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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 Avendale (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 Avendale. 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 northeast 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 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.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Avendale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avendale, with the one closest to Avendale listed first.
    • Florida Townsend Colony
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lake Keen
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Keen is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Keen
    • Brant Lake Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Brant Lake Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake Village
    • Lake Brooker Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Brooker Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brooker Village
    • Lake Sapphire Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Sapphire Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sapphire Village
    • Lutz
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • John Knox Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • John Knox Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Knox Village
    • University Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • University Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
    • University
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • University is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
    • The Villas at University Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Northwood Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Northwood Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Village
    • Indian Mound Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Indian Mound Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
    • Kambridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Kambridge is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kambridge
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avendale, with the one closest to Avendale listed first.
    • Masaryktown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Spring Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Timber Pines
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
    • Spring Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Weeki Wachee Acres
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Weeki Wachee Acres is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Acres
    • South Brooksville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
    • Hernando Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hill 'n Dale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
    • Weeki Wachee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Wiscon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
    • Brookridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Brookridge is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
    • Brooksville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • High Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • High Point is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avendale, with the one closest to Avendale listed first.
    • Land O' Lakes
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Odessa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
    • Wesley Chapel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
    • Crystal Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Zephyrhills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Trinity
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • San Antonio
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • San Antonio is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,506 people
      • Former name for San Antonio:
      • Lake Jovita
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Antonio <1>
    • Saint Leo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Elfers
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Holiday
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avendale, with the one closest to Avendale listed first.
    • Oldsmar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • East Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • East Lake is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
    • Safety Harbor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Gandy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
    • Cove Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
    • Palm Harbor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Tarpon Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Feather Sound
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Crystal Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Dunedin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Ozona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • High Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • High Point is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avendale, with the one closest to Avendale listed first.
    • Kathleen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Winston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Gibsonia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Gibsonia is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
    • Lakeland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Nichols
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Willow Oak
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
    • Medulla
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
    • Acton ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Acton is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Fox Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Fox Town is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town

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

Cemeteries Near Avendale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Avendale.

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

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

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

  • Gan Shalom Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lake Carroll Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Robles Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sunset Gardens Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • 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)
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • The Home Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Home Cemetery
    • The Home Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oakland Cemetery
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Garden of Memories
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (110 more) ...
    • Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Myrtle Hill Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Thonotosassa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Odessa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Tampa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • 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
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
  • Ehren
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Ehren is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
  • Mango
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Seffner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Keystone Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
  • Limona
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Brandon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Valrico
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Keene
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Keene is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sydney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Knights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Knights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
    • San Antonio
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • San Antonio is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,506 people
      • Former name for San Antonio:
      • Lake Jovita
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Antonio <1>

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Avendale:

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