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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 Starr (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 Starr. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Starr is located in Suwannee 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 Suwannee County: Columbia, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette & Madison.

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

  • Suwannee County     (The home county of Starr)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Starr, with the one closest to Starr listed first.
    • Live Oak
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Padlock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Padlock is located in Suwannee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padlock
    • Rixford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Rixford is located in Suwannee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
    • Dowling Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Dowling Park is located in Suwannee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling Park
    • McAlpin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wellborn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • O'Brien
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Branford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Starr, with the one closest to Starr listed first.
    • Five Points
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Five Points is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Lake City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Watertown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Watertown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Starr, with the one closest to Starr listed first.
    • Marion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Marion is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Jasper
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • White Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Bakers Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Bakers Mill is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Mill
    • Jennings
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Lafayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Starr, with the one closest to Starr listed first.
    • Day
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mayo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Mayo is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayo <1>
    • Buckville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Buckville is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckville
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Starr, with the one closest to Starr listed first.
    • Lee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lee is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <1>
    • Madison
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Leland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Leland is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Pinetta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherry Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cherry Lake is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
  • Brooks County (GA)
    • McIntyre Spring ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • McIntyre Spring is located in Brooks County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Spring
      • Estimated population in 2019: 605 people
  • Echols County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Starr, with the one closest to Starr listed first.
    • Potter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Potter is located in Echols County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
      • Estimated population in 2019: 870 people
    • Statenville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Lowndes County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Starr, with the one closest to Starr listed first.
    • Melrose
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Melrose is located in Lowndes County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
    • Lake Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Starr ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Starr.

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 Starr - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Claywood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rock Cut Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Orange Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mims Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Live Oak Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Old Columbus Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dean Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Drew Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Stroud Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Willing Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (106 more) ...
    • Head Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mitchell Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Winquepin Pond Cemetery
      • The Winquepin Pond Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winquepin Pond Cemetery
      • The Winquepin Pond Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Winquepin Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72772 <3>

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.<4>

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

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

  • Live Oak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Padlock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Padlock is located in Suwannee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padlock
  • Rixford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Rixford is located in Suwannee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
  • Houston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Houston is located in Suwannee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
  • Luraville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Luraville is located in Suwannee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luraville
  • McAlpin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Marion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Marion is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Wellborn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Mayo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Mayo is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,289 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayo <1>
  • Genoa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Genoa is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
  • Lee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lee is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <1>
  • Jasper
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • O'Brien
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • White Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Avoca
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Avoca is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca

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

Newspapers Published in Starr ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Starr.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Starr, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Starr.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Starr:

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>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- Starr) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Starr, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.