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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 West Dixie 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 West Dixie 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 West Dixie 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 West Dixie Bend: W. Dixie 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 southeast 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 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.

West Dixie Bend is located in Broward 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 Broward County: Collier, Hendry, Miami-Dade & Palm Beach.

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

  • Broward County     (The home county of West Dixie Bend)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Dixie Bend, with the one closest to West Dixie Bend listed first.
    • Hillsboro Pines
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Pines
      • Hillsboro Pines is located in Broward County
    • Hillsboro Ranches
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Ranches
      • Hillsboro Ranches is located in Broward County
    • Godfrey Road
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey Road
      • Godfrey Road is located in Broward County
    • Coconut Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Ramblewood East
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood East
      • Ramblewood East is located in Broward County
    • Parkland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Margate
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Crystal Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
      • Crystal Lake is located in Broward County
    • Coral Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bonnie Lock - Woodsetter North
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Carver Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carver Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Village
      • Carver Village is located in Broward County
    • Leisureville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisureville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisureville
      • Leisureville is located in Broward County
    • Loch Lomond
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Lomond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lomond
      • Loch Lomond is located in Broward County
  • Miami-Dade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Dixie Bend, with the one closest to West Dixie Bend listed first.
    • Andover
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Miami-Dade County
    • Golden Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
      • Golden Beach is located in Miami-Dade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
    • Ives Estates
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ives Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ives Estates
      • Ives Estates is located in Miami-Dade County
    • Lake Lucerne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lucerne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lucerne
      • Lake Lucerne is located in Miami-Dade County
    • Aventura
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Norland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norland
      • Norland is located in Miami-Dade County
    • Ojus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Scott Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scott Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Lake
      • Scott Lake is located in Miami-Dade County
    • Carol City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Country Club
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
      • Country Club is located in Miami-Dade County
    • Miami Gardens
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • North Miami Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Sunny Isles Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Isles Beach
      • Sunny Isles Beach is located in Miami-Dade County
      • 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>
  • Palm Beach County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Dixie Bend, with the one closest to West Dixie Bend listed first.
    • Sandalfoot Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalfoot Cove
      • Sandalfoot Cove is located in Palm Beach County
    • Boca Pointe
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boca Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca Pointe
      • Boca Pointe is located in Palm Beach County
    • Mission Bay
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bay
      • Mission Bay is located in Palm Beach County
    • Boca Del Mar
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boca Del Mar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca Del Mar
      • Boca Del Mar is located in Palm Beach County
    • Hamptons at Boca Raton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamptons at Boca Raton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons at Boca Raton
      • Hamptons at Boca Raton is located in Palm Beach County
    • Whisper Walk
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whisper Walk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisper Walk
      • Whisper Walk is located in Palm Beach County
    • Boca West
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boca West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca West
      • Boca West is located in Palm Beach County
    • Boca Raton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kings Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
      • Kings Point is located in Palm Beach County
    • Villages of Oriole
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villages of Oriole have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villages of Oriole
      • Villages of Oriole is located in Palm Beach County
    • Highland Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • High Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
      • High Point is located in Palm Beach County
    • Delray Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near West Dixie Bend ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Dixie 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 West Dixie Bend covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Eternal Light Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eternal Light Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eternal Light Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Westview Community Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Lawn Memorial Park of Broward County
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park of Broward County
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park of Broward County have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boca Raton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boca Raton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boca Raton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gardens of Boca Raton Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Our Lady Queen of Heaven Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pompano Beach Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pompano Beach Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pompano Beach Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pompano Beach.
    • The Pompano Beach Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pompano Beach South Lawn Cemetery
    • South Lawn Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1993291 <3>
  • Star of David Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Star of David Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Star of David Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ridge Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Washington Memorial Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (24 more) ...
    • Lauderdale Memorial Gardens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lauderdale Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lauderdale Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Westlawn Memorial Gardens
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westlawn Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westlawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lauderdale Memorial Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lauderdale Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lauderdale Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

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

  • Palm Beach
    (28 miles [45.1 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 West Dixie Bend. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Dixie Bend.

Newspapers Published in West Dixie 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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Dixie Bend.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Dixie Bend, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Dixie Bend.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 West Dixie Bend:

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

The official website for Broward County: www.broward.org/

The official website for State of Florida: https://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>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.
<4>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 West Dixie Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- West Dixie Bend) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Dixie Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.3159, Longitude: -80.2014       In this case, the coordinates for West Dixie Bend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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