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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 Canterbury Oaks (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 Canterbury Oaks. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Canterbury Oaks is located in Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough County: Hardee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas & Polk.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Canterbury Oaks)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canterbury Oaks, with the one closest to Canterbury Oaks listed first.
    • Bloomingdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Durant
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fish Hawk
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Fish Hawk is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Hawk
    • Valrico
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Parkside Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Parkside Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside Village
    • West Plant City Farms
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • West Plant City Farms is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plant City Farms
    • Valrico Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Valrico Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valrico Village
    • Indian Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Indian Hills is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Bloomingdale Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Bloomingdale Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale Village
    • Brandon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Boyette
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Boyette is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyette
    • Brandon Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Brandon Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
  • Hardee County
    • Bowling Green
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Manatee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canterbury Oaks, with the one closest to Canterbury Oaks listed first.
    • Duette
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Parrish
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canterbury Oaks, with the one closest to Canterbury Oaks listed first.
    • Crystal Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Zephyrhills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
    • Wesley Chapel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Richland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Richland is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Land O' Lakes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Odessa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Leo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • San Antonio
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • San Antonio is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
      • 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>
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canterbury Oaks, with the one closest to Canterbury Oaks listed first.
    • Gandy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
    • Saint Petersburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Feather Sound
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Lealman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Lealman is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lealman
    • Oldsmar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Pinellas Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • High Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • High Point is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • Safety Harbor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • South Highpoint
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • South Highpoint is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Highpoint
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canterbury Oaks, with the one closest to Canterbury Oaks listed first.
    • Nichols
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Willow Oak
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
    • Mulberry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Medulla
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
    • Winston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Bradley Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bradley Junction is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Junction
    • Lakeland Highlands
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Lakeland Highlands is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Highlands
    • Brewster ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Brewster is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
    • Kathleen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Acton ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Acton is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Eaton Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Canterbury Oaks ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Canterbury Oaks.

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 Canterbury Oaks - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lithia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Brandon Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Serenity Meadows Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hackney - Riverview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney - Riverview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hackney - Riverview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Hackney - Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hackney Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72067 <2>
  • Hunter Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Limona Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Limona Cemetery is located in Brandon.
  • Hillsboro Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Commemorative Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Samford Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Blue Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mathews Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (103 more) ...

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.<4>

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

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

  • Bloomingdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Valrico
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sydney
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Brandon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Peru ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Limona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Keysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Keysville is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
  • Seffner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mango
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Plant City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Thonotosassa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Knights
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Knights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Keene
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Keene is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
    • Ybor City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
    • Tampa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407,599 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <1>

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

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 Canterbury Oaks:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Canterbury Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Canterbury Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.