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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 Sargent (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 Sargent. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Sargent is located in Baker 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 Baker County: Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Duval, Nassau, Union, Charlton (GA), Clinch (GA) & Ware (GA).

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

  • Baker County     (The home county of Sargent)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sargent, with the one closest to Sargent listed first.
    • Taylor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Taylor is located in Baker County
    • Sanderson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Olustee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Glen Saint Mary
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • MacClenny
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sargent, with the one closest to Sargent listed first.
    • McColskey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McColskey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColskey
      • McColskey is located in Columbia County
    • Five Points
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Five Points is located in Columbia County
    • Watertown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
      • Watertown is located in Columbia County
    • Lake City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sargent, with the one closest to Sargent listed first.
    • White Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bakers Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bakers Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Mill
      • Bakers Mill is located in Hamilton County
  • Nassau County
  • Charlton County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sargent, with the one closest to Sargent listed first.
    • Saint George
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint George have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
      • Saint George is located in Charlton County (GA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <1>
    • Traders Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
      • Traders Hill is located in Charlton County (GA)
    • Folkston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folkston
      • Folkston is located in Charlton County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,043 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folkston <1>
  • Clinch County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sargent, with the one closest to Sargent listed first.
    • Fargo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
      • Fargo is located in Clinch County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fargo <1>
    • Ernest
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ernest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
      • Ernest is located in Clinch County (GA)
    • Chauncey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chauncey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
      • Chauncey is located in Clinch County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 326 people
  • Echols County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sargent, with the one closest to Sargent listed first.
    • Fruitland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
      • Fruitland is located in Echols County (GA)
    • Potter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
      • Potter is located in Echols County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 870 people

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

Cemeteries Near Sargent ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sargent.

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

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

  • Moniac Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Lee Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Turner Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedar Creek Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Poole Pond Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poole Pond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poole Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boones Creek Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
    • The Macedonia Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Macedonia Independent Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #187891 <4>
  • Sanderson Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanderson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. George Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Cornhouse Creek Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornhouse Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cornhouse Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Swift Creek Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swift Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swift Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (39 more) ...
    • Eastside Memorial Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dyess Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dyess Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dyess Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Sargent in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sargent.

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

  • Benton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
    • Benton is located in Columbia County
  • Sanderson
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • White Springs
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Suwannee Valley
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suwannee Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwannee Valley
    • Suwannee Valley is located in Columbia County
  • Olustee
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Genoa
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genoa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
    • Genoa is located in Hamilton County
  • Winfield
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
    • Winfield is located in Columbia County
  • Mount Carrie
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carrie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrie
    • Mount Carrie is located in Columbia County
  • Glen Saint Mary
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • MacClenny
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Watertown
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
    • Watertown is located in Columbia County
  • Traders Hill
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
    • Traders Hill is located in Charlton County (GA)
  • Lake City
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Sargent ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sargent.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sargent, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sargent.

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 helpful 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 Sargent:

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

The official website for Baker County: www.bakercountyfl.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<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>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 Sargent, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Sargent) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sargent. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5741, Longitude: -82.4293       In this case, the coordinates for Sargent have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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