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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 Astor Farms (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 Astor Farms. 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 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.

Astor Farms is located in Seminole 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 Seminole County: Lake, Orange & Volusia.

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

  • Seminole County     (The home county of Astor Farms)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Astor Farms, with the one closest to Astor Farms listed first.
    • Lake Monroe
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Heathrow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Sanford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lake Mary
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Midway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Midway is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Longwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Indian Mound Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Indian Mound Village is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
    • Wekiwa Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Wekiwa Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wekiwa Springs
    • Winter Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Casselberry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Sanlando Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Sanlando Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanlando Springs
    • Cameron City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cameron City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron City
  • Brevard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Astor Farms, with the one closest to Astor Farms listed first.
    • Aurantia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Aurantia is located in Brevard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurantia
    • Scottsmoor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Astor Farms, with the one closest to Astor Farms listed first.
    • Ethel
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Ethel is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Cassia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cassia is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassia
    • Pine Lakes
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Lakes is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lakes
    • Mount Plymouth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Mount Plymouth is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Plymouth
    • Lake Mack - Forest Hills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Sorrento
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Lake Kathryn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Kathryn is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kathryn
    • Acron ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Acron is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acron
    • Paisley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Dora
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Altoona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Eustis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Astor Farms, with the one closest to Astor Farms listed first.
    • Maitland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Apopka
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Eatonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Lockhart
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Plymouth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • South Apopka
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • South Apopka is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Apopka
    • Goldenrod
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Winter Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Aloma
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Fairview Shores
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Fairview Shores is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Shores
    • Zellwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tangerine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Astor Farms, with the one closest to Astor Farms listed first.
    • Fort Florida
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Fort Florida is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Florida
    • Valdez
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Valdez is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
    • De Bary
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Enterprise
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Orange City Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Orange City Hills is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange City Hills
    • Deltona
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Orange City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Osteen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Beresford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Beresford is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
    • De Land Southwest
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • De Land Southwest is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Land Southwest
    • Cassadaga
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Helen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Astor Farms ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Astor Farms.

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 Astor Farms - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Oaklawn Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sanford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Restlawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Enterprise Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise Evergreen Cemetery
    • The Enterprise Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Enterprise Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
  • MB Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Deltona Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cassia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Longwood Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Garfield Settlement Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hollywood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Seminole Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (96 more) ...
    • Osteen Memorial Gardens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Sorrento Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Highland Memory Gardens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Memory Gardens
      • The Highland Memory Gardens has also been known as:
      • Highland Memorial Garden
      • Highland Memorial Gardens

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

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

  • Ethel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ethel is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Enterprise
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cassia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cassia is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassia
  • Orange City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Fatio
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Fatio is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fatio
  • Bay Ridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bay Ridge is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Ridge
  • Osteen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Beresford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Beresford is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
  • Crows Bluff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Crows Bluff is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Bluff
  • Sorrento
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Apopka
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Maitland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lake Helen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • West De Land
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • West De Land is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West De Land
    • Plymouth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Astor Farms ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Astor Farms.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Astor Farms, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Astor Farms.

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 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 Astor Farms:

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 Astor Farms, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Astor Farms) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.