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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 Williston Highlands (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 Williston Highlands. 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 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.

Williston Highlands is located in Levy 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 Levy County: Alachua, Citrus, Dixie, Gilchrist & Marion.

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

  • Levy County     (The home county of Williston Highlands)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williston Highlands, with the one closest to Williston Highlands listed first.
    • Williston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Morriston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • East Bronson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • East Bronson is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bronson
    • East Williston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • East Williston is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Williston
    • Raleigh
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Raleigh is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
    • Bronson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Meredith
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Meredith is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
    • Gulf Hammock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Otter Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Chiefland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Inglis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Yankeetown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Alachua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williston Highlands, with the one closest to Williston Highlands listed first.
    • Archer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Arredondo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Arredondo is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arredondo
    • Micanopy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jonesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Newberry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Evinston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rutledge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Rutledge is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
    • Gainesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rochelle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rochelle is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
    • Island Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Lochloosa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hague
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Hague is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
  • Citrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williston Highlands, with the one closest to Williston Highlands listed first.
    • Citrus Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Holder
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Pine Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Beverly Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Black Diamond
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Black Diamond is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
    • Crystal River
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Gilchrist County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williston Highlands, with the one closest to Williston Highlands listed first.
    • Trenton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fanning Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Waters Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Waters Lake is located in Gilchrist County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Lake
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williston Highlands, with the one closest to Williston Highlands listed first.
    • Heijahs Town ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Heijahs Town is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heijahs Town
    • Fellowship
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Fellowship is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
    • Fairfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Fairfield is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Irvine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Irvine is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
    • Paynes Town ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Paynes Town is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Town
    • Chatmire
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Chatmire is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmire
    • York
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • York is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • McIntosh
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Orange Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Reddick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Dunnellon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Lowell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Williston Highlands ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Williston Highlands.

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 Williston Highlands - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Plummers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sistrunk Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Orange Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Church of Christ Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Barber Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Willis Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bronson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (104 more) ...
    • McFall Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Laurel Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Sand Pond Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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 Williston Highlands in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Williston Highlands.

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

  • Williston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bronson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Meredith
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Meredith is located in Levy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
  • Romeo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Romeo is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
  • Gulf Hammock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Blitchton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Blitchton is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blitchton
  • Early Bird
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Early Bird is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Bird
  • Archer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Otter Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Flemington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Flemington is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
  • Ellzey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Ellzey is located in Levy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellzey
  • Fellowship
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fellowship is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Cotton Plant
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cotton Plant is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
    • Leroy ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Leroy is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
    • York
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • York is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York

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

Newspapers Published in Williston Highlands ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Williston Highlands.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Williston Highlands, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Williston Highlands.

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 Williston Highlands:

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 Williston Highlands, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Williston Highlands) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.