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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 Shawano (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 Shawano. 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.

Shawano is located in Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach County: Broward, Glades, Hendry, Martin & Okeechobee.

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

  • Palm Beach County     (The home county of Shawano)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shawano, with the one closest to Shawano listed first.
    • Belle Glade Camp
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Glade Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Glade Camp
      • Belle Glade Camp is located in Palm Beach County
    • Belle Glade
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • South Bay
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Deem City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deem City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deem City
      • Deem City is located in Palm Beach County
    • Wellington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chosen ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chosen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chosen
      • Chosen is located in Palm Beach County
    • Bean City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bean City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean City
      • Bean City is located in Palm Beach County
    • Loxahatchee Groves
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loxahatchee Groves
      • Loxahatchee Groves is located in Palm Beach County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,623 people
    • Westlake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
      • Westlake is located in Palm Beach County
      • Westlake has also been known as:
      • West Lakes
    • Fremd Village - Padgett Island
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Fremd Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremd Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremd Village
      • Fremd Village is located in Palm Beach County
    • Lake Harbor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Broward County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shawano, with the one closest to Shawano listed first.
    • Parkland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Coral Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Godfrey Road
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey Road
      • Godfrey Road is located in Broward County
    • Hillsboro Pines
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Pines
      • Hillsboro Pines is located in Broward County
    • Hillsboro Ranches
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Ranches
      • Hillsboro Ranches is located in Broward County
    • Ramblewood East
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood East
      • Ramblewood East is located in Broward County
    • Coconut Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Margate
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tamarac
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Crystal Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
      • Crystal Lake is located in Broward County
    • North Lauderdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bonnie Lock - Woodsetter North
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hendry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shawano, with the one closest to Shawano listed first.
    • Clewiston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Harlem
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
      • Harlem is located in Hendry County
  • Martin County

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

Newspapers Published in Shawano ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shawano.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shawano, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shawano.

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 Shawano:

Cemeteries Near Shawano ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shawano.

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

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

  • Foreverglades Mausoleum Gardens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foreverglades Mausoleum Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foreverglades Mausoleum Gardens
  • South Florida National Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Our Lady of Peace Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Worth Memory Gardens
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Worth Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Worth Memory Gardens
  • Gardens of Boca Raton Memorial Park
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Eternal Light Memorial Gardens
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eternal Light Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eternal Light Memorial Gardens
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ridge Cemetery
  • Palm Beach Memorial Park
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palm Beach Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palm Beach Memorial Park
  • Lincoln Memorial Gardens
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Memorial Gardens
  • Hillcrest Memorial Park
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Memorial Park
  • Ridgelawn Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridgelawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridgelawn Cemetery
  • Boca Raton Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boca Raton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boca Raton Cemetery
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery

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

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

The official website for Palm Beach County: www.co.palm-beach.fl.us/

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 '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- Shawano) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shawano. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.5548, Longitude: -80.5114       In this case, the coordinates for Shawano 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.




 

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