamy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Harby Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Harby Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harby Family Cemetery
  • Milton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Aucilla Fire Tower Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Aucilla Fire Tower Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aucilla Fire Tower Cemetery
  • Reaper Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (203 more) ...
    • Barclay Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Barclay Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Barclay Family Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barclay Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Redding Hammock Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.

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

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

  • Aucilla
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
    • Aucilla is located in Jefferson County
  • Greenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Monticello
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lamont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Aucilla ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aucilla have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
    • Aucilla is located in Thomas County (GA)
  • Hamburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Hamburg is located in Madison County
  • Waukeenah
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Iddo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iddo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iddo
    • Iddo is located in Taylor County
  • Lloyd
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Wacissa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherry Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
    • Cherry Lake is located in Madison County
  • Madison
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Nankin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nankin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nankin
      • Nankin is located in Brooks County (GA)
    • Dixie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Miccosukee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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

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

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 Juan Ospalaga, 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>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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- San Juan Ospalaga) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in San Juan Ospalaga. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5085, Longitude: -83.7332       In this case, the coordinates for San Juan Ospalaga have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.




 

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