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 Berkeley (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 Berkeley. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Berkeley is located in Hernando 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 Hernando County: Citrus, Pasco & Sumter.
Below are the counties that are near Berkeley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Berkeley:
- Hernando County (The home county of Berkeley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Berkeley, with the one closest to Berkeley listed first.
- Weeki Wachee
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Weeki Wachee Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Weeki Wachee Acres is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Acres
- Timber Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
- North Weeki Wachee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Weeki Wachee is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weeki Wachee
- Weeki Wachee Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weeki Wachee Gardens is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Gardens
- Spring Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hernando Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- High Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- High Point is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Bayport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bayport is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
- Brookridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brookridge is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
- Pine Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Island is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Centralia ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Centralia is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Masaryktown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Citrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berkeley, with the one closest to Berkeley listed first.
- Sugarmill Woods
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sugarmill Woods is located in Citrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarmill Woods
- Homosassa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Homosassa Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mannfield ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mannfield is located in Citrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
- Lecanto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Floral City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Inverness Highlands South
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Inverness
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Black Diamond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Black Diamond is located in Citrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Citrus Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Citrus Hills is located in Citrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Hills
- Inverness Highlands North
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beverly Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berkeley, with the one closest to Berkeley listed first.
- Biarritz Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Biarritz Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biarritz Village
- Cannes Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cannes Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannes Village
- Cheval
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cheval is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheval
- Heritage Harbor Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Keystone Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
- Keystone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Keystone is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Lake Brooker Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lake Brooker Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brooker Village
- Cheval Wimbledon Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Sapphire Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Sapphire Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sapphire Village
- Lutz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Yocam Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Yocam Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocam Village
- Florida Townsend Colony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kambridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kambridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kambridge
- Pasco County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berkeley, with the one closest to Berkeley listed first.
- Shady Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aripeka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
- Fivay ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fivay is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
- Bayonet Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jasmine Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jasmine Estates is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Estates
- Port Richey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Port Richey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blanton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Blanton is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Elfers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Land O' Lakes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beacon Square
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beacon Square is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Square
- Pinellas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berkeley, with the one closest to Berkeley listed first.
- Tarpon Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- East Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- East Lake is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
- Cove Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
- Crystal Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berkeley, with the one closest to Berkeley listed first.
- Bay Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
- Bucker Womans Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bucker Womans Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucker Womans Town
- Wahoo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wahoo is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Bushnell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Berkeley, see our County-by-County Page for Berkeley.
Cemeteries Near Berkeley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Berkeley.
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 Berkeley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Berkeley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Berkeley, with the one closest to Berkeley listed first.
- The Fountains Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Florida Hills Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Loyce Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Masaryktown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Community Baptist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grace Memorial Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McGeachy Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fivay Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hope Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Hope Hill Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hope Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Brooksville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2457068 <2>
- Brooksville Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brooksville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Brooksville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71806 <2>
- Johnson Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (45 more) ...
- Stark Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Long Memorial Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Lindsey Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Berkeley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Berkeley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Berkeley, with the one closest to Berkeley listed first.
- Bayport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bayport is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
- Wiscon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wiscon is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
- Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brooksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Port Richey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ehren
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ehren is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
- Homosassa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jessamine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jessamine is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessamine
- Blanton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Blanton is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Istachatta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mannfield ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mannfield is located in Citrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
- Odessa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- San Antonio
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Keystone Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Berkeley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Berkeley.
Newspapers Published in Berkeley ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Berkeley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Berkeley, 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 Berkeley.
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 Berkeley:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Hernando County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Citrus County
- Hillsborough County
- Pasco County
- Pinellas County
- Sumter 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 Berkeley, 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 from Point A (ie- Berkeley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |