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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Buda (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 Buda. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Buda is located in Seminole 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 Seminole County: Lake, Orange & Volusia.

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

  • Seminole County     (The home county of Buda)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buda, with the one closest to Buda listed first.
    • Geneva
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Iowa City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Iowa City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
    • Chuluota
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Oviedo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Oviedo is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oviedo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oviedo <1>
    • Cameron City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cameron City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron City
    • Indian Mound Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Mound Village is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
    • Midway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Midway is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Sanford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Winter Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Casselberry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Lake Mary
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Longwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Brevard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buda, with the one closest to Buda listed first.
    • Aurantia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Aurantia is located in Brevard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurantia
    • Scottsmoor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Turnbull
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Turnbull is located in Brevard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
    • Mims
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Titusville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Indian River City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian River City is located in Brevard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River City
    • Port Saint John
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Port Saint John is located in Brevard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Saint John
    • Sharpes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buda, with the one closest to Buda listed first.
    • Ethel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Ethel is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Cassia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Cassia is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassia
    • Pine Lakes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Lakes is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lakes
    • Mount Plymouth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Mount Plymouth is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Plymouth
    • Lake Mack - Forest Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sorrento
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Lake Kathryn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Kathryn is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kathryn
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buda, with the one closest to Buda listed first.
    • Bithlo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Bithlo is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bithlo
    • Alafaya
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Goldenrod
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Christmas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Aloma
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wedgefield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Wedgefield is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgefield
    • Winter Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Azalea Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Maitland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Eatonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Conway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Conway is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Osceola County
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buda, with the one closest to Buda listed first.
    • Lemon Bluff
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Lemon Bluff is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Bluff
    • Kalamazoo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Kalamazoo is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
    • Osteen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Cow Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cow Creek is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek
    • Maytown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Maytown is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
    • Enterprise
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Alamana
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Alamana is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamana
    • Valdez
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Valdez is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
    • Deltona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • De Bary
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Florida
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Fort Florida is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Florida

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

Cemeteries Near Buda ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buda.

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 Buda - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Geneva Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Chuluota Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Slavia Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rouse Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Davis Grave Site
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Restlawn Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sanford Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Osteen Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Osteen Memorial Gardens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Christmas Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Garfield Settlement Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Chapel Hill Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (74 more) ...
    • Longwood Memorial Gardens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Glen Haven Memorial Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Enterprise Evergreen Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise Evergreen Cemetery
      • The Enterprise Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Enterprise Cemetery
      • Evergreen 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.<3>

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

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

  • Osteen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Cow Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cow Creek is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek
  • Maytown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Maytown is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
  • Goldenrod
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Aurantia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Aurantia is located in Brevard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurantia
  • Enterprise
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Winter Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Turnbull
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Turnbull is located in Brevard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
  • Maitland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Mims
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Eatonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Oak Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Conway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Conway is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Titusville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Orange City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Buda ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buda.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buda, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buda.

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 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 Buda:

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 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.
<3>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 Buda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Buda) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.