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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 Anclote (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 Anclote. 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 hospitals and 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.

Anclote is primarily located in Pasco County. A portion of Anclote extends into Pinellas 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 Pasco County: Hernando, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk & Sumter.

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

  • Pasco County     (The home county of Anclote)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anclote, with the one closest to Anclote listed first.
    • Holiday
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Beacon Square
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beacon Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Square
      • Beacon Square is located in Pasco County
    • Elfers
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Trinity
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • New Port Richey
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Richey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jasmine Estates
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasmine Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Estates
      • Jasmine Estates is located in Pasco County
    • Bayonet Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Odessa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Hudson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fivay Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
    • Aripeka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anclote, with the one closest to Anclote listed first.
    • Hernando Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Timber Pines
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
      • Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
    • Weeki Wachee Acres
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeki Wachee Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Acres
      • Weeki Wachee Acres is located in Hernando County
    • Spring Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Weeki Wachee Gardens
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeki Wachee Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Gardens
      • Weeki Wachee Gardens is located in Hernando County
    • Masaryktown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Weeki Wachee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bayport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
      • Bayport is located in Hernando County
    • Pine Island
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
      • Pine Island is located in Hernando County
    • North Weeki Wachee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weeki Wachee
      • North Weeki Wachee is located in Hernando County
    • High Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
      • High Point is located in Hernando County
  • Hillsborough County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anclote, with the one closest to Anclote listed first.
    • Keystone Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
      • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Keystone
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
      • Keystone is located in Hillsborough County
    • Canterbury Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canterbury Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
      • Canterbury Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Royal Troon Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Troon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Troon Village
      • Royal Troon Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Northlake Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northlake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake Village
      • Northlake Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Fawn Ridge Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fawn Ridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Ridge Village
      • Fawn Ridge Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Westchase
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westchase have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westchase
      • Westchase is located in Hillsborough County
    • Eaglebrook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglebrook
      • Eaglebrook is located in Hillsborough County
    • Eastbrook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastbrook
      • Eastbrook is located in Hillsborough County
    • Country Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
      • Country Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Lakeshore
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeshore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
      • Lakeshore is located in Hillsborough County
    • Indian Lakes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lakes
      • Indian Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anclote, with the one closest to Anclote listed first.
    • Tarpon Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cove Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
      • Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
    • Crystal Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Palm Harbor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • East Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
      • East Lake is located in Pinellas County
    • Ozona
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Dunedin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Oldsmar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clearwater Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Beach
      • Clearwater Beach is located in Pinellas County
    • Safety Harbor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Clearwater
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
      • Clearwater is located in Pinellas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,552 people
      • Former name for Clearwater:
      • Clear Water Harbor
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <1>
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County

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

Newspapers Published in Anclote ...

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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Anclote.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Anclote, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Anclote.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Anclote:

Cemeteries Near Anclote ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Anclote.

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

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

  • Cycadia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cycadia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cycadia Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
  • Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens
  • East Elfers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens
  • Parklawn Memory Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parklawn Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parklawn Memory Gardens
  • Curlew Hills Memory Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curlew Hills Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curlew Hills Memory Gardens
  • Stark Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stark Cemetery
  • Parklawn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parklawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parklawn Cemetery
  • Dunedin Highland Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunedin Highland Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunedin Highland Memorial Park
  • Dunedin Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunedin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunedin Cemetery
  • Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (54 more) ...
    • McMullen Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMullen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMullen Cemetery
    • Hudson Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Grace Memorial Gardens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Memorial Gardens

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

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

  • Port Richey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Keystone Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
    • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
  • Odessa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Hudson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Ehren
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ehren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
    • Ehren is located in Pasco County
  • Tampa
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <1>
  • Ybor City
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ybor City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
  • Port Tampa
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Tampa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
    • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
  • Bayport
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
    • Bayport is located in Hernando County

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

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

The official website for Pasco County: www.pascocountyfl.net/

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>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- Anclote) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Anclote. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.1761, Longitude: -82.7807       In this case, the coordinates for Anclote 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 Anclote, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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