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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 Sun Swept Isles (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 Sun Swept Isles. 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 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.

Sun Swept Isles is primarily located in Broward County. A portion of Sun Swept Isles extends into Miami-Dade 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 Broward County: Collier, Hendry, Miami-Dade & Palm Beach.

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

  • Broward County     (The home county of Sun Swept Isles)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sun Swept Isles, with the one closest to Sun Swept Isles listed first.
    • Hallandale Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hallandale
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Hallandale is located in Broward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallandale
    • Pembroke Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lake Forest
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Lake Forest is located in Broward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
    • West Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • West Park is located in Broward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,038 people
    • Hollywood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Carver Ranches
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Carver Ranches is located in Broward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Ranches
    • Miami Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Miami Gardens is located in Broward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Gardens
    • Utopia
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Utopia is located in Broward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
    • Dania Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Dania
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Dania is located in Broward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dania
    • Estates of Fort Lauderdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Oak Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Point is located in Broward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
  • Miami-Dade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sun Swept Isles, with the one closest to Sun Swept Isles listed first.
    • Ojus
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Aventura
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Ives Estates
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Ives Estates is located in Miami-Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ives Estates
    • Golden Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Golden Beach is located in Miami-Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
    • North Miami Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Sunny Isles Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunny Isles Beach is located in Miami-Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Isles Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,634 people
      • Sunny Isles Beach has also been known as:
      • Sunny Isles
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunny Isles Beach <1>
    • Andover
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Andover is located in Miami-Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
    • Norland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Norland is located in Miami-Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norland
    • Bal Harbour
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Golden Glades
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Golden Glades is located in Miami-Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Glades
    • Scott Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Scott Lake is located in Miami-Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Lake
    • Lake Lucerne
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Lake Lucerne is located in Miami-Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lucerne
    • Bay Harbor Islands
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Palm Beach County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sun Swept Isles, with the one closest to Sun Swept Isles listed first.
    • Boca Pointe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Boca Pointe is located in Palm Beach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca Pointe
    • Boca Del Mar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Boca Del Mar is located in Palm Beach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca Del Mar
    • Sandalfoot Cove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Sandalfoot Cove is located in Palm Beach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalfoot Cove
    • Boca Raton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Mission Bay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Mission Bay is located in Palm Beach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bay
    • Boca West
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Boca West is located in Palm Beach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca West
    • Hamptons at Boca Raton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Whisper Walk
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Whisper Walk is located in Palm Beach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisper Walk
    • Highland Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Yamato
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Yamato is located in Palm Beach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yamato

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

Cemeteries Near Sun Swept Isles ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sun Swept Isles.

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 Sun Swept Isles - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Southern Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Southern Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in North Miami Beach.
    • The Southern Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Caballero Rivero Southern Memorial Park
    • Memorial Plan Southern Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640549 <2>
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hollywood Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hollywood Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Southern Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Dade Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Miami Shores Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Sinai Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Sinai Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sharon Gardens Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hollywood Memorial Gardens North
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lauderdale Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (34 more) ...
    • Westlawn Memorial Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Vista Memorial Gardens
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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 Sun Swept Isles in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sun Swept Isles.

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

  • Miami
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Miami is located in Miami-Dade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 471,525 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami <1>
  • Cutler
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Cutler is located in Miami-Dade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler

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

Newspapers Published in Sun Swept Isles ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sun Swept Isles.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sun Swept Isles, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sun Swept Isles.

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 Sun Swept Isles:

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 Sun Swept Isles, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sun Swept Isles) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.