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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Big Hammock. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Big Hammock to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Big Hammock, please Contact Us.

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 Big Hammock (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 Big Hammock. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Big Hammock is historic, it would have been located within present day Citrus 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 Citrus County: Hernando, Levy, Marion & Sumter.

Below are the counties that are near Big Hammock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Big Hammock:

  • Citrus County     (The home county of Big Hammock)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Big Hammock, with the one closest to Big Hammock listed first.
    • Mannfield ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Mannfield is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
    • Lecanto
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sugarmill Woods
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sugarmill Woods is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarmill Woods
    • Citrus Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Citrus Hills is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Hills
    • Inverness Highlands North
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Inverness Highlands South
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Inverness
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Homosassa Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Beverly Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Black Diamond
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Black Diamond is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
    • Hernando
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Floral City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Pine Ridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Big Hammock, with the one closest to Big Hammock listed first.
    • Ringgold ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Ringgold is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
    • Lake Lindsey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Lindsey is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lindsey
    • Istachatta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Centralia ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Centralia is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
    • North Brooksville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • North Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooksville
    • Nobleton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Brookridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Brookridge is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
    • Brooksville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Wiscon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
    • High Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • High Point is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • North Weeki Wachee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • North Weeki Wachee is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weeki Wachee
    • South Brooksville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
    • Pine Island
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Island is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
  • Levy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Big Hammock, with the one closest to Big Hammock listed first.
    • Inglis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Yankeetown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Big Hammock, with the one closest to Big Hammock listed first.
    • Dunnellon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Chatmire
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Chatmire is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmire
    • Danks Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • York
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • York is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Summerfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Belleview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Big Hammock, with the one closest to Big Hammock listed first.
    • Shady Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Trilby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lacoochee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Moss Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Moss Town is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Town
    • Aripeka
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Blanton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Blanton is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Big Hammock, with the one closest to Big Hammock listed first.
    • Bay Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
    • Wahoo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wahoo is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
    • Lake Panasoffkee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Coleman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Bushnell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sumterville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Wildwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Bucker Womans Town ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Bucker Womans Town is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucker Womans Town
    • Adamsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Oxford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Orange Home
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Orange Home is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
    • Webster
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Center Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Big Hammock ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Big Hammock.

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 Big Hammock - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Mannfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lecanto Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Stage Pond Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Stage Stand Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dampeir Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hernando Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hill of Rest Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Frazier Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Crystal River Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (59 more) ...
    • New Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Burke Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Community Baptist Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 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.

While we didn't find Big Hammock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Big Hammock.

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

  • Mannfield ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Mannfield is located in Citrus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
  • Lecanto
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Inverness
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Arlington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Arlington is located in Citrus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Hernando
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Floral City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Crystal River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Homosassa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Istachatta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bay Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
  • Rutland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Rutland is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
  • Citronelle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Citronelle is located in Citrus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citronelle
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Carlson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Carlson is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlson
    • Wiscon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
    • Brooksville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Big Hammock ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Hammock.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Big Hammock, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Big Hammock.

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 Big Hammock:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Big Hammock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Big Hammock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.