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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Seminole Grove (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 Seminole Grove. 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 Seminole Grove ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Seminole Grove: Seminole Grv.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Seminole Grove is located in Putnam 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 Putnam County: Alachua, Bradford, Clay, Flagler, Marion, Saint Johns & Volusia.

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

  • Putnam County     (The home county of Seminole Grove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seminole Grove, with the one closest to Seminole Grove listed first.
    • Nashua
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Nashua is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Welaka
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Satsuma
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Buffalo Bluff
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
    • Pomona Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lake Como
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Peniel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Peniel is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
    • San Mateo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Georgetown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Palatka
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • East Palatka
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Crescent City Station
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Alachua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seminole Grove, with the one closest to Seminole Grove listed first.
    • Hawthorne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Lochloosa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Melrose
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Island Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Campville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Campville is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
    • Earleton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seminole Grove, with the one closest to Seminole Grove listed first.
    • Lake Geneva
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Keystone Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Flagler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seminole Grove, with the one closest to Seminole Grove listed first.
    • Bunnell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Palm Coast
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Korona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Korona is located in Flagler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korona
    • Marineland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Lake County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seminole Grove, with the one closest to Seminole Grove listed first.
    • Salt Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Kerr City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Kerr City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr City
    • Orange Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Fort McCoy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lynne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lynne is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
    • Citra
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Sparr
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Electra
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Electra is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Anthony
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Johns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seminole Grove, with the one closest to Seminole Grove listed first.
    • Hastings
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Armstrong
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Armstrong is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Tocoi
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
    • Elkton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Crescent Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Augustine Shores
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Augustine Shores is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine Shores
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seminole Grove, with the one closest to Seminole Grove listed first.
    • Seville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pierson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Emporia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Emporia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
    • Volusia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Volusia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia
    • Barberville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Seminole Grove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Seminole Grove.

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 Seminole Grove - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Satsuma Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pomona - Lake Como Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Peniel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Palatka Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Georgetown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • San Mateo Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • West View Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Memorial Gardens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Eden Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (79 more) ...

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.<3>

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

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

  • Nashua
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Nashua is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
  • Welaka
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sisco
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Sisco is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisco
  • Satsuma
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Buffalo Bluff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
  • Norwalk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Norwalk is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Fruitland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Fruitland is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Lake Como
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Peniel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Peniel is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
  • Lundy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lundy is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundy
  • Francis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Francis is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
  • Georgetown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Huntington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Huntington is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • San Mateo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Palatka
      (9 miles [14.5 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 Seminole Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Seminole Grove.

Newspapers Published in Seminole Grove ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Seminole Grove.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Seminole Grove, 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 Seminole Grove.

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 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 Seminole Grove:

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 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.
<3>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 Seminole Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Seminole Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.