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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 Chapman (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 Chapman. 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 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.

Chapman 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 Chapman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chapman:

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Chapman)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chapman, with the one closest to Chapman listed first.
    • Brant Lake Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Brant Lake Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake Village
    • Kambridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Kambridge is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kambridge
    • Northwood Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Northwood Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Village
    • Woodbriar Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Woodbriar Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbriar Village
    • Indian Mound Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Indian Mound Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
    • Lake Keen
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Lake Keen is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Keen
    • Lutz
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lake Sapphire Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Sapphire Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sapphire Village
    • Yocam Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Yocam Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocam Village
    • Lake Magdalene
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Lake Magdalene is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Magdalene
    • Cherry Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Cherry Creek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
    • Hampton Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hampton Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Village
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chapman, with the one closest to Chapman listed first.
    • Masaryktown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Spring Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Timber Pines
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
    • Weeki Wachee Acres
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Weeki Wachee Acres is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Acres
    • Spring Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Hernando Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • South Brooksville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
    • Weeki Wachee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Wiscon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
    • Brookridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Brookridge is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
    • High Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • High Point is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • Hill 'n Dale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chapman, with the one closest to Chapman listed first.
    • Land O' Lakes
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Odessa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
    • Wesley Chapel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
    • Trinity
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
    • Elfers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Holiday
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Zephyrhills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jasmine Estates
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jasmine Estates is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Estates
    • New Port Richey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chapman, with the one closest to Chapman listed first.
    • Oldsmar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • East Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • East Lake is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
    • Safety Harbor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Cove Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
    • Palm Harbor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Tarpon Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Feather Sound
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Gandy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
    • Crystal Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Dunedin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Ozona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chapman, with the one closest to Chapman listed first.
    • Kathleen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Winston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Gibsonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Gibsonia is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
    • Lakeland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Nichols
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Willow Oak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak

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

Cemeteries Near Chapman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chapman.

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

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

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

  • Lake Carroll Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Gan Shalom Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Robles Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunset Gardens Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
    • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2425075 <2>
  • Showmans Rest Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
  • Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old)
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old)
    • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2346261 <2>
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Centro Espanol Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro Espanol Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Espanol Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Centro Espanol Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cemeterio Espanol
    • Centro Espanol Memorial Park Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2355874 <2>
  • Continue List   (103 more) ...
    • La Unione Italiana Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Unione Italiana Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the La Unione Italiana Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
      • The La Unione Italiana Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Italian Clud Cemetery
      • L'Unione Italiana Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979335 <2>
    • Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Home Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Home Cemetery
      • The Home Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Oakland 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 Chapman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chapman.

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

  • Odessa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tampa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Ybor City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
  • Thonotosassa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Ehren
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Ehren is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
  • Keystone Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
  • Mango
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Limona
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Seffner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Brandon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Tampa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
  • Valrico
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Peru ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Sydney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Keene
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Keene is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene

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

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 helpful 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 Chapman:

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 Chapman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.