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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 Allens (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 Allens. 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 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.

Allens is located in Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough County: Hardee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas & Polk.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Allens)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allens, with the one closest to Allens listed first.
    • Garden City
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Gibsonton
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Adamsville
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
      • Adamsville is located in Hillsborough County
    • East Bay Lakes
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bay Lakes
      • East Bay Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
    • Stelling Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stelling Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelling Village
      • Stelling Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Progress Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Progress Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress Village
      • Progress Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Riverview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Apollo Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Edgewater Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
      • Edgewater Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Summerfield Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Village
      • Summerfield Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Apollo Key Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apollo Key Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo Key Village
      • Apollo Key Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Marina Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marina Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina Village
      • Marina Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • McQueens Village ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McQueens Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQueens Village
      • McQueens Village is located in Hillsborough County
  • Manatee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allens, with the one closest to Allens listed first.
    • Parrish
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Terra Ceia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Duette
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellenton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Memphis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
      • Memphis is located in Manatee County
    • Palmetto
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bradenton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Samoset
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Samoset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
      • Samoset is located in Manatee County
    • Palma Sola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • West Bradenton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bradenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bradenton
      • West Bradenton is located in Manatee County
    • Waterbury
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
      • Waterbury is located in Manatee County
    • West Samoset
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Samoset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Samoset
      • West Samoset is located in Manatee County
    • Oneco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allens, with the one closest to Allens listed first.
    • Odessa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Land O' Lakes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Crystal Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
    • Wesley Chapel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Zephyrhills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Trinity
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allens, with the one closest to Allens listed first.
    • Gandy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gandy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
    • Saint Petersburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Feather Sound
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Lealman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lealman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lealman
      • Lealman is located in Pinellas County
    • Pinellas Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Gulfport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • High Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
      • High Point is located in Pinellas County
    • Kenneth City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
    • South Highpoint
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Highpoint have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Highpoint
      • South Highpoint is located in Pinellas County
    • Oldsmar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Safety Harbor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Four Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
      • Four Corners is located in Pinellas County
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allens, with the one closest to Allens listed first.
    • Nichols
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Willow Oak
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
    • Brewster ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
      • Brewster is located in Polk County
    • Mulberry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Medulla
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medulla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
    • Winston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
      • Winston is located in Polk County
    • Lakeland Highlands
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Highlands
      • Lakeland Highlands is located in Polk County
    • Kathleen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Allens ...

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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Allens.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Allens, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Allens.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Allens:

Cemeteries Near Allens ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Allens.

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

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

  • Samford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Samford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Samford Cemetery
  • Hackney - Riverview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hackney - Riverview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Hackney - Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hackney Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hackney - Riverview Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72067 <4>
  • Serenity Meadows Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Commemorative Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Commemorative Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Commemorative Cemetery
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Brandon Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillsboro Memorial Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillsboro Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillsboro Memorial Gardens
  • Limona Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Limona Cemetery is located in Brandon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Limona Cemetery
  • The Home Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The The Home Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oakland Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the The Home Cemetery
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
  • Ruskin Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruskin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruskin Cemetery
  • Ruskin Memorial Gardens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruskin Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruskin Memorial Gardens
  • Continue List   (88 more) ...
    • Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
    • Centro Espanol Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • La Unione Italiana Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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.<5>

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

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

  • Peru ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peru have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
  • Gulf City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf City
    • Gulf City is located in Hillsborough County
  • Ybor City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ybor City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
  • Bloomingdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
  • Brandon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Limona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
  • Port Tampa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Tampa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
    • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
  • Tampa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
    • Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407,599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <2>
  • Valrico
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mango
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Seffner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sydney
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Thonotosassa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Keysville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
      • Keysville is located in Hillsborough County
    • Erie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Erie is located in Manatee County

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

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

The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcounty.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Allens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Allens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.8306, Longitude: -82.3821       In this case, the coordinates for Allens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Allens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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