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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 Wimberly Estates (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 Wimberly Estates. 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 Wimberly Estates ...

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 Wimberly Estates: Wimberly Ests.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Wimberly Estates is located in Alachua 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 Alachua County: Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Gilchrist, Levy, Marion, Putnam & Union.

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

  • Alachua County     (The home county of Wimberly Estates)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wimberly Estates, with the one closest to Wimberly Estates listed first.
    • Rutledge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
      • Rutledge is located in Alachua County
    • Gainesville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hague
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
      • Hague is located in Alachua County
    • Arredondo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arredondo
      • Arredondo is located in Alachua County
    • Alachua
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Burnetts Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnetts Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnetts Lake
      • Burnetts Lake is located in Alachua County
    • Jonesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • La Crosse
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Windsor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in Alachua County
    • Micanopy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Waldo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Archer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Newberry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wimberly Estates, with the one closest to Wimberly Estates listed first.
    • Brooker
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Graham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hampton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Starke
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Lawtey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wimberly Estates, with the one closest to Wimberly Estates listed first.
    • Keystone Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Lake Geneva
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Kingsley Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Lake
      • Kingsley Lake is located in Clay County
    • Kingsley Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Village
      • Kingsley Village is located in Clay County
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wimberly Estates, with the one closest to Wimberly Estates listed first.
    • Fort White
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lulu
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Gilchrist County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wimberly Estates, with the one closest to Wimberly Estates listed first.
    • Waters Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Lake
      • Waters Lake is located in Gilchrist County
    • Trenton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Bell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
      • Bell is located in Gilchrist County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell <1>
  • Levy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wimberly Estates, with the one closest to Wimberly Estates listed first.
    • Raleigh
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
      • Raleigh is located in Levy County
    • East Bronson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bronson
      • East Bronson is located in Levy County
    • East Williston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Williston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Williston
      • East Williston is located in Levy County
    • Williston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Bronson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Williston Highlands
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williston Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston Highlands
      • Williston Highlands is located in Levy County
    • Morriston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wimberly Estates, with the one closest to Wimberly Estates listed first.
    • McIntosh
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Orange Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Paynes Town ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paynes Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Town
      • Paynes Town is located in Marion County
    • Irvine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
      • Irvine is located in Marion County
    • Fairfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Marion County
    • Heijahs Town ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heijahs Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heijahs Town
      • Heijahs Town is located in Marion County
    • Reddick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Citra
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lowell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Orange Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Martin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Martin is located in Marion County
    • Sparr
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wimberly Estates, with the one closest to Wimberly Estates listed first.
    • Putnam Hall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Edgar
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Grandin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Keuka
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keuka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
      • Keuka is located in Putnam County
    • Florahome
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Interlachen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wimberly Estates, with the one closest to Wimberly Estates listed first.
    • Worthington Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lake Butler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Raiford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Wimberly Estates ...

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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wimberly Estates.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wimberly Estates, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wimberly Estates.

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 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 Wimberly Estates:

Cemeteries Near Wimberly Estates ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wimberly Estates.

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 Wimberly Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Forest Meadows Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Meadows Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Meadows Memorial Park
  • Morning Star Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morning Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morning Star Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Kanapaha Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kanapaha Presbyterian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kanapaha Presbyterian Church Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Forest Meadows Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Meadows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Meadows Cemetery
  • Hague Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hague Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hague Cemetery
  • West Hills Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Hills Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Hills Memorial Gardens
  • Alachua Hillcrest Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alachua Hillcrest Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alachua Hillcrest Memorial Park
  • Patrick Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fairbanks Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairbanks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairbanks Cemetery
  • Continue List   (161 more) ...
    • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Old Thomas Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Thomas Cemetery

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.<6>

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

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

  • Rutledge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
    • Rutledge is located in Alachua County
  • Paradise
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Paradise is located in Alachua County
  • Gainesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Arredondo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arredondo
    • Arredondo is located in Alachua County
  • Hague
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
    • Hague is located in Alachua County
  • Fairbanks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairbanks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
    • Fairbanks is located in Alachua County
  • Jonesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Alachua
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Newnansville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newnansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnansville
    • Newnansville is located in Alachua County
  • La Crosse
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Rochelle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
    • Rochelle is located in Alachua County
  • Windsor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Windsor is located in Alachua County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Micanopy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Archer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Micanopy Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Micanopy Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micanopy Junction
      • Micanopy Junction is located in Alachua County

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

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

The official website for Alachua County: www.alachua-county.org/

The official website for State of Florida: 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wimberly Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wimberly Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6908, Longitude: -82.3771       In this case, the coordinates for Wimberly Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Wimberly Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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