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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Arbor 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 Arbor 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 Arbor 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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Arbor Lakes: Arbor 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 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.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Arbor Lakes)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arbor Lakes, with the one closest to Arbor Lakes listed first.
    • Northlake Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Northlake Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake Village
    • Eaglebrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Eaglebrook is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglebrook
    • Fawn Ridge Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Fawn Ridge Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Ridge Village
    • Eastbrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Eastbrook is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastbrook
    • Indian Lakes
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lakes
    • Westchase
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Westchase is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westchase
    • Country Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Country Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
    • Heatherwood Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Heatherwood Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherwood Village
    • Lowell Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Lowell Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Village
    • Pennington Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Pennington Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Village
    • Logan Gate Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Logan Gate Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Gate Village
    • Canterbury Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Canterbury Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arbor Lakes, with the one closest to Arbor Lakes listed first.
    • Masaryktown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Spring Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Timber Pines
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
    • Hernando Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Weeki Wachee Acres
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Weeki Wachee Acres is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Acres
    • Weeki Wachee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Weeki Wachee Gardens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Weeki Wachee Gardens is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Gardens
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arbor Lakes, with the one closest to Arbor Lakes listed first.
    • Odessa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Trinity
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Land O' Lakes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Elfers
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Holiday
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Beacon Square
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Beacon Square is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Square
    • New Port Richey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jasmine Estates
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jasmine Estates is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Estates
    • Port Richey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
    • Bayonet Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arbor Lakes, with the one closest to Arbor Lakes listed first.
    • Oldsmar
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • East Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • East Lake is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
    • Safety Harbor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cove Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
    • Palm Harbor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Tarpon Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Dunedin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Crystal Beach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Ozona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Feather Sound
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Four Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Four Corners is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners

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

Cemeteries Near Arbor Lakes ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arbor 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.

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 Arbor Lakes - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lake Carroll Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cycadia Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Curlew Hills Memory Gardens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Parklawn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Marti Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Showmans Rest Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Israel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Beth Israel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2425075 <2>
  • Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old)
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (85 more) ...
    • Parklawn Memory Gardens
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Dunedin Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • American Legion Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Keystone Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
  • Odessa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Tampa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Ybor City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
  • Ehren
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ehren is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
  • Port Richey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Port Tampa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
  • Thonotosassa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Mango
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Hudson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Limona
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Seffner
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Brandon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Peru ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Valrico
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)

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

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 Arbor Lakes:

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 Arbor Lakes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.