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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 Alaqua Lakes (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 Alaqua Lakes. 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 Alaqua Lakes ...

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 Alaqua Lakes: Alaqua Lks.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Alaqua Lakes is located in Seminole 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 Seminole County: Lake, Orange & Volusia.

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

  • Seminole County     (The home county of Alaqua Lakes)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alaqua Lakes, with the one closest to Alaqua Lakes listed first.
    • Heathrow
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lake Mary
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Longwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wekiwa Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wekiwa Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wekiwa Springs
      • Wekiwa Springs is located in Seminole County
    • Sanlando Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanlando Springs
      • Sanlando Springs is located in Seminole County
    • Lake Monroe
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Altamonte Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Casselberry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Winter Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sanford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fern Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Forest City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Seminole County
  • Brevard County
    • Aurantia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurantia
      • Aurantia is located in Brevard County
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alaqua Lakes, with the one closest to Alaqua Lakes listed first.
    • Mount Plymouth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Plymouth
      • Mount Plymouth is located in Lake County
    • Cassia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cassia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassia
      • Cassia is located in Lake County
    • Sorrento
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Pine Lakes
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lakes
      • Pine Lakes is located in Lake County
    • Mount Dora
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Lake Mack - Forest Hills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lake Jem
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jem
      • Lake Jem is located in Lake County
    • Oakland Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Park
      • Oakland Park is located in Lake County
    • Lake Kathryn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kathryn
      • Lake Kathryn is located in Lake County
    • Acron ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Acron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acron
      • Acron is located in Lake County
    • Paisley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Eustis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alaqua Lakes, with the one closest to Alaqua Lakes listed first.
    • Eatonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lockhart
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Maitland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Apopka
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • South Apopka
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Apopka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Apopka
      • South Apopka is located in Orange County
    • Plymouth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairview Shores
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Shores
      • Fairview Shores is located in Orange County
    • Winter Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Aloma
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Goldenrod
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarcona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairvilla
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Osceola County
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alaqua Lakes, with the one closest to Alaqua Lakes listed first.
    • Fort Florida
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Florida
      • Fort Florida is located in Volusia County
    • Valdez
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
      • Valdez is located in Volusia County
    • De Bary
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Enterprise
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Orange City Hills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange City Hills
      • Orange City Hills is located in Volusia County
    • Deltona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Orange City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Lemon Bluff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Bluff
      • Lemon Bluff is located in Volusia County
    • Osteen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kalamazoo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
      • Kalamazoo is located in Volusia County
    • Beresford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
      • Beresford is located in Volusia County
    • Cassadaga
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Alaqua Lakes ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alaqua Lakes.

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

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

  • Oaklawn Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaklawn Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaklawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Longwood Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longwood Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Longwood Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Highland Memory Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Memory Gardens
    • The Highland Memory Gardens has also been known as:
    • Highland Memorial Garden
    • Highland Memorial Gardens
  • Sanford Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Restlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Edgewood - Greenwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Florida Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Florida Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Florida Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Palm Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Glen Haven Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Cassia Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cassia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cassia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Enterprise Evergreen Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enterprise Evergreen Cemetery
    • The Enterprise Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Enterprise Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
  • Continue List   (90 more) ...
    • Seminole Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seminole Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seminole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bay Ridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bay Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bay Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Zellwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zellwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zellwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

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

  • Ethel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Ethel is located in Lake County
  • Apopka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Piedmont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
    • Piedmont is located in Orange County
  • Eatonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Maitland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Plymouth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cassia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cassia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassia
    • Cassia is located in Lake County
  • Sorrento
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Bay Ridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Ridge
    • Bay Ridge is located in Orange County
  • McDonald
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDonald have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
    • McDonald is located in Orange County
  • Clarcona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Winter Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Alaqua Lakes ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alaqua Lakes.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alaqua Lakes, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alaqua Lakes.

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 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 Alaqua Lakes:

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

The official website for Seminole County: www.seminolecountyfl.gov/

The official website for State of Florida: https://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>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 Alaqua Lakes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Alaqua Lakes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alaqua Lakes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.7578, Longitude: -81.3897       In this case, the coordinates for Alaqua Lakes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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