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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 and hospitals 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 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mannfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
      • Mannfield is located in Citrus County
    • Lecanto
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sugarmill Woods
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarmill Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarmill Woods
      • Sugarmill Woods is located in Citrus County
    • Citrus Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Hills
      • Citrus Hills is located in Citrus County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
      • Black Diamond is located in Citrus County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
      • Pine Ridge is located in Citrus County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
      • Ringgold is located in Hernando County
    • Lake Lindsey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lindsey
      • Lake Lindsey is located in Hernando County
    • Istachatta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Centralia ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
      • Centralia is located in Hernando County
    • North Brooksville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooksville
      • North Brooksville is located in Hernando County
    • Nobleton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Brookridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
      • Brookridge is located in Hernando County
    • Brooksville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Wiscon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
      • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
    • High Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
      • High Point is located in Hernando County
    • North Weeki Wachee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weeki Wachee
      • North Weeki Wachee is located in Hernando County
    • South Brooksville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
      • South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
    • Pine Island
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
      • Pine Island is located in Hernando County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmire
      • Chatmire is located in Marion County
    • Danks Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moss Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Town
      • Moss Town is located in Pasco County
    • Aripeka
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Blanton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
      • Blanton is located in Pasco County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
      • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
    • Wahoo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahoo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
      • Wahoo is located in Sumter County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucker Womans Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucker Womans Town
      • Bucker Womans Town is located in Sumter County
    • Adamsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
      • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
    • Oxford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Webster
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Center Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Tarrytown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
      • Tarrytown is located in Sumter County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Big Hammock, see our County-by-County Page for 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]<5>. 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 start 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 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Mannfield Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mannfield Cemetery
  • Lecanto Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lecanto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lecanto Cemetery
  • Stage Pond Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stage Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stage Pond Cemetery
  • Stage Stand Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dampeir Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dampeir Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dampeir Cemetery
  • Hernando Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hernando Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hernando Cemetery
  • Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
  • Hill of Rest Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill of Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill of Rest Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
  • Frazier Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frazier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frazier Cemetery
  • Crystal River Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crystal River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crystal River Cemetery
  • Continue List   (58 more) ...
    • New Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Church Cemetery
    • Burke Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burke Cemetery
    • Community Baptist Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Community Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Community Baptist Cemetery

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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mannfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
    • Mannfield is located in Citrus County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Arlington is located in Citrus County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
    • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
  • Rutland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
    • Rutland is located in Sumter County
  • Citronelle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Citronelle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citronelle
    • Citronelle is located in Citrus County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Carlson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlson
      • Carlson is located in Sumter County
    • Wiscon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
      • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
    • 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.

The official website for Citrus County: www.bocc.citrus.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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- Big Hammock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Big Hammock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.8003, Longitude: -82.4498       In this case, the coordinates for Big Hammock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.




 

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