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Nearest Communities to Bartow,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Bartow, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Bartow:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.


Bartow is located in Polk County and is the County Seat.

The following 9 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Polk County: Hardee, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lake, Manatee, Orange, Osceola, Pasco & Sumter.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 1,392 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Bartow. Of these communities, 1,276 are located in counties other than Polk County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Bartow (which is Polk County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Bartow

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Polk County   (where Bartow resides)
  • Hardee County
  • Highlands County
  • Hillsborough County
    • Given the large number of communities that are located in Hillsborough County, we have limited the list to those within 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> of Bartow (about 100 communities).
    • County Website:   https://hcfl.gov/
    • County Seat for Hillsborough:   Tampa
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bartow   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bartow.
      • Fasson South
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Fasson South is located in Hillsborough County
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      • Fasson
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Fasson is located in Hillsborough County
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      • Nehaul
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Nehaul is located in Hillsborough County
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      • Pooran
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Pooran is located in Hillsborough County
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      • Scott Place
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Scott Place is located in Hillsborough County
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      • Smith
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Smith is located in Hillsborough County
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      • Wiggs Estates
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Wiggs Estates is located in Hillsborough County
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      • Ralston Country Estates
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Thomas Oaks
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Thomas Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
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      • Cook Estates
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Cook Estates is located in Hillsborough County
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      • D And E Acres
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • D And E Acres is located in Hillsborough County
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      • Deep Roots Farms
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Deep Roots Farms is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Dubois Acres
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Dubois Acres is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Edison
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Edison is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Keysville Estates
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Keysville Estates is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Knoxville Acres
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Knoxville Acres is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Mulberry Acres
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Mulberry Acres is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Pams Place
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Pams Place is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Pollard Place
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Pollard Place is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Pritcher Manor
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Pritcher Manor is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Pritcher Pines
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Pritcher Pines is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Ralston Acres
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Ralston Acres is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Rockin T Ranch
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Rockin T Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Rogers Ranch
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Rogers Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Tagliarini
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Tagliarini is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Taman Estates
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Taman Estates is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Trapnell Acres
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Trapnell Acres is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Trapnell Place
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Trapnell Place is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Alderman
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Alderman is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Lexie Lane
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Lexie Lane is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Phillips Trail
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Phillips Trail is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Westbrook
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Westbrook is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Wiggins Meadows
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Wiggins Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Wiggins Trace
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Wiggins Trace is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Bealsville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Bealsville is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Berry Landing
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Berry Landing is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Berry Road Estates
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Berry Road Estates is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Cindy Lynn Place
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Cindy Lynn Place is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Colson Acres
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Colson Acres is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Colson Place
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Colson Place is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Edge
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Edge is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Highland Creek
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Highland Creek is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Hunters Hill
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Hunters Hill is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Keysville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Keysville is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Killebrew
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Killebrew is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Larson Acres
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Larson Acres is located in Hillsborough County
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        • McWetherbee Junction
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • McWetherbee Junction is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Nesmith Estates
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Nesmith Estates is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Patricks Way Estates
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Patricks Way Estates is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Peacock Grove
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Peacock Grove is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Perry Acres
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Perry Acres is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Pratt Acres
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Pratt Acres is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Ralston Woods
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Ralston Woods is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Raye Ann
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Raye Ann is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Register Country Acres
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Register Country Acres is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Rutland Acres
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Rutland Acres is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Southwood Estates
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Southwood Estates is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Trapnell Oaks
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Trapnell Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Turner Place
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Turner Place is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Windmill Pointe
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Windmill Pointe is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Clifford Ham
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Clifford Ham is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Coronet
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Coronet is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Futch Acres
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Futch Acres is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Futch Place
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Futch Place is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Hobby
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Hobby is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Orange Crest
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Orange Crest is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Vilma Acres
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Vilma Acres is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Youmans
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Youmans is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Alafia Ranch
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Alafia Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Armijo Acres
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Armijo Acres is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Avondale Groves
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Avondale Groves is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Corbett Acres
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Corbett Acres is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Cowart Acres
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Cowart Acres is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Cowart Oaks
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Cowart Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Creightons Mizelle Creek Garden Estates
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Gemstone Acres
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Gemstone Acres is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Gulf Sierra Farms
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Gulf Sierra Farms is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Jones Ridge
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Jones Ridge is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Lambert
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Lambert is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Layton Estates
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Layton Estates is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Mac Acres
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Mac Acres is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Oakview Estates
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Oakview Estates is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Oliver Acres
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Oliver Acres is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Samantha Park
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Samantha Park is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Simmons Acres
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Simmons Acres is located in Hillsborough County
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        • South Plant City Farms
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • South Plant City Farms is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Sparkman Oaks
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Sparkman Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Welcome
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Wild Rose
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Wild Rose is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Apache Trace
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Apache Trace is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Big Water
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Big Water is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Brenmar Acres
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Brenmar Acres is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Country Oak Park
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Country Oak Park is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Dell Oaks
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Dell Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Jones Colony Acres
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Jones Colony Acres is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Maxwell Acres
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Maxwell Acres is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Mount Enon
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Mount Enon is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Seminole Sand
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Seminole Sand is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Swindell Acres
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Swindell Acres is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Alafia Ridge Estates
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Alafia Ridge Estates is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Brians Pond
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Brians Pond is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Candy Cane Acres
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Candy Cane Acres is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Evers Acres
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Evers Acres is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Gordon
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Gordon is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Hamilton Hills
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Hamilton Hills is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Hopewell
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Hopewell is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Howell Estates
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Howell Estates is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Kayla Ranch
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Kayla Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Lane Acres
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Lane Acres is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Orange Haven
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Orange Haven is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Phipps
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Phipps is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Robinson Farms
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Robinson Farms is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Rosswell Acres
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Rosswell Acres is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Silver Maple Estates
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Silver Maple Estates is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Stockwell
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Stockwell is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Taulbee Acres
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Taulbee Acres is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Thomas Hills
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Thomas Hills is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Tower Ridge Estates
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Tower Ridge Estates is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Trapnell East
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Trapnell East is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Trapnell
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Trapnell is located in Hillsborough County
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Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bartow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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