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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 Carver (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 Carver. 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 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.

Carver is located in Sumter 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 Sumter County: Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Pasco & Polk.

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

  • Sumter County     (The home county of Carver)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carver, with the one closest to Carver listed first.
    • Bushnell
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Webster
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Center Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Sumterville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bucker Womans Town ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Bucker Womans Town is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucker Womans Town
    • Wahoo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Wahoo is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
    • Linden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Linden is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Tarrytown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
    • Lake Panasoffkee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bay Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
    • Mabel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Mabel is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
    • Coleman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Adamsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
  • Citrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carver, with the one closest to Carver listed first.
    • Floral City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Inverness Highlands South
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Inverness
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Inverness Highlands North
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mannfield ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mannfield is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
    • Hernando
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Citrus Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Citrus Hills is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Hills
    • Sugarmill Woods
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Sugarmill Woods is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarmill Woods
    • Lecanto
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Beverly Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Holder
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Black Diamond
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Black Diamond is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
    • Pine Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carver, with the one closest to Carver listed first.
    • Nobleton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Richloam ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Richloam is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richloam
    • Istachatta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Ridge Manor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hill 'n Dale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
    • Lake Lindsey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Lake Lindsey is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lindsey
    • Spring Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Brooksville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • North Brooksville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • North Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooksville
    • South Brooksville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
    • Ringgold ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Ringgold is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
    • Wiscon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
    • Brookridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Brookridge is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carver, with the one closest to Carver listed first.
    • Okahumpka
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mascotte
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Whitney
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitney is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Montclair
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Montclair is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
    • Leesburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Groveland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Yalaha
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Fruitland Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunnyside
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunnyside is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Howey-in-the-Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Clermont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Lady Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Astatula
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carver, with the one closest to Carver listed first.
    • Danks Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Summerfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Weirsdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Belleview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Eastlake Weir
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ocklawaha
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Candler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carver, with the one closest to Carver listed first.
    • Killarney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Oakland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Tangerine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Tildenville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Tildenville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tildenville
    • Zellwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carver, with the one closest to Carver listed first.
    • Lacoochee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Moss Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Moss Town is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Town
    • Trilby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Blanton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Blanton is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
    • Dade City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Saint Leo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • San Antonio
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Richland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Richland is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Zephyrhills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Carver ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carver.

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

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

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

  • St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Matchett Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • South Sumter Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tema Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Garden of Memories Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories Cemetery
    • The Garden of Memories Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Garden of Memories
  • Stewart Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Center Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Florida National Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wild Cow Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Linden Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (95 more) ...
    • Sumterville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bay Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Tuscanooga Baptist Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Bushnell
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Saint Catherine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Catherine is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catherine
  • Webster
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sumterville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Tarrytown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
  • Linden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Linden is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Bay Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
  • Coleman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Istachatta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Carlson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Carlson is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlson
  • Lacoochee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Okahumpka
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Orange Home
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Orange Home is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
    • Floral City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mascotte
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Carver ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carver.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carver, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carver.

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 Carver:

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 Carver, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Carver) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.