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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 Arthur Estates (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 Arthur Estates. 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 Arthur Estates ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Arthur Estates: Arthur Ests.

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 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.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Arthur Estates)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arthur Estates, with the one closest to Arthur Estates listed first.
    • Cedarwood Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Cedarwood Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood Village
    • Mullis City
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Mullis City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullis City
    • Kirby Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Kirby Creek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Creek
    • Brookgreen Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Brookgreen Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookgreen Village
    • Greater Carrollwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Greater Carrollwood is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greater Carrollwood
    • Carrollwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Andover Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Andover Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover Village
    • Brightside Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Brightside Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightside Village
    • Chadbourne Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Chadbourne Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadbourne Village
    • Fairfield Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Fairfield Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Village
    • Glen Ellen Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Glen Ellen Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen Village
    • Greenbrook Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Greenbrook Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrook Village
  • Hernando County
  • Manatee County
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arthur Estates, with the one closest to Arthur Estates listed first.
    • Odessa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Land O' Lakes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Trinity
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Holiday
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
    • Wesley Chapel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Elfers
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Beacon Square
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Beacon Square is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Square
    • New Port Richey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
    • Jasmine Estates
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jasmine Estates is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Estates
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arthur Estates, with the one closest to Arthur Estates listed first.
    • Oldsmar
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Safety Harbor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • East Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • East Lake is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
    • Feather Sound
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gandy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • High Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • High Point is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • South Highpoint
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • South Highpoint is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Highpoint
    • Four Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Four Corners is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Dunedin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Palm Harbor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Cove Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arthur Estates, with the one closest to Arthur Estates listed first.
    • Kathleen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Winston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston

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

Cemeteries Near Arthur Estates ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arthur Estates.

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 Arthur Estates - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lake Carroll Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Marti Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Showmans Rest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 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
    (4 miles [6.4 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)
    (4 miles [6.4 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>
  • American Legion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Robles Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Centro Espanol Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (87 more) ...
    • La Unione Italiana Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Home Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Home Cemetery
      • The Home Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Oakland Cemetery

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

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

  • Tampa
    (5 miles [8 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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
  • Odessa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Port Tampa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
  • Keystone Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
  • Mango
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Thonotosassa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Limona
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Seffner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Brandon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Peru ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Valrico
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ehren
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Ehren is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
    • Bloomingdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Sydney
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Arthur Estates:

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 Arthur Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.