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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 Bevilles Corner (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 Bevilles Corner. 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 Bevilles Corner ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Bevilles Corner: Bevilles Cor. (or less commonly used: Bevilles Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Bevilles Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bevilles Corner may originally have been Beville's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bevilles Corner might be written as Beville Corner.

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.

Bevilles Corner 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 Bevilles Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bevilles Corner:

  • Sumter County     (The home county of Bevilles Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bevilles Corner, with the one closest to Bevilles Corner listed first.
    • Webster
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Center Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bushnell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Sumterville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Linden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Linden is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Tarrytown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
    • Mabel
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mabel is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
    • Bucker Womans Town ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bucker Womans Town is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucker Womans Town
    • Wahoo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Wahoo is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
    • Adamsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Coleman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lake Panasoffkee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Citrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bevilles Corner, with the one closest to Bevilles Corner listed first.
    • Floral City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Inverness Highlands South
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Inverness
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Inverness Highlands North
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Mannfield ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Mannfield is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
    • Hernando
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sugarmill Woods
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Sugarmill Woods is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarmill Woods
    • Citrus Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Citrus Hills is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Hills
    • Lecanto
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Beverly Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bevilles Corner, with the one closest to Bevilles Corner listed first.
    • Ridge Manor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Nobleton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Istachatta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hill 'n Dale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
    • Spring Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Lake Lindsey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Lake Lindsey is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lindsey
    • Brooksville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • North Brooksville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • North Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooksville
    • 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
    • Ringgold ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Ringgold is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
    • Wiscon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
    • Brookridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Brookridge is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bevilles Corner, with the one closest to Bevilles Corner listed first.
    • Okahumpka
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mascotte
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitney is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Groveland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Montclair
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Montclair is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
    • Leesburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunnyside
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunnyside is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Yalaha
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Howey-in-the-Hills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Fruitland Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Clermont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Astatula
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bevilles Corner, with the one closest to Bevilles Corner listed first.
    • Summerfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Weirsdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Danks Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Eastlake Weir
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Belleview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Ocklawaha
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Candler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bevilles Corner, with the one closest to Bevilles Corner listed first.
    • Killarney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Oakland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Tangerine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Tildenville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Tildenville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tildenville
    • Zellwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • 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
    • Winter Garden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Paradise Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Paradise Heights is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Heights
    • Plymouth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bevilles Corner, with the one closest to Bevilles Corner listed first.
    • Lacoochee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Moss Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Moss Town is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Town
    • Trilby
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Blanton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Blanton is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
    • Dade City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Leo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Richland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Richland is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • San Antonio
      (25 miles [40.2 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 <2>
    • Zephyrhills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bevilles Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Bevilles Corner.

Cemeteries Near Bevilles Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bevilles Corner.

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 Bevilles Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bevilles Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bevilles Corner, with the one closest to Bevilles Corner listed first.

  • South Sumter Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Garden of Memories Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories Cemetery
    • The Garden of Memories Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Garden of Memories
  • Center Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Matchett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Stewart Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Tema Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Linden Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sumterville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Tuscanooga Baptist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (100 more) ...
    • Merritt Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cool Spring Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wild Cow Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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 Bevilles Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bevilles Corner.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bevilles Corner, with the one closest to Bevilles Corner listed first.

  • Webster
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bushnell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Saint Catherine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Catherine is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catherine
  • Tarrytown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
  • Linden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Linden is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Sumterville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Coleman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Mascotte
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Okahumpka
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bay Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
  • Orange Home
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Orange Home is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
  • Whitney
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitney is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bamboo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Bamboo is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
    • Istachatta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Lacoochee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bevilles Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bevilles Corner.

Newspapers Published in Bevilles Corner ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bevilles Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bevilles Corner, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bevilles Corner.

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 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 Bevilles Corner:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Bevilles Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Bevilles Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.