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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 Sugar Mill 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 Sugar Mill 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 Sugar Mill 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.

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

For example, a typical abbreviation for Sugar Mill Estates: Sugar Ml. Ests. (or less commonly used: Sugar Mll. 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 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.

Sugar Mill Estates is located in Volusia 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 Volusia County: Brevard, Flagler, Marion, Putnam & Seminole.

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

  • Volusia County     (The home county of Sugar Mill Estates)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Mill Estates, with the one closest to Sugar Mill Estates listed first.
    • Glencoe
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
      • Glencoe is located in Volusia County
    • Isleboro
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isleboro
      • Isleboro is located in Volusia County
    • Mission City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission City
      • Mission City is located in Volusia County
    • New Smyrna Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Harbor Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Oaks
      • Harbor Oaks is located in Volusia County
    • Ponce Inlet
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ponce Park ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce Park
      • Ponce Park is located in Volusia County
    • Ambrose Hull Grant
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose Hull Grant
      • Ambrose Hull Grant is located in Volusia County
    • Allandale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Port Orange
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Wilbur-by-the-Sea
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur-by-the-Sea
      • Wilbur-by-the-Sea is located in Volusia County
    • Pickwick Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickwick Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick Village
      • Pickwick Village is located in Volusia County
    • Edgewater
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Brevard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Mill Estates, with the one closest to Sugar Mill Estates listed first.
    • Scottsmoor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Aurantia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurantia
      • Aurantia is located in Brevard County
    • Mims
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Flagler County
    • Korona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korona
      • Korona is located in Flagler County
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Mill Estates, with the one closest to Sugar Mill Estates listed first.
    • Lake Mack - Forest Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Pine Lakes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lakes
      • Pine Lakes is located in Lake County
    • Lake Kathryn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kathryn
      • Lake Kathryn is located in Lake County
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Mill Estates, with the one closest to Sugar Mill Estates listed first.
    • Indian Mound Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Mound Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
      • Indian Mound Village is located in Seminole County
    • Geneva
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Midway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Seminole County
    • Cameron City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron City
      • Cameron City is located in Seminole County
    • Sanford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Monroe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Iowa City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
      • Iowa City is located in Seminole County
    • Lake Mary
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Chuluota
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Oviedo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oviedo
      • Oviedo is located in Seminole County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oviedo <2>
    • Heathrow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Winter Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Sugar Mill 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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sugar Mill Estates.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sugar Mill Estates, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sugar Mill Estates.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Sugar Mill Estates:

Cemeteries Near Sugar Mill Estates ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sugar Mill 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.

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 Sugar Mill Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Glencoe - Geiger Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Fisher Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • The Fisher Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rendy Road Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
  • Larkin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Ponce Inlet Grave Site
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ponce Inlet Grave Site have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ponce Inlet Grave Site
  • Dummitt Gravesite
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dummitt Gravesite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dummitt Gravesite
  • Pacetti Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pacetti Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pacetti Family Cemetery
  • Spruce Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Oaklynn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Detwiller Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Detwiller Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Coronado Beach Cemetery
    • Detwiler Park Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Detwiller Park Cemetery
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Friendship Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • The Friendship Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fellowship Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
  • Edgewater New Smyrna Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (62 more) ...
    • Sunset Park Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sea Pines Memorial Gardens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Ridge African-American Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Ridge African-American Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ridge African-American 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 Sugar Mill Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sugar Mill Estates.

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

  • Glencoe
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
    • Glencoe is located in Volusia County
  • New Smyrna ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smyrna
    • New Smyrna is located in Volusia County
  • Ponce Park ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce Park
    • Ponce Park is located in Volusia County
  • Port Orange
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Holly Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Cow Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek
    • Cow Creek is located in Volusia County
  • Oak Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Helen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Maytown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
    • Maytown is located in Volusia County
  • Osteen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Enterprise
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Orange City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Fatio
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fatio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fatio
      • Fatio is located in Volusia County
    • West De Land
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West De Land
      • West De Land is located in Volusia County
    • Aurantia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurantia
      • Aurantia is located in Brevard County

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

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

The official website for Volusia County: www.volusia.org/

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Sugar Mill Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sugar Mill Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.0439, Longitude: -80.9826       In this case, the coordinates for Sugar Mill Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<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 Sugar Mill Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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