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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 Twentymile Bend (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 Twentymile Bend. 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 Twentymile Bend ...

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 Twentymile Bend: Twentymile Bnd.

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 doctors 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.

Twentymile Bend is located in Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach County: Broward, Glades, Hendry, Martin & Okeechobee.

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

  • Palm Beach County     (The home county of Twentymile Bend)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twentymile Bend, with the one closest to Twentymile Bend listed first.
    • Westlake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
      • Westlake is located in Palm Beach County
      • Westlake has also been known as:
      • West Lakes
    • Loxahatchee Groves
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loxahatchee Groves
      • Loxahatchee Groves is located in Palm Beach County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,623 people
    • Wellington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Royal Palm Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Loxahatchee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Golden Lakes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Lakes
      • Golden Lakes is located in Palm Beach County
    • Greenacres
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Lake Belvedere Estates
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Belvedere Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Belvedere Estates
      • Lake Belvedere Estates is located in Palm Beach County
    • Plantation Mobile Home Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation Mobile Home Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Mobile Home Park
      • Plantation Mobile Home Park is located in Palm Beach County
    • Century Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Century Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century Village
      • Century Village is located in Palm Beach County
    • Cypress Lakes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Lakes
      • Cypress Lakes is located in Palm Beach County
    • Greenacres City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenacres City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres City
      • Greenacres City is located in Palm Beach County
  • Broward County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twentymile Bend, with the one closest to Twentymile Bend listed first.
    • Parkland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Hillsboro Pines
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Pines
      • Hillsboro Pines is located in Broward County
    • Godfrey Road
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey Road
      • Godfrey Road is located in Broward County
    • Hillsboro Ranches
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Ranches
      • Hillsboro Ranches is located in Broward County
    • Coral Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Ramblewood East
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood East
      • Ramblewood East is located in Broward County
    • Deerfield Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Martin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twentymile Bend, with the one closest to Twentymile Bend listed first.
    • Indiantown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Port Mayaca
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hobe Sound
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jupiter Island
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jupiter Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jupiter Island
      • Jupiter Island is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people

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

Newspapers Published in Twentymile Bend ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Twentymile Bend.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Twentymile Bend, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Twentymile Bend.

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 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 Twentymile Bend:

Cemeteries Near Twentymile Bend ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Twentymile Bend.

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 Twentymile Bend covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Our Lady of Peace Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • South Florida National Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Foreverglades Mausoleum Gardens
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foreverglades Mausoleum Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foreverglades Mausoleum Gardens
  • Lake Worth Memory Gardens
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Worth Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Worth Memory Gardens
  • Hillcrest Memorial Park
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Memorial Park
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Shalow Memorial Park
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shalow Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shalow Memorial Park
  • Royal Palm Memorial Gardens
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln Memorial Gardens
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Memorial Gardens
  • Glenwood Memorial Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenwood Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Memorial Cemetery
  • Palm Beach Memorial Park
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palm Beach Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palm Beach Memorial Park
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ridge Cemetery
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Port Mayaca Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Gardens of Boca Raton Memorial Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jupiter Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jupiter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jupiter 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.<5>

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

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

  • Palm Beach
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jupiter
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jupiter
    • Jupiter is located in Palm Beach County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,834 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jupiter <1>

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

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

The official website for Palm Beach County: www.co.palm-beach.fl.us/

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>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- Twentymile Bend) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Twentymile Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.6865, Longitude: -80.3884       In this case, the coordinates for Twentymile Bend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Twentymile Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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