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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 Canal Shores (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 Canal Shores. 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 Canal Shores ...

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 Canal Shores: Canal Shrs.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Canal Shores is located in Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough County: Hardee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas & Polk.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Canal Shores)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canal Shores, with the one closest to Canal Shores listed first.
    • Rocky Point Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point Village
      • Rocky Point Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Holiday Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
      • Holiday Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Drew Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew Park
      • Drew Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Twelve Oaks Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twelve Oaks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks Village
      • Twelve Oaks Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Mecca City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mecca City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca City
      • Mecca City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Town 'n' Country
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town 'n' Country have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town 'n' Country
      • Town 'n' Country is located in Hillsborough County
    • Bayport Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayport Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport Village
      • Bayport Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Bayside Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
      • Bayside Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Kirby Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Creek
      • Kirby Creek is located in Hillsborough County
    • West Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Park
      • West Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • West Waters Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Waters Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Waters Village
      • West Waters Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Andover Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover Village
      • Andover Village is located in Hillsborough County
  • Manatee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canal Shores, with the one closest to Canal Shores listed first.
    • Parrish
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Terra Ceia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Memphis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
      • Memphis is located in Manatee County
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canal Shores, with the one closest to Canal Shores listed first.
    • Odessa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Trinity
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Land O' Lakes
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Holiday
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Elfers
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Beacon Square
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beacon Square have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Square
      • Beacon Square is located in Pasco County
    • New Port Richey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jasmine Estates
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasmine Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Estates
      • Jasmine Estates is located in Pasco County
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
    • Wesley Chapel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Richey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fivay Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canal Shores, with the one closest to Canal Shores listed first.
    • Oldsmar
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gandy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gandy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
    • Feather Sound
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Safety Harbor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • High Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
      • High Point is located in Pinellas County
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
    • South Highpoint
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Highpoint have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Highpoint
      • South Highpoint is located in Pinellas County
    • East Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
      • East Lake is located in Pinellas County
    • Four Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
      • Four Corners is located in Pinellas County
    • Dunedin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Palm Harbor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lealman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lealman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lealman
      • Lealman is located in Pinellas County

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

Newspapers Published in Canal Shores ...

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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Canal Shores.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Canal Shores, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Canal Shores.

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 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 Canal Shores:

Cemeteries Near Canal Shores ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Canal Shores.

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 Canal Shores covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • American Legion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the American Legion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the American Legion Cemetery
  • Marti Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Israel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Beth Israel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Israel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2425075 <4>
  • Showmans Rest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old)
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old) is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old) has also been known as:
    • Old Centro Asturiano Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old)
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2346261 <4>
  • Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
  • Lake Carroll Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Carroll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Carroll Cemetery
  • Centro Espanol Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (75 more) ...
    • La Unione Italiana Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Home Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The The Home Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Oakland Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the The Home Cemetery
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson 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.<5>

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

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

  • Tampa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
    • Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407,599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <2>
  • Ybor City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ybor City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
  • Port Tampa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Tampa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
    • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
  • Keystone Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
    • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
  • Odessa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Limona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
  • Mango
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Peru ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peru have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
  • Thonotosassa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Brandon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Seffner
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Valrico
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Gulf City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf City
      • Gulf City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Bloomingdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
      • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
    • Ehren
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ehren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
      • Ehren is located in Pasco County

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

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

The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Canal Shores) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Canal Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9847, Longitude: -82.5624       In this case, the coordinates for Canal Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Canal Shores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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