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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 Blue Lake (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 Blue Lake. 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 Blue Lake ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Blue Lake: Blue Lk.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Blue Lake is located in Pasco 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 Pasco County: Hernando, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk & Sumter.

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

  • Pasco County     (The home county of Blue Lake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Lake, with the one closest to Blue Lake listed first.
    • Richland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Pasco County
    • Zephyrhills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dade City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Crystal Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
    • Saint Leo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Blanton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
      • Blanton is located in Pasco County
    • Lacoochee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Moss Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moss Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Town
      • Moss Town is located in Pasco County
    • Trilby
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • San Antonio
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
      • San Antonio is located in Pasco County
      • 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
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
    • Wesley Chapel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Lake, with the one closest to Blue Lake listed first.
    • Ridge Manor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
      • Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
    • Hill 'n Dale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
      • Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
    • Brooksville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Nobleton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • South Brooksville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
      • South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
    • Masaryktown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Istachatta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • North Brooksville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooksville
      • North Brooksville is located in Hernando County
    • Lake Lindsey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lindsey
      • Lake Lindsey is located in Hernando County
    • Wiscon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
      • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
  • Hillsborough County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Lake, with the one closest to Blue Lake listed first.
    • Knights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
      • Knights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Kingston City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston City
      • Kingston City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Colonial Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
      • Colonial Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Plant City Heights
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plant City Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City Heights
      • Plant City Heights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Strawberry Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Village
      • Strawberry Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Pebble Creek Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek Village
      • Pebble Creek Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Cedar Run
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
      • Cedar Run is located in Hillsborough County
    • Kings Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
      • Kings Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Plant City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Lakeview Villas at Pebble Creek Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Villas at Pebble Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Villas at Pebble Creek Village
      • Lakeview Villas at Pebble Creek Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Pebble Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
      • Pebble Creek is located in Hillsborough County
    • Bay Hills Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Hills Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hills Village
      • Bay Hills Village is located in Hillsborough County
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Lake, with the one closest to Blue Lake listed first.
    • Groveland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mascotte
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Clermont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Four Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Minneola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Waits Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waits Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Junction
      • Waits Junction is located in Lake County
    • Ferndale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Montverde
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Lake, with the one closest to Blue Lake listed first.
    • Bay Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Lake
      • Bay Lake is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Killarney
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Osceola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Lake, with the one closest to Blue Lake listed first.
    • ChampionsGate
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for ChampionsGate
      • ChampionsGate is located in Osceola County
    • Reunion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Lake, with the one closest to Blue Lake listed first.
    • Kathleen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Gibsonia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibsonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
      • Gibsonia is located in Polk County
    • Fox Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
      • Fox Town is located in Polk County
    • Polk City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Winston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
      • Winston is located in Polk County
    • Acton ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
      • Acton is located in Polk County
    • Combee Settlement
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Combee Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combee Settlement
      • Combee Settlement is located in Polk County
    • Crystal Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
      • Crystal Lake is located in Polk County
    • Fussels Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fussels Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussels Corner
      • Fussels Corner is located in Polk County
    • Kossuthville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuthville
      • Kossuthville is located in Polk County
    • Eaton Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Lake, with the one closest to Blue Lake listed first.
    • Linden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Linden is located in Sumter County
    • Tarrytown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
      • Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
    • Bucker Womans Town ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucker Womans Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucker Womans Town
      • Bucker Womans Town is located in Sumter County
    • Mabel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
      • Mabel is located in Sumter County
    • Webster
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Center Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Bushnell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Wahoo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahoo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
      • Wahoo is located in Sumter County
    • Bay Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
      • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
    • Sumterville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Blue Lake ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blue Lake.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blue Lake, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blue Lake.

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 Blue Lake:

Cemeteries Near Blue Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blue Lake.

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 Blue Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Tucker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker Cemetery
  • Withlacoochee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Withlacoochee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Withlacoochee Cemetery
  • Withlacoochee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Withlacoochee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Withlacoochee Cemetery
  • Little Flock Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Little Flock Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • The Little Flock Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hancock - Raulerson Cemetery
    • Little Flock Church Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Flock Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
  • Chapel Hill Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Gardens
  • Smith Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
  • Oakside Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakside Cemetery
  • Crystal Springs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crystal Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crystal Springs Cemetery
  • Socrum Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Dade City Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Floral Memory Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floral Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floral Memory Gardens
  • Geiger Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Geiger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Geiger Cemetery
  • Continue List   (115 more) ...
    • Indian Pond Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Pond Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Williams Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams 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.<6>

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

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

  • Richland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Richland is located in Pasco County
  • Ellerslie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellerslie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
    • Ellerslie is located in Pasco County
  • Green Pond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
    • Green Pond is located in Polk County
  • Kathleen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Saint Leo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Lacoochee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Blanton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
    • Blanton is located in Pasco County
  • San Antonio
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
    • San Antonio is located in Pasco County
    • 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>
  • Keene
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
    • Keene is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jessamine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessamine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessamine
    • Jessamine is located in Pasco County
  • Knights
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
    • Knights is located in Hillsborough County
  • Linden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Linden is located in Sumter County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Tarrytown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
      • Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
    • Lakeland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Plant City
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Blue Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blue Lake.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blue Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pasco County: www.pascocountyfl.net/

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

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 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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blue Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blue Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.3031, Longitude: -82.0573       In this case, the coordinates for Blue Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Blue Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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