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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 Thomas Clark Grant (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 Thomas Clark Grant. 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 and 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.

Thomas Clark Grant 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 Thomas Clark Grant. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thomas Clark Grant:

  • Marion County     (The home county of Thomas Clark Grant)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Clark Grant, with the one closest to Thomas Clark Grant listed first.
    • Orange Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • McIntosh
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Paynes Town ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paynes Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Town
      • Paynes Town is located in Marion County
    • Reddick
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Irvine
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
      • Irvine is located in Marion County
    • Citra
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fairfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Marion County
    • Lowell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Heijahs Town ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heijahs Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heijahs Town
      • Heijahs Town is located in Marion County
    • Sparr
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Martin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Martin is located in Marion County
    • Anthony
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fellowship
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
      • Fellowship is located in Marion County
  • Alachua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Clark Grant, with the one closest to Thomas Clark Grant listed first.
    • Island Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Evinston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lochloosa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Micanopy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hawthorne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Windsor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in Alachua County
    • Arredondo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arredondo
      • Arredondo is located in Alachua County
    • Gainesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Archer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Melrose
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rutledge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
      • Rutledge is located in Alachua County
    • Earleton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jonesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bradford County
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Clark Grant, with the one closest to Thomas Clark Grant listed first.
    • Lake Geneva
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Keystone Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Levy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Clark Grant, with the one closest to Thomas Clark Grant listed first.
    • East Williston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Williston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Williston
      • East Williston is located in Levy County
    • Williston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Raleigh
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
      • Raleigh is located in Levy County
    • Morriston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Williston Highlands
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williston Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston Highlands
      • Williston Highlands is located in Levy County
    • East Bronson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bronson
      • East Bronson is located in Levy County
    • Bronson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Clark Grant, with the one closest to Thomas Clark Grant listed first.
    • Edgar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Keuka
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keuka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
      • Keuka is located in Putnam County
    • Interlachen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Hollister
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Putnam Hall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Grandin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Florahome
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Thomas Clark Grant ...

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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thomas Clark Grant.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thomas Clark Grant, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Thomas Clark Grant.

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 Thomas Clark Grant:

Cemeteries Near Thomas Clark Grant ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thomas Clark Grant.

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 Thomas Clark Grant covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Millwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millwood Cemetery
  • Willow Plant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Plant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Plant Cemetery
  • Citra Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Citra Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Citra Cemetery
  • Center Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Hill Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive AME Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dupree Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dupree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dupree Cemetery
  • Flemington Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Carlton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Carlton Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Carlton Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Island Grove.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carlton Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71823 <5>
  • Tompkins Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tompkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tompkins Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72697 <5>
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Haynes Memorial Historic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Haynes Memorial Historic Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Micanopy.
    • The Haynes Memorial Historic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Haynes Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haynes Memorial Historic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2280648 <5>
  • Micanopy Historic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (120 more) ...
    • Coleman Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71861 <5>
    • Union Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Simmons Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons 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 Thomas Clark Grant in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Thomas Clark Grant.

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

  • Orange Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Millwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
    • Millwood is located in Marion County
  • McIntosh
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Reddick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Boardman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boardman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
    • Boardman is located in Marion County
  • Citra
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lowell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Evinston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Island Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Flemington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flemington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
    • Flemington is located in Marion County
  • Micanopy Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Micanopy Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micanopy Junction
    • Micanopy Junction is located in Alachua County
  • Sparr
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Martin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Martin is located in Marion County
    • Lochloosa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Micanopy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thomas Clark Grant. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<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 '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- Thomas Clark Grant) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thomas Clark Grant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.4155, Longitude: -82.1929       In this case, the coordinates for Thomas Clark Grant 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.
<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 Thomas Clark Grant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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