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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 Camp Ocala (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 Camp Ocala. 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 Camp Ocala ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Camp Ocala: Cp. Ocala

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 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.

Camp Ocala is located in Lake 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 Lake County: Marion, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, Sumter & Volusia.

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

  • Lake County     (The home county of Camp Ocala)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Ocala, with the one closest to Camp Ocala listed first.
    • Astor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pittman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Pittman is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman
    • Altoona
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Acron ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Acron is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acron
    • Paisley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Kathryn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Kathryn is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kathryn
    • Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Umatilla
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Lake Mack - Forest Hills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Grand Island
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Pine Lakes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Lakes is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lakes
    • Eustis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Cassia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Cassia is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassia
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Ocala, with the one closest to Camp Ocala listed first.
    • Electra
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Electra is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Eastlake Weir
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Salt Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Lynne
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Lynne is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
    • Ocklawaha
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Weirsdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Kerr City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Kerr City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr City
    • Candler
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Silver Springs Shores
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Belleview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Summerfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Fort McCoy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Ocala, with the one closest to Camp Ocala listed first.
    • Tangerine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Zellwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Apopka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Plymouth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Ocala, with the one closest to Camp Ocala listed first.
    • Georgetown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Crescent City Station
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Crescent City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Lake Como
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Pomona Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Welaka
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Nashua
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Nashua is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Satsuma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Ocala, with the one closest to Camp Ocala listed first.
    • Lake Monroe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Heathrow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Mary
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sanford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wekiwa Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wekiwa Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wekiwa Springs
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Ocala, with the one closest to Camp Ocala listed first.
    • The Villages
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • The Villages is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Villages
    • Oxford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Orange Home
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Orange Home is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
    • Wildwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Ocala, with the one closest to Camp Ocala listed first.
    • Volusia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Volusia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia
    • Emporia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Emporia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
    • Barberville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pierson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • De Leon Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Glenwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Highland Park ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Highland Park is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
    • Seville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Beresford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Beresford is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
    • West De Land
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • West De Land is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West De Land
    • De Land Southwest
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • De Land Southwest is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Land Southwest
    • De Land
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • North De Land
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • North De Land is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North De Land

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

Cemeteries Near Camp Ocala ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Camp Ocala.

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 Camp Ocala - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Astor Park Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Shockley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Altoona Hinson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Long Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Ponceannah Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lungren Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Glendale Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Umatilla Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Purdom Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ebenezer Lutheran Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Zion Primitive Baptist Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (102 more) ...
    • Midway Methodist Church Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Methodist Church Cemetery
      • The Midway Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Barbersville Cemetery
      • Barberville Cemetery
      • Midway Methodist Cemetery
    • Methodist Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
      • The Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Methodist Church Cemetery
      • Pierson Methodist Cemetery
    • Harris Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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 Camp Ocala in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Camp Ocala.

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

  • Pittman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pittman is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman
  • Astor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Altoona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Paisley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Emporia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Emporia is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
  • Umatilla
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Eldridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Eldridge is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
  • Saint Francis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Saint Francis is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
  • Barberville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pierson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Electra
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Electra is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
  • Moss Bluff
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Moss Bluff is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Grand Island
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Fort Mason
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Fort Mason is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mason
    • Seneca
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Seneca is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca

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

Newspapers Published in Camp Ocala ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Camp Ocala.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Camp Ocala, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Camp Ocala.

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 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 Camp Ocala:

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 Camp Ocala, 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' (or 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- Camp Ocala) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.