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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 Shadow Lawn Estates (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 Shadow Lawn Estates. 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 Shadow Lawn Estates ...

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 Shadow Lawn Estates: Shadow Lawn Ests.

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 northeast 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 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.

Shadow Lawn Estates is located in 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 Shadow Lawn Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shadow Lawn Estates:

  • Alachua County     (The home county of Shadow Lawn Estates)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shadow Lawn Estates, with the one closest to Shadow Lawn Estates listed first.
    • Rutledge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Rutledge is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
    • Gainesville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Arredondo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Arredondo is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arredondo
    • Hague
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hague is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
    • Burnetts Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Burnetts Lake is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnetts Lake
    • Jonesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Alachua
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Windsor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Windsor is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • La Crosse
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Rochelle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rochelle is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
    • Micanopy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Archer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shadow Lawn Estates, with the one closest to Shadow Lawn Estates listed first.
    • Brooker
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Graham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hampton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Starke
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Lawtey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shadow Lawn Estates, with the one closest to Shadow Lawn Estates listed first.
    • Keystone Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Lake Geneva
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Kingsley Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kingsley Lake is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Lake
    • Kingsley Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kingsley Village is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Village
    • Kingsley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Kingsley is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shadow Lawn Estates, with the one closest to Shadow Lawn Estates listed first.
    • Fort White
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lulu
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Gilchrist County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shadow Lawn Estates, with the one closest to Shadow Lawn Estates listed first.
    • Waters Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Waters Lake is located in Gilchrist County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Lake
    • Trenton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Bell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • 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 <1>
  • Levy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shadow Lawn Estates, with the one closest to Shadow Lawn Estates listed first.
    • Raleigh
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Raleigh is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
    • Meredith
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Meredith is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
    • East Williston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • East Williston is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Williston
    • Williston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • East Bronson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • East Bronson is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bronson
    • Bronson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Williston Highlands
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Williston Highlands is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston Highlands
    • Morriston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shadow Lawn Estates, with the one closest to Shadow Lawn Estates listed first.
    • McIntosh
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Irvine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Irvine is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
    • Orange Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Paynes Town ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Paynes Town is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Town
    • Heijahs Town ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Heijahs Town is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heijahs Town
    • Fairfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Fairfield is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Citra
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Reddick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lowell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Orange Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sparr
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Martin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Martin is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shadow Lawn Estates, with the one closest to Shadow Lawn Estates listed first.
    • Putnam Hall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Edgar
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Grandin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Keuka
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Keuka is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
    • Florahome
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Interlachen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Mannville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Mannville is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannville
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shadow Lawn Estates, with the one closest to Shadow Lawn Estates listed first.
    • Worthington Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Lake Butler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Raiford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Shadow Lawn Estates ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shadow Lawn Estates.

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 Shadow Lawn Estates - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Forest Meadows Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Morning Star Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Kanapaha Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Meadows Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hague Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • West Hills Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Alachua Hillcrest Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Patrick Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Memorial Gardens
    • The Patrick Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • Patrick Cemetery
  • Fairbanks Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (159 more) ...
    • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jonesville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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

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

  • Paradise
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Paradise is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Rutledge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Rutledge is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
  • Gainesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Arredondo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Arredondo is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arredondo
  • Hague
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hague is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
  • Fairbanks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairbanks is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
  • Jonesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Newnansville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Newnansville is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnansville
  • Alachua
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Rochelle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rochelle is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
  • Windsor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Windsor is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • La Crosse
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Archer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Micanopy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Micanopy Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Micanopy Junction is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micanopy Junction

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

Newspapers Published in Shadow Lawn Estates ...

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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shadow Lawn Estates.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shadow Lawn Estates, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shadow Lawn Estates.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Shadow Lawn Estates:

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 Shadow Lawn Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shadow Lawn Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.