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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 Bamboo (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 Bamboo. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Bamboo is located in Sumter 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 Sumter County: Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Pasco & Polk.

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

  • Sumter County     (The home county of Bamboo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bamboo, with the one closest to Bamboo listed first.
    • Orange Home
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Orange Home is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
    • Adamsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Wildwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Coleman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Villages
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Villages is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Villages
    • Oxford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sumterville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Panasoffkee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Center Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bushnell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Webster
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Mabel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Mabel is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
  • Citrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bamboo, with the one closest to Bamboo listed first.
    • Floral City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Inverness
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Inverness Highlands South
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Hernando
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Inverness Highlands North
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Citrus Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Citrus Hills is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Hills
    • Holder
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Mannfield ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Mannfield is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
    • Beverly Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bamboo, with the one closest to Bamboo listed first.
    • Istachatta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Nobleton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Richloam ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Richloam is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richloam
    • Ridge Manor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Lindsey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Lindsey is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lindsey
    • Hill 'n Dale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
    • Spring Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bamboo, with the one closest to Bamboo listed first.
    • Whitney
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Whitney is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Montclair
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Montclair is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
    • Leesburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fruitland Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Okahumpka
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lady Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Sunnyside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Sunnyside is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Conant
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Conant is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
    • Carlton Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Carlton Village is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Village
    • Orange Bend
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Orange Bend is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Bend
    • Silver Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Silver Lake is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Yalaha
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bamboo, with the one closest to Bamboo listed first.
    • Weirsdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Summerfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Eastlake Weir
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Ocklawaha
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Danks Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Belleview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Candler
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Silver Springs Shores
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Electra
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Electra is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Lynne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Lynne is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
    • Silver Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Ocala
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ocala is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocala
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,669 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocala <1>
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bamboo, with the one closest to Bamboo listed first.
    • Tangerine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Zellwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Plymouth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Killarney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Apopka
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Tildenville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Tildenville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tildenville
    • South Apopka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • South Apopka is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Apopka
    • Crown Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Crown Point is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
    • Paradise Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Paradise Heights is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Heights
    • Winter Garden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ocoee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ocoee is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocoee <1>
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bamboo, with the one closest to Bamboo listed first.
    • Lacoochee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Moss Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Moss Town is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Town
    • Trilby
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Bamboo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bamboo.

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

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

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

  • Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lone Oak Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lady Lake Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sumterville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Royal Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cool Spring Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pine Level Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Stanton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (104 more) ...
    • Tema Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Yalaha 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bamboo had a population of 30 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Whitney
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Whitney is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Orange Home
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Orange Home is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
  • Montclair
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Montclair is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
  • Leesburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fruitland Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wildwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Coleman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Okahumpka
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lady Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sumterville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Eldorado
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Eldorado is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Oxford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Conant
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Conant is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
    • Royal
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Royal is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
    • Yalaha
      (10 miles [16.1 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 Bamboo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bamboo.

Newspapers Published in Bamboo ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bamboo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bamboo, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bamboo.

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 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 Bamboo:

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