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 Bevell Place (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 Bevell Place. 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 Bevell Place ...
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 Bevell Place: Bevell Pl. (or less commonly used: Bevell Plc.)
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 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.
Bevell Place 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 Bevell Place. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bevell Place:
- Sumter County (The home county of Bevell Place)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bevell Place, with the one closest to Bevell Place listed first.
- Linden
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Linden is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Tarrytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
- Mabel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mabel is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Bucker Womans Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bucker Womans Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucker Womans Town
- Webster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Center Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bushnell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wahoo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wahoo is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Sumterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bay Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
- Lake Panasoffkee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Adamsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Adamsville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Citrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bevell Place, with the one closest to Bevell Place listed first.
- Floral City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Inverness Highlands South
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Inverness
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hernando County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bevell Place, with the one closest to Bevell Place listed first.
- Richloam ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Richloam is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richloam
- Ridge Manor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hill 'n Dale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
- Spring Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Nobleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Istachatta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brooksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Lindsey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Lindsey is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lindsey
- South Brooksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
- North Brooksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- North Brooksville is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooksville
- Masaryktown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wiscon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wiscon is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bevell Place, with the one closest to Bevell Place listed first.
- Kingston City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston City
- Knights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Knights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
- Pebble Creek Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pebble Creek Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek Village
- Lakeview Villas at Pebble Creek Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pebble Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pebble Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Colonial Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bevell Place, with the one closest to Bevell Place listed first.
- Mascotte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Groveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clermont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Minneola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mohawk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mohawk is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Okahumpka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waits Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Waits Junction is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Junction
- Ferndale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montverde
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Howey-in-the-Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Yalaha
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Astatula
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bevell Place, with the one closest to Bevell Place listed first.
- Killarney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tildenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tildenville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tildenville
- Winter Garden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bay Lake
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Crown Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Crown Point is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
- Lake Butter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Butter is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Butter
- Ocoee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Windermere
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Osceola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bevell Place, with the one closest to Bevell Place listed first.
- ChampionsGate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- ChampionsGate is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for ChampionsGate
- Reunion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pasco County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bevell Place, with the one closest to Bevell Place listed first.
- Lacoochee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Moss Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Moss Town is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Town
- Trilby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dade City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blanton is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Richland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Richland is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Saint Leo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- San Antonio
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Zephyrhills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Wesley Chapel South
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
- Wesley Chapel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bevell Place, with the one closest to Bevell Place listed first.
- Fox Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fox Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
- Kathleen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Polk City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gibsonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gibsonia is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
- Acton ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Acton is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Combee Settlement
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Combee Settlement is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combee Settlement
- Lakeland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bevell Place, see our County-by-County Page for Bevell Place.
Cemeteries Near Bevell Place ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bevell Place.
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 Bevell Place - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bevell Place covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bevell Place, with the one closest to Bevell Place listed first.
- Linden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stewart Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fender Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Withlacoochee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Empire Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Trilby Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Trilby Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Matchett Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dade City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mascotte Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (87 more) ...
- Tuscanooga Baptist Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Pond Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Floral Memory Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Bevell Place in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bevell Place.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bevell Place, with the one closest to Bevell Place listed first.
- Linden
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Linden is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Tarrytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
- Lacoochee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Webster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Catherine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Catherine is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catherine
- Mascotte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blanton is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Ellerslie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ellerslie is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
- Bushnell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jessamine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jessamine is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessamine
- Richland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Richland is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Green Pond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Pond is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Saint Leo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- San Antonio
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Sumterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bevell Place. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bevell Place.
Newspapers Published in Bevell Place ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bevell Place.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bevell Place, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bevell Place.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Bevell Place:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Sumter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Citrus County
- Hernando County
- Hillsborough County
- Lake County
- Orange County
- Osceola County
- Pasco County
- Polk 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 Bevell Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bevell Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |