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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 William Garvin 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 William Garvin 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 northeast 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 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.

William Garvin Grant is located in Brevard 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 Brevard County: Indian River, Orange, Osceola & Volusia.

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

  • Brevard County     (The home county of William Garvin Grant)
    • The following are listed by their distance from William Garvin Grant, with the one closest to William Garvin Grant listed first.
    • Scottsmoor
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Aurantia
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Aurantia is located in Brevard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurantia
    • Turnbull
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Turnbull is located in Brevard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
    • Mims
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Titusville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Indian River City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Indian River City is located in Brevard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River City
    • Port Saint John
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Port Saint John is located in Brevard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Saint John
    • Sharpes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Cocoa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Cocoa is located in Brevard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocoa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,694 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cocoa <1>
    • Port Canaveral
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cape Canaveral
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Merritt Island
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from William Garvin Grant, with the one closest to William Garvin Grant listed first.
    • Christmas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bithlo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bithlo is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bithlo
    • Wedgefield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Wedgefield is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgefield
    • Alafaya
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Goldenrod
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Aloma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Azalea Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Winter Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from William Garvin Grant, with the one closest to William Garvin Grant listed first.
    • Geneva
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Chuluota
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Iowa City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Iowa City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
    • Cameron City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Cameron City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron City
    • Indian Mound Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Indian Mound Village is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
    • Oviedo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Oviedo is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oviedo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oviedo <1>
    • Midway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Midway is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Sanford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Winter Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Lake Mary
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Lake Monroe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Casselberry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from William Garvin Grant, with the one closest to William Garvin Grant listed first.
    • Maytown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Maytown is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
    • Oak Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cow Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cow Creek is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek
    • Edgewater
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Ambrose Hull Grant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Ambrose Hull Grant is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose Hull Grant
    • Kalamazoo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Kalamazoo is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
    • Lemon Bluff
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Lemon Bluff is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Bluff
    • Mission City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Mission City is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission City
    • New Smyrna Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Alamana
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Alamana is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamana
    • Osteen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Glencoe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Glencoe is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe

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

Cemeteries Near William Garvin Grant ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of William Garvin 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.

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 William Garvin Grant - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Crook Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sinners Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • St.s & Sinners Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s & Sinners Cemetery
    • The St.s & Sinners Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Saints Cemetery
  • Davis Grave Site
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Clinton Family Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sea Pines Memorial Gardens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Oaklynn Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Edgewater New Smyrna Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Geneva Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Christmas Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chuluota Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (41 more) ...
    • Glencoe - Geiger Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe - Geiger Cemetery
      • The Glencoe - Geiger Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Glenco - Geiger Cemetery
    • Detwiller Park Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detwiller Park Cemetery
      • The Detwiller Park Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Coronado Beach Cemetery
      • Detwiler Park Cemetery
    • Osteen Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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>

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

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

  • Aurantia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Aurantia is located in Brevard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurantia
  • Turnbull
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Turnbull is located in Brevard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
  • Mims
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Maytown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Maytown is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
  • Oak Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Titusville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Cow Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cow Creek is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek
  • Osteen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Glencoe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Glencoe is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • New Smyrna ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • New Smyrna is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smyrna
  • Ponce Park ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Ponce Park is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce Park
  • Sharpes
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Enterprise
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • City Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • City Point is located in Brevard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point
    • Indianola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Indianola is located in Brevard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola

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

Newspapers Published in William Garvin 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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around William Garvin Grant.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of William Garvin Grant, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for William Garvin Grant.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 William Garvin Grant:

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 William Garvin Grant, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- William Garvin Grant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.