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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 Starkes Ferry (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 Starkes Ferry. 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 Starkes Ferry ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Starkes Ferry: Starkes Fry. (or less commonly used: Starkes Frry.)
  • While the name of this community is Starkes Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Starkes Ferry may originally have been Starke's Ferry.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Starkes Ferry might be written as Starke Ferry.

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 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.

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

  • Marion County     (The home county of Starkes Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Starkes Ferry, with the one closest to Starkes Ferry listed first.
    • Eastlake Weir
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Weirsdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ocklawaha
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Electra
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
      • Electra is located in Marion County
    • Candler
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Summerfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Silver Springs Shores
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Lynne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
      • Lynne is located in Marion County
    • Danks Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Silver Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ocala
      (22 miles [35.4 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>
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Starkes Ferry, with the one closest to Starkes Ferry listed first.
    • Carlton Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Village
      • Carlton Village is located in Lake County
    • Conant
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
      • Conant is located in Lake County
    • Lady Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lisbon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Lake County
    • Orange Bend
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Bend
      • Orange Bend is located in Lake County
    • Grand Island
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mid Florida Lakes
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mid Florida Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid Florida Lakes
      • Mid Florida Lakes is located in Lake County
    • Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village
      • Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village is located in Lake County
    • Umatilla
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Silver Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
      • Silver Lake is located in Lake County
    • Fruitland Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Altoona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Starkes Ferry, with the one closest to Starkes Ferry listed first.
    • Tangerine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Zellwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Plymouth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Apopka
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • South Apopka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Apopka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Apopka
      • South Apopka is located in Orange County
    • Paradise Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Heights
      • Paradise Heights is located in Orange County
  • Putnam County
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Starkes Ferry, with the one closest to Starkes Ferry listed first.
    • The Villages
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Villages have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Villages
      • The Villages is located in Sumter County
    • Oxford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Wildwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Adamsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
      • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
    • Coleman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Panasoffkee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sumterville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Bushnell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mabel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
      • Mabel is located in Sumter County
    • Webster
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wahoo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahoo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
      • Wahoo is located in Sumter County
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Starkes Ferry, with the one closest to Starkes Ferry listed first.
    • Volusia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia
      • Volusia is located in Volusia County
    • Emporia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
      • Emporia is located in Volusia County
    • Pierson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Highland Park ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Highland Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
      • Highland Park is located in Volusia County
    • Barberville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Beresford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
      • Beresford is located in Volusia County
    • Fort Florida
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Florida
      • Fort Florida is located in Volusia County
    • Glenwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • De Leon Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • West De Land
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West De Land
      • West De Land is located in Volusia County
    • Seville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Starkes Ferry ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Starkes Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Starkes Ferry, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Starkes Ferry.

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 Starkes Ferry:

Cemeteries Near Starkes Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Starkes Ferry.

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

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

  • Simpson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Stanton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanton Cemetery
  • Ocklawaha Community Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ocklawaha Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ocklawaha Community Cemetery
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
  • Grand Island Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Island Cemetery
  • Electra Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Electra Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Electra Cemetery
  • Marsh Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Marsh Memorial Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marsh Memorial Park
  • Umatilla Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Umatilla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Umatilla Cemetery
  • Glendale Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glendale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glendale Cemetery
  • Altoona Hinson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Altoona Hinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Altoona Hinson Cemetery
  • Continue List   (110 more) ...
    • Lakeside Memory Gardens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Memory Gardens
    • Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    • Lone Oak Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Oak 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>

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

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

  • Stanton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
    • Stanton is located in Marion County
  • Conant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
    • Conant is located in Lake County
  • Ocklawaha
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lady Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Moss Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moss Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
    • Moss Bluff is located in Marion County
  • Lisbon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Lisbon is located in Lake County
  • Electra
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Electra is located in Marion County
  • Orange Bend
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Bend
    • Orange Bend is located in Lake County
  • Grand Island
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Candler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Weir ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Weir
    • Lake Weir is located in Marion County
  • Fruitland Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Umatilla
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Fort Mason
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mason
      • Fort Mason is located in Lake County
    • Altoona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Starkes Ferry. 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>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Starkes Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Starkes Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.9919, Longitude: -81.8320       In this case, the coordinates for Starkes Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Starkes Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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