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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 Cove (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 Cove. 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 Allens Cove ...

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 occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Allens Cove: Allens Cv.
  • While the name of this community is Allens Cove, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Allens Cove may originally have been Allen's Cove.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Allens Cove might be written as Allen Cove.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Allens Cove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Allens Cove.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Allens Cove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allens Cove, with the one closest to Allens Cove listed first.
    • Durant
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • West Plant City Farms
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • West Plant City Farms is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plant City Farms
    • Lithia
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pinecrest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Parrish
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Parrish is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
    • Fish Hawk
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Fish Hawk is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Hawk
    • Parkside Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Parkside Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside Village
    • Bloomingdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Sydney
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Valrico
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Welcome
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Welcome is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Bloomingdale Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Bloomingdale Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale Village
  • Hardee County
    • Bowling Green
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Manatee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allens Cove, with the one closest to Allens Cove listed first.
    • Duette
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Parrish
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allens Cove, with the one closest to Allens Cove listed first.
    • Crystal Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Zephyrhills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
    • Wesley Chapel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Richland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Richland is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Land O' Lakes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Leo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Odessa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allens Cove, with the one closest to Allens Cove listed first.
    • Gandy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
    • Feather Sound
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Saint Petersburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allens Cove, with the one closest to Allens Cove listed first.
    • Nichols
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Willow Oak
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
    • Mulberry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Medulla
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
    • Winston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Bradley Junction
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Bradley Junction is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Junction
    • Lakeland Highlands
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Lakeland Highlands is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Highlands
    • Brewster ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Brewster is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
    • Lakeland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Acton ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Acton is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Eaton Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Armour ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Armour is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour

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

Cemeteries Near Allens Cove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Allens Cove.

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 Allens Cove - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lithia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hunter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Blue Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Brandon Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Alafia Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Willow Oak Baptist Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Springhead Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hopewell Memorial Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Garden of Peace Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hillsboro Memorial Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (104 more) ...
    • Limona Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Limona Cemetery is located in Brandon.
    • Commemorative Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hackney - Riverview Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney - Riverview Cemetery
      • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72067 <3>

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.<4>

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

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

  • Keysville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Keysville is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
  • Bloomingdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Sydney
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Valrico
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Brandon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Plant City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Seffner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Limona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Peru ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Mango
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Knights
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Knights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
  • Keene
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Keene is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Thonotosassa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ybor City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City

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

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 Cove:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Cove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.