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 Walkill (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 Walkill. 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.
Walkill is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Duval, Putnam & Saint Johns.
Below are the counties that are near Walkill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walkill:
- Clay County (The home county of Walkill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkill, with the one closest to Walkill listed first.
- Green Cove Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Penney Farms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Asbury Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Asbury Lake is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Lake
- Doctors Inlet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Orange Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Middleburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bellair - Meadowbrook Terrace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kingsley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kingsley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
- Kingsley Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kingsley Lake is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Lake
- Kingsley Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kingsley Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Village
- Lake Geneva
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Keystone Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alachua County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkill, with the one closest to Walkill listed first.
- Melrose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Earleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkill, with the one closest to Walkill listed first.
- Lawtey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Starke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hampton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Duval County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkill, with the one closest to Walkill listed first.
- Mandarin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mandarin is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandarin
- Loretto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Loretto is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Bowden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bowden is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowden
- Jacksonville Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Nicholas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Saint Nicholas is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
- San Marco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- San Marco is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Marco
- Sans Pareil
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sans Pareil is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Pareil
- Brooklyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Normandy Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Arlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jacksonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Maxville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maxville is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- San Pablo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- San Pablo is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pablo
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkill, with the one closest to Walkill listed first.
- Bostwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Federal Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Federal Point is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Point
- East Palatka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Palatka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Florahome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grandin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peniel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Peniel is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
- Putnam Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hollister
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- San Mateo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
- Mannville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mannville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannville
- Interlachen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkill, with the one closest to Walkill listed first.
- Tocoi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
- Fruit Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Johns
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Armstrong
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Elkton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hastings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Augustine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Saint Augustine South
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Saint Augustine South is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine South
- Vilano Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Saint Augustine Shores
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Palm Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Palm Valley is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Valley
- Saint Augustine Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sawgrass
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sawgrass is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawgrass
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Walkill, see our County-by-County Page for Walkill.
Cemeteries Near Walkill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walkill.
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 Walkill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Walkill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Walkill, with the one closest to Walkill listed first.
- Little Ruth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Hill Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonville Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Springbank Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Penney Farms Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bakersville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sampson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rideout Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sloans Landing Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (102 more) ...
- Lofton's Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Middleburg Methodist Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Walkill had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Walkill, with the one closest to Walkill listed first.
- Green Cove Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Picolata
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Picolata is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picolata
- West Tocoi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Tocoi is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tocoi
- Florence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Tocoi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
- Hibernia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hibernia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Switzerland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Switzerland is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzerland
- Bostwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sampson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sampson is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
- Teasdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Teasdale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teasdale
- Bridgeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Belmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Belmore is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Federal Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Federal Point is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Point
- Lakeside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Mandarin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mandarin is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandarin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Walkill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walkill.
Newspapers Published in Walkill ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walkill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walkill, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walkill.
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 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 Walkill:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alachua County
- Bradford County
- Duval County
- Putnam County
- Saint Johns County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Florida
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 Walkill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Walkill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |