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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 Santos (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 Santos. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

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

  • Marion County     (The home county of Santos)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Santos, with the one closest to Santos listed first.
    • Silver Springs Shores
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Belleview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ocala
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocala
      • Ocala is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,669 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocala <2>
    • Danks Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Candler
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Silver Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Summerfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ocklawaha
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Electra
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
      • Electra is located in Marion County
    • Anthony
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lynne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Eastlake Weir
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Weirsdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Alachua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Santos, with the one closest to Santos listed first.
    • Island Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Evinston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Lochloosa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Micanopy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Citrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Santos, with the one closest to Santos listed first.
    • Hernando
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Holder
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Inverness
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Inverness Highlands North
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Citrus Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Beverly Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Citrus Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Hills
      • Citrus Hills is located in Citrus County
    • Inverness Highlands South
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Ridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
      • Pine Ridge is located in Citrus County
    • Black Diamond
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
      • Black Diamond is located in Citrus County
    • Floral City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lecanto
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mannfield ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mannfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
      • Mannfield is located in Citrus County
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Santos, with the one closest to Santos listed first.
    • Conant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Lady Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Carlton Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Fruitland Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Montclair
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montclair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
      • Montclair is located in Lake County
    • Whitney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Whitney is located in Lake County
    • Leesburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lisbon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Lake County
    • Orange Bend
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Bend
      • Orange Bend is located in Lake County
    • Silver Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
      • Silver Lake is located in Lake County
    • Bassville Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassville Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassville Park
      • Bassville Park is located in Lake County
    • Grand Island
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mid Florida Lakes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mid Florida Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid Florida Lakes
      • Mid Florida Lakes is located in Lake County
  • Levy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Santos, with the one closest to Santos listed first.
    • Morriston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • East Williston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Williston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Williston
      • East Williston is located in Levy County
    • Williston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Santos, with the one closest to Santos listed first.
    • Oxford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Villages
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Villages have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Villages
      • The Villages is located in Sumter County
    • Wildwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Adamsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
      • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
    • Coleman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Lake Panasoffkee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Sumterville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Bay Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
      • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
    • Wahoo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahoo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
      • Wahoo is located in Sumter County
    • Bushnell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Santos ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Santos.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Santos, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Santos.

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 Santos:

Cemeteries Near Santos ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Santos.

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

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

  • Burrell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burrell Cemetery
  • Forest Lawn Memory Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
  • Olivet Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olivet Cemetery
  • Highland Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery Section
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery Section have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery Section
  • Hillcrest Cemetery Section
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery Section have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery Section
  • Forest Hills Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hills Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hills Memorial Park
  • Ft. King Burial Grounds
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. King Burial Grounds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. King Burial Grounds
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Continue List   (101 more) ...
    • Temple Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Agnew Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Agnew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Agnew 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Santos had a population of 47 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Montague
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
    • Montague is located in Marion County
  • Belleview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ocala
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocala
    • Ocala is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,669 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocala <2>
  • Summerfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Candler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Silver Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lake Weir ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Weir
    • Lake Weir is located in Marion County
  • Ocklawaha
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kendrick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendrick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
    • Kendrick is located in Marion County
  • Martel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
    • Martel is located in Marion County
  • Grahamsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Oxford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Moss Bluff
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moss Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
      • Moss Bluff is located in Marion County
    • Electra
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
      • Electra is located in Marion County
    • Lynne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Santos. 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 from Point A (ie- Santos) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Santos. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.1091, Longitude: -82.0929       In this case, the coordinates for Santos have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Santos, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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