The Benton Cemetery is listed in the Veterans’ Graves Registration Project of the WPA, containing the graves of two men, Malachia Anderson and Edward Benton. We have never been able to locate the cemetery, but the records of these two men are included in our database since we have proof of their burials. The original Veterans’ Graves Registration location directions place the cemetery in Section 19, Township 4N, Range 25E. “From the intersection of Kings Ferry and Fernandina Roads at Kings Ferry, go 4/10 mile on Kings Ferry road, the right on dirt road 2 and 2/10 miles to cemetery…

The Acosta Cemetery, also known as the Higginbotham Cemetery and the Page Cemetery, is located in Yulee Florida. To reach it, from SR 200, take Chester Road 4/10 miles to the intersection with Pages Dairy road. Turn left (west) on Pages Dairy Road and continue 1.6 miles. The cemetery is on the south side of Pages Dairy Road. Acosta Cemetery Location 86524 Pages Dairy RoadYulee, FL 32097 USA

Acosta Cemetery Interments

John Daniel Vaughan was a veteran of both the American Revolution and the War of 1812. The original monument was placed prior to the Civil War and was destroyed during that time. A six-foot-tall, four-sided obelisk was placed on the grave of John Vaughan prior to 1927. Tradition says that this obelisk and the original monument were placed by the U.S. government. It is thought that John Vaughan was the only veteran of both the Revolution and the War of 1812 buried in Florida. Service was also rendered by John Vaughan in the Indian wars. In 1797, he received a…

St. Peters Episcopal Church was organized on June 14, 1858, by Rev. Owen P. Thackara, who is buried in the cemetery, and a small group of Fernandina citizens. This meeting was held on the second floor of Timanus Hall, a building which once stood on the corner of Second and Centre streets and was destroyed by fire in 1876. The first church building was a wooden structure located at the southeast corner of the present St. Peter’s Episcopal cemetery. During the War Between the States, the building was occupied by the federal troops. Unauthorized burials were made on the church…

The property on which the cemetery is located was purchased by Jehiel S. Judd on January 10, 1884 from Marion N. Sanderson. The transfer is recorded in Nassau County Deed Book T, page 453. The property was described as lots 13 and 14 of Subdivision S 2/3, Sec 12 T2N, R28E of the Suarez Grant. Part of this property was used for a burial site which evolved into the Judd Cemetery. The seller of the property, Marion Harrison Sanderson, is buried in the Harrison Cemetery. At one time, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church built in 1923 by Gus Gerbing was adjacent…

The Harrison Family Cemetery is located on a portion of the 18th century Harrison Plantation, on the south end of Amelia Island. The cemetery is a land-locked fenced and gated one acre parcel, with an easement onto First Coast Highway/A1A. Access is limited to Harrison descendants and invited guests. Access to the easement, and gate, is via First Coast Highway. Immediately upon entering the parcel you will find plaques for the Historic Harrison Family Cemetery and Native Americans of the Guale Tribe, who were reburied on the parcel in 1985. Harrison Cemetery Location (Amelia Island)1300 Plantation Point DriveFernandina Beach, FL…

Old-timers tell us that there was a deed to the Franklintown Cemetery issued in 1924; it, however was never recorded and has been lost. In 1971, the owners of what is now Plantation Point subdivision, Harry and Melba Sahlman, deeded the cemetery and an access easement to the trustees of the Franklintown Cemetery Association. The configuration of the present fenced area matches the 1971 deed description, but old-timers say that the missing deed covered a larger area and that there are graves outside the fence. The recorded deed gives the trustees the right to determine those entitled to be interred…

The Fernandez Reserve is also known as Villalonga Park and is situated on the site of the Spanish land grant given to Domingo Fernandez. This is the last remaining parcel of the plantation which had been sold by the Fernandez heirs to David Levy Yulee in the 1850’s when the town of New Fernandina was founded. In July 1870 the Florida Town Improvement Company executed a deed to Bishop Augustin Verot of the Roman Catholic Church in the Diocese of Florida, transferring a parcel of land 30 by 200 feet for the use of the parish church. the deed also…

The Amelia Island Plantation Chapel Columbarium, located in the Memorial Garden at the Amelia Plantation Chapel, was dedicated on Palm Sunday, March 27, 1994. the minister, Dr. Cavid L. Uhl, and the President of the Governing Board, Marilyn Evans-Jones presided. The Amelia Plantation Chapel is an interdenominational community church and was formally dedicated on October 29,1990. To reach the Chapel, enter the main entrance to the Amelia Island Plantation off A1A, turn left at the entrance for the Administration Building, follow the circle around and turn to the right on Bowman Road. There is no restricted entry. Installation of the…

The Bosque Bello Cemetery is located one mile North of Atlantic Avenue on North 14th Street within the city of Fernandina Beach, Florida on Amelia Island. The old and new sections of Bosque Bello Cemetery are together on one site. The “New” section of the cemetery was added by the City of Fernandina on land donated by J.G. Cooper and Sadie Cooper in 1945. Location (Amelia Island)1240 N 14th StreetFernandina Beach, FL 32034 USA(904) 310-3362 GPS Location: 30.686466, -81.451044 Bosque-Bello Cemetery

Bosque Bello Cemetery - New Section

The Bosque Bello Old Cemetery is located one mile North of Atlantic Avenue on North 14th Street within the city of Fernandina Beach, Florida on Amelia Island. The original section of the cemetery is thought to have been established in 1798 but the oldest identifiable grave, of French Soldier Peter Bouissou de Nicar, dates from 1813. Location (Amelia Island)1240 N 14th StreetFernandina Beach, FL 32034 USA(904) 310-3362 GPS Location: 30.686466, -81.451044 Bosque-Bello Cemetery

Bosque Bello Cemetery - Old Section

The surveys for 69 Nassau Nassau County Florida cemeteries are contained in our database. They are searchable by name and/or cemetery. This compilation of cemetery surveys involved countless hours of volunteer work. Thanks to everyone who has contributed! The form below allows you to search all of the cemeteries at one time in the event you are not certain where your ancestor was buried in Nassau County, Florida. You can then sort those results by clicking on any of the header columns. If you know the cemetery name in which your ancestor was buried then it may be more prudent…

The CSA Muster Records on the website were extracted by Lori Bragg primarily from Ron Thompson’s website of Civil War Military Units in Florida, and contain the known musters from nine Florida CSA Companies. The CSA records are known to be inaccurate, and our records probably contain individuals from other counties, and have some people missing. However, they represent a detailed effort to capture Nassau County members of the CSA who could be your ancestors. Obviously, this work should be verified by other sources.Muster Records on our site: 1st Florida Reserves, Companies B and E2nd Florida Cavalry, Company D2nd Florida…

The marriage data for Nassau County from 14 August 1867 to 9 Jan 1895 have been extracted from the Nassau County Marriage Books and are included in this data group. These records provide the date of marriage along with the name of bride and groom.

Nassau County Marriages 1867-1894