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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 Albion (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 Albion. 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 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.

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

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Albion)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Albion, with the one closest to Albion listed first.
    • Ybor City
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
    • Central Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Central Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
    • Martin Luther King Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Montana City
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Montana City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana City
    • Maudot Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Maudot Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maudot Village
    • Tampa
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407,599 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <1>
    • Silva City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Silva City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silva City
    • Shadowlawn Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Shadowlawn Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn Village
    • Citrus Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Citrus Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Park
    • Palm River Estates
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Palm River Estates is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm River Estates
    • Palm River Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Palm River Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm River Village
    • Palm River
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Palm River is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm River
    • Bungalow City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Bungalow City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bungalow City
  • Manatee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Albion, with the one closest to Albion listed first.
    • Parrish
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Terra Ceia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Ellenton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Memphis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Memphis is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Albion, with the one closest to Albion listed first.
    • Odessa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Land O' Lakes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
    • Wesley Chapel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Crystal Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Trinity
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Zephyrhills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Holiday
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
    • Elfers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
    • Beacon Square
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Beacon Square is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Square
    • New Port Richey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Albion, with the one closest to Albion listed first.
    • Gandy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
    • Feather Sound
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Oldsmar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Safety Harbor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Lealman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lealman is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lealman
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • High Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • High Point is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • South Highpoint
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • South Highpoint is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Highpoint
    • Pinellas Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Petersburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Four Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Four Corners is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • East Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • East Lake is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
    • Dunedin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Albion, with the one closest to Albion listed first.
    • Nichols
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Willow Oak
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
    • Winston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Medulla
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
    • Kathleen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mulberry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Bradley Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Bradley Junction is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Junction
    • Gibsonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Gibsonia is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
    • Lakeland Highlands
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Lakeland Highlands is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Highlands
    • Lakeland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Acton ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Acton is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton

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

Cemeteries Near Albion ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Albion.

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 Albion - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Garden of Memories
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Garden of Memories is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Garden of Memories has also been known as:
    • Garden of Memories Cemetery
    • Tampa Garden of Memories Cemetery
    • Tampa Garden of Memories
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72022 <2>
  • The Home Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Home Cemetery
    • The Home Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oakland Cemetery
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Centro Espanol Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro Espanol Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Espanol Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Centro Espanol Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cemeterio Espanol
    • Centro Espanol Memorial Park Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2355874 <2>
  • La Unione Italiana Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Unione Italiana Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the La Unione Italiana Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The La Unione Italiana Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Italian Clud Cemetery
    • L'Unione Italiana Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979335 <2>
  • Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Centro Asturiano Memorial Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro Asturiano Memorial Park Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Asturiano Memorial Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Centro Asturiano Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Centro Asturiano Cemetery
    • Centro Asturiano Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71836 <2>
  • Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rodeph Sholom Cemetery is located in Tampa.
    • The Rodeph Sholom Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
    • Tampa Jewish Memorial Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2500750 <2>
  • Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Centro Espanol Cemetery
    • Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71837 <2>
  • Orange Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Myrtle Hill Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Hill Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Myrtle Hill Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Myrtle Hill Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Myrtle Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72326 <2>
  • Continue List   (95 more) ...
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rose Hill Memorial Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
      • The Rose Hill Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Rose Hills Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72535 <2>
    • Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old)
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old) is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
      • The Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old) has also been known as:
      • Old Centro Asturiano Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2346261 <2>

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

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

  • Ybor City
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
  • Tampa
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407,599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <1>
  • Limona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Mango
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Port Tampa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
  • Peru ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Brandon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Seffner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Thonotosassa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Valrico
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Bloomingdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Sydney
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Gulf City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Gulf City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf City
    • Odessa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Keystone Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park

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

Newspapers Published in Albion ...

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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Albion.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Albion, there are papers which were published within Less than 2 miles<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Albion.

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 Albion:

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 Albion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Albion) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.