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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 Alafaya Woods (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 Alafaya Woods. 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 southwest 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 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.

Alafaya Woods is located in Seminole 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 Seminole County: Lake, Orange & Volusia.

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

  • Seminole County     (The home county of Alafaya Woods)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alafaya Woods, with the one closest to Alafaya Woods listed first.
    • Oviedo
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Oviedo is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oviedo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oviedo <1>
    • Iowa City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Iowa City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
    • Chuluota
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cameron City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Cameron City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron City
    • Geneva
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Winter Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Casselberry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Longwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fern Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Indian Mound Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Indian Mound Village is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
    • Midway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Midway is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Lake Mary
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Altamonte Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Brevard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alafaya Woods, with the one closest to Alafaya Woods listed first.
    • Aurantia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Aurantia is located in Brevard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurantia
    • Turnbull
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Turnbull is located in Brevard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
    • Scottsmoor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mims
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Titusville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Indian River City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Indian River City is located in Brevard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River City
    • Port Saint John
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Port Saint John is located in Brevard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Saint John
    • Sharpes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alafaya Woods, with the one closest to Alafaya Woods listed first.
    • Ethel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Ethel is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Cassia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Cassia is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassia
    • Mount Plymouth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Plymouth is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Plymouth
    • Pine Lakes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Lakes is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lakes
    • Sorrento
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Mack - Forest Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Jem
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Lake Jem is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jem
    • Montverde
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Mount Dora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Lake Kathryn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Kathryn is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kathryn
    • Ferndale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Waits Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Waits Junction is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Junction
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alafaya Woods, with the one closest to Alafaya Woods listed first.
    • Alafaya
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Goldenrod
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Aloma
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bithlo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Bithlo is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bithlo
    • Azalea Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Winter Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Maitland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Eatonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Conway
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Conway is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Fairview Shores
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Fairview Shores is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Shores
    • Orlando
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairvilla
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Osceola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alafaya Woods, with the one closest to Alafaya Woods listed first.
    • Buena Ventura Lakes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Runnymede
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Runnymede is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
    • Kissimmee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Cloud
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Celebration
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alafaya Woods, with the one closest to Alafaya Woods listed first.
    • Lemon Bluff
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Lemon Bluff is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Bluff
    • Osteen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Kalamazoo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Kalamazoo is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
    • Enterprise
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Valdez
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Valdez is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
    • Cow Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cow Creek is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek
    • Maytown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Maytown is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
    • De Bary
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Florida
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Fort Florida is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Florida
    • Deltona
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Orange City Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Orange City Hills is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange City Hills
    • Alamana
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Alamana is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamana
    • Orange City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Alafaya Woods ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alafaya Woods.

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 Alafaya Woods - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Slavia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Rouse Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chuluota Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Chapel Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Glen Haven Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Geneva Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pinewood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Longwood Memorial Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Palm Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Sanford Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Restlawn Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (71 more) ...
    • Christmas Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Oaklawn Memorial Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Garfield Settlement Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 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.<3>

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

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

  • Goldenrod
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Winter Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Maitland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Eatonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Conway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Conway is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Orlando
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Osteen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Enterprise
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Piedmont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Piedmont is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
  • Pine Castle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cow Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cow Creek is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek
  • Maytown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Maytown is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Ethel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Ethel is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Clarcona
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Aurantia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Aurantia is located in Brevard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurantia

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

Newspapers Published in Alafaya Woods ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alafaya Woods.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alafaya Woods, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alafaya Woods.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Alafaya Woods:

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 Alafaya Woods, 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 from Point A (ie- Alafaya Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.