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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Wachitokha. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Wachitokha to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wachitokha, please Contact Us.

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 Wachitokha (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 Wachitokha. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Wachitokha is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Wachitokha. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wachitokha:

  • Suwannee County     (The home county of Wachitokha)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wachitokha, with the one closest to Wachitokha listed first.
    • Branford
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • O'Brien
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • McAlpin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Padlock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Padlock is located in Suwannee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padlock
    • Wellborn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Live Oak
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Rixford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Rixford is located in Suwannee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
    • Dowling Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Dowling Park is located in Suwannee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling Park
  • Alachua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wachitokha, with the one closest to Wachitokha listed first.
    • High Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Alachua
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Burnetts Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Burnetts Lake is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnetts Lake
    • Newberry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • La Crosse
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Jonesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wachitokha, with the one closest to Wachitokha listed first.
    • Fort White
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lake City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Watertown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Watertown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
    • Five Points
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Five Points is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Lulu
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • McColskey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • McColskey is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColskey
  • Dixie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wachitokha, with the one closest to Wachitokha listed first.
    • Suwanee Old Town ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Suwanee Old Town is located in Dixie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwanee Old Town
    • Old Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Cross City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilchrist County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wachitokha, with the one closest to Wachitokha listed first.
    • Little Lake City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Little Lake City is located in Gilchrist County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake City
    • Bell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Bell is located in Gilchrist County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell <2>
    • Waters Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Waters Lake is located in Gilchrist County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Lake
    • Trenton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Fanning Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Hamilton County
    • White Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Lafayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wachitokha, with the one closest to Wachitokha listed first.
    • Mayo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Buckville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Buckville is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckville
    • Day
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Levy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wachitokha, with the one closest to Wachitokha listed first.
    • Andrews
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Andrews is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
    • Manatee Road
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Manatee Road is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatee Road
  • Union County
    • Worthington Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Wachitokha ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wachitokha.

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

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

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

  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hunts Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Santa Fe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Walker Creek Baptist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hatchbend Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Byrd Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bethel Baptist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Hatchbend Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Grove Advent Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • O'Brien Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Maypop Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (125 more) ...
    • Townsend Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Old Fort White Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Ichetucknee Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ichetucknee Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ichetucknee Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Fort White.

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.

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

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

  • Branford
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • O'Brien
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Fort White
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • McAlpin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Columbia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Columbia is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Mikesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Mikesville is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikesville
  • Mayo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <2>
  • Padlock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Padlock is located in Suwannee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padlock
  • Wellborn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • High Springs
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Luraville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Luraville is located in Suwannee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luraville
  • Houston
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Houston is located in Suwannee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Lake City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Watertown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Watertown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
    • Live Oak
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Wachitokha ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wachitokha.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wachitokha, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wachitokha.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Wachitokha:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Wachitokha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Wachitokha) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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.