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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 Lakes Ridge (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 Lakes Ridge. 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 Lakes Ridge ...

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 Lakes Ridge: Blue Lks. Rdg. (or less commonly used: Blue Lks. Rdge. or Blue Lks. Ridg.)

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Lakes Ridge is located in Lake 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 Lake County: Marion, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, Sumter & Volusia.

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

  • Lake County     (The home county of Blue Lakes Ridge)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Lakes Ridge, with the one closest to Blue Lakes Ridge listed first.
    • Paisley
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Acron ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Acron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acron
      • Acron is located in Lake County
    • Lake Kathryn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kathryn
      • Lake Kathryn is located in Lake County
    • Lake Mack - Forest Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Pine Lakes
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lakes
      • Pine Lakes is located in Lake County
    • Pittman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman
      • Pittman is located in Lake County
    • Cassia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cassia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassia
      • Cassia is located in Lake County
    • Altoona
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village
      • Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village is located in Lake County
    • Umatilla
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Astor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Mount Plymouth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Plymouth
      • Mount Plymouth is located in Lake County
    • Eustis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Lakes Ridge, with the one closest to Blue Lakes Ridge listed first.
    • Eastlake Weir
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Electra
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
      • Electra is located in Marion County
    • Weirsdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Ocklawaha
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Lynne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lynne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
      • Lynne is located in Marion County
    • Candler
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Salt Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kerr City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerr City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr City
      • Kerr City is located in Marion County
    • Silver Springs Shores
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs Shores
      • Silver Springs Shores is located in Marion County
    • Summerfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Lakes Ridge, with the one closest to Blue Lakes Ridge listed first.
    • Tangerine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Zellwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Apopka
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Plymouth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • South Apopka
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Apopka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Apopka
      • South Apopka is located in Orange County
    • Paradise Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Heights
      • Paradise Heights is located in Orange County
    • Clarcona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Lockhart
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Eatonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Maitland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairview Shores
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Shores
      • Fairview Shores is located in Orange County
    • Ocoee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoee
      • Ocoee is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocoee <1>
    • Aloma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Lakes Ridge, with the one closest to Blue Lakes Ridge listed first.
    • Georgetown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Crescent City Station
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent City Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City Station
      • Crescent City Station is located in Putnam County
    • Crescent City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Lakes Ridge, with the one closest to Blue Lakes Ridge listed first.
    • Lake Monroe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Heathrow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wekiwa Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wekiwa Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wekiwa Springs
      • Wekiwa Springs is located in Seminole County
    • Lake Mary
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sanford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Seminole County
    • Indian Mound Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Mound Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
      • Indian Mound Village is located in Seminole County
    • Longwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Midway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Seminole County
    • Sanlando Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanlando Springs
      • Sanlando Springs is located in Seminole County
    • Altamonte Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cameron City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron City
      • Cameron City is located in Seminole County
    • Casselberry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Lakes Ridge, with the one closest to Blue Lakes Ridge listed first.
    • The Villages
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Villages have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Villages
      • The Villages is located in Sumter County
    • Oxford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Lakes Ridge, with the one closest to Blue Lakes Ridge listed first.
    • Beresford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
      • Beresford is located in Volusia County
    • Highland Park ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Highland Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
      • Highland Park is located in Volusia County
    • West De Land
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West De Land
      • West De Land is located in Volusia County
    • Volusia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia
      • Volusia is located in Volusia County
    • Glenwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • De Land Southwest
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Land Southwest
      • De Land Southwest is located in Volusia County
    • Fort Florida
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Florida
      • Fort Florida is located in Volusia County
    • De Land
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • North De Land
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North De Land
      • North De Land is located in Volusia County
    • Orange City Hills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange City Hills
      • Orange City Hills is located in Volusia County
    • Orange City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • De Leon Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • De Bary
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Blue Lakes Ridge ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blue Lakes Ridge.

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 Lakes Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Ponceannah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ponceannah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ponceannah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shockley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shockley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shockley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cassia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cassia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cassia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Altoona Hinson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Altoona Hinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Altoona Hinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Glendale Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glendale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glendale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Seneca Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seneca Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seneca Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Umatilla Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Umatilla Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Umatilla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Seminole Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seminole Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seminole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beresford Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Baker Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Union Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Orange Cemetery
    • Union / Baker / Wright Cemetery
    • Wright Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72710 <4>
  • Marsh Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marsh Memorial Park
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Marsh Memorial Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Continue List   (97 more) ...
    • Lakeside Memory Gardens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Memory Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Astor Park Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Astor Park Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Astor Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (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.<5>

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

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

  • Paisley
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pittman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman
    • Pittman is located in Lake County
  • Altoona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cassia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cassia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassia
    • Cassia is located in Lake County
  • Saint Francis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
    • Saint Francis is located in Lake County
  • Crows Bluff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crows Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Bluff
    • Crows Bluff is located in Lake County
  • Umatilla
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Seneca
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Seneca is located in Lake County
  • Beresford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
    • Beresford is located in Volusia County
  • Highland Park ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Highland Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
    • Highland Park is located in Volusia County
  • Fort Mason
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mason
    • Fort Mason is located in Lake County
  • Eustis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sorrento
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Fatio
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fatio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fatio
      • Fatio is located in Volusia County
    • West De Land
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West De Land
      • West De Land is located in Volusia County

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

Newspapers Published in Blue Lakes Ridge ...

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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blue Lakes Ridge.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blue Lakes Ridge, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blue Lakes Ridge.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Lakes Ridge:

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

The official website for Lake County: www.lakegovernment.com/

The official website for State of Florida: https://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>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>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Lakes Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Blue Lakes Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blue Lakes Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.9853, Longitude: -81.5309       In this case, the coordinates for Blue Lakes Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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