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 Beacon Square (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 Beacon Square. 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 Beacon Square ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Beacon Square: Beacon Sq. (or less commonly used: Beacon Sqr.)
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.
Beacon Square is located in Pasco 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 Pasco County: Hernando, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk & Sumter.
Below are the counties that are near Beacon Square. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beacon Square:
- Pasco County (The home county of Beacon Square)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon Square, with the one closest to Beacon Square listed first.
- Holiday
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Elfers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Port Richey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Port Richey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jasmine Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jasmine Estates is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Estates
- Bayonet Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Odessa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Aripeka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
- Fivay ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fivay is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
- Hernando County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon Square, with the one closest to Beacon Square listed first.
- Hernando Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Timber Pines
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
- Weeki Wachee Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weeki Wachee Acres is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Acres
- Spring Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Weeki Wachee Gardens
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Weeki Wachee Gardens is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Gardens
- Bayport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bayport is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
- Masaryktown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Weeki Wachee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Weeki Wachee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Weeki Wachee is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weeki Wachee
- Pine Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pine Island is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- High Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- High Point is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Brookridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brookridge is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon Square, with the one closest to Beacon Square listed first.
- Keystone Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
- Keystone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Keystone is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Canterbury Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Canterbury Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Royal Troon Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Troon Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Troon Village
- Northlake Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Northlake Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake Village
- Fawn Ridge Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fawn Ridge Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Ridge Village
- Westchase
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westchase is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westchase
- Eaglebrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eaglebrook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglebrook
- Eastbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eastbrook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastbrook
- Biarritz Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Biarritz Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biarritz Village
- Cannes Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cannes Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannes Village
- Cheval Wimbledon Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pinellas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon Square, with the one closest to Beacon Square listed first.
- Tarpon Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cove Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
- East Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Lake is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
- Crystal Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Palm Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ozona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oldsmar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dunedin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clearwater Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clearwater Beach is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Beach
- Safety Harbor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clearwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Clearwater is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116,552 people
- Former name for Clearwater:
- Clear Water Harbor
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <1>
- Bayview ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bayview is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beacon Square, see our County-by-County Page for Beacon Square.
Cemeteries Near Beacon Square ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beacon Square.
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 Beacon Square - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beacon Square covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beacon Square, with the one closest to Beacon Square listed first.
- Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Elfers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cycadia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parklawn Memory Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Curlew Hills Memory Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hudson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grace Memorial Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Parklawn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dunedin Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (56 more) ...
- Dunedin Highland Memorial Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- McMullen Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 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 Beacon Square in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beacon Square.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beacon Square, with the one closest to Beacon Square listed first.
- Port Richey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
- Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Odessa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ehren
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ehren is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
- Tampa
(24 miles [38.6 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>
- Bayport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bayport is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
- Ybor City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
- Port Tampa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
- Thonotosassa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wiscon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wiscon is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beacon Square. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beacon Square.
Newspapers Published in Beacon Square ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beacon Square.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beacon Square, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beacon Square.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Beacon Square:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Pasco County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hernando County
- Hillsborough County
- Pinellas County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Florida
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 Beacon Square, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beacon Square) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |