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 Berry (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 Berry. 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.
Berry is located in Polk 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 Polk County: Hardee, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lake, Manatee, Orange, Osceola, Pasco & Sumter.
Below are the counties that are near Berry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Berry:
- Polk County (The home county of Berry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Berry, with the one closest to Berry listed first.
- Polk City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fox Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fox Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
- Gibsonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gibsonia is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
- Kathleen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Auburndale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Loughman
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Combee Settlement
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Combee Settlement is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combee Settlement
- Fussels Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fussels Corner is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussels Corner
- Kossuthville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kossuthville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuthville
- Lake Alfred
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Hammock Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Acton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Acton is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Crystal Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Crystal Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Hernando County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berry, with the one closest to Berry listed first.
- Richloam ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Richloam is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richloam
- Ridge Manor
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hill 'n Dale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
- Spring Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berry, with the one closest to Berry listed first.
- Knights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Knights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
- Colonial Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Cedar Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
- Kings Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
- Kingston City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston City
- Plant City Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plant City Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City Heights
- Plant City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Strawberry Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Strawberry Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Village
- South Plant City Farms
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Plant City Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Plant City Farms
- West Plant City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Plant City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plant City
- Woodfield Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodfield Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield Village
- Parrish
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parrish is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Pebble Creek Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pebble Creek Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek Village
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berry, with the one closest to Berry listed first.
- Four Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Groveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clermont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mascotte
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Minneola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mohawk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Waits Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waits Junction is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Junction
- Montverde
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ferndale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Howey-in-the-Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Astatula
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Okahumpka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Yalaha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berry, with the one closest to Berry listed first.
- Bay Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bay Lake is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Lake Buena Vista
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Buena Vista is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Buena Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Killarney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tildenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tildenville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tildenville
- Bay Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
- Lake Butter
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Butter is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Butter
- Windermere
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Winter Garden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Doctor Phillips
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Doctor Phillips is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Phillips
- Crown Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crown Point is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
- Gotha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Minorville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Osceola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berry, with the one closest to Berry listed first.
- ChampionsGate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- ChampionsGate is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for ChampionsGate
- Reunion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Celebration
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Intercession City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Campbell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Campbell is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Poinciana Place
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Poinciana Place is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinciana Place
- Poinciana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kissimmee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Buena Ventura Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pasco County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berry, with the one closest to Berry listed first.
- Richland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Richland is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Crystal Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Dade City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Zephyrhills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lacoochee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moss Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moss Town is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Town
- Trilby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blanton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Blanton is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Saint Leo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- San Antonio
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Wesley Chapel South
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
- Wesley Chapel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berry, with the one closest to Berry listed first.
- Mabel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mabel is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Linden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Linden is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Tarrytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
- Bucker Womans Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bucker Womans Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucker Womans Town
- Webster
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Center Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bushnell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Berry, see our County-by-County Page for Berry.
Cemeteries Near Berry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Berry.
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 Berry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Berry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Berry, with the one closest to Berry listed first.
- Greenpond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Little Flock Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Flock Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is located 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north of Lakeland.
- The Little Flock Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hancock - Raulerson Cemetery
- Little Flock Church Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Clermont.
- The Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- True Life Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2568605 <2>
- Socrum Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Socrum Cemetery
- The Socrum Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Baptist Cemetery
- Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #521310 <2>
- Fender Family Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Collins Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Empire Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Withlacoochee Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Withlacoochee Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Carpenters Home Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (109 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tucker Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dukes Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Berry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Berry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Berry, with the one closest to Berry listed first.
- Green Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Pond is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Kathleen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Auburndale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ellerslie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ellerslie is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
- Richland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Richland is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Mascotte
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lakeland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Linden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Linden is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Mohawk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Minneola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Haines City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Killarney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Waits Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waits Junction is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Junction
- Tarrytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
- Oakland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Berry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Berry.
Newspapers Published in Berry ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Berry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Berry, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Berry.
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 helpful 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 Berry:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Polk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hernando County
- Hillsborough County
- Lake County
- Orange County
- Osceola County
- Pasco 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> | 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- Berry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Berry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |