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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 Cisky Park (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 Cisky Park. 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 doctors and 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.

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

  • Lake County     (The home county of Cisky Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cisky Park, with the one closest to Cisky Park listed first.
    • Sunnyside
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Sunnyside is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Leesburg
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Lake is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Montclair
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Montclair is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
    • Yalaha
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Okahumpka
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bassville Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bassville Park is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassville Park
    • Orange Bend
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Orange Bend is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Bend
    • Fruitland Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitney
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Whitney is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Lisbon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lisbon is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Mid Florida Lakes
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Mid Florida Lakes is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid Florida Lakes
    • Howey-in-the-Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Citrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cisky Park, with the one closest to Cisky Park listed first.
    • Floral City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Inverness
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Inverness Highlands South
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cisky Park, with the one closest to Cisky Park listed first.
    • Richloam ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Richloam is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richloam
    • Nobleton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Istachatta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Ridge Manor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cisky Park, with the one closest to Cisky Park listed first.
    • Weirsdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Eastlake Weir
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Ocklawaha
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Summerfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Candler
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Belleview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Danks Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Electra
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Electra is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Silver Springs Shores
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Lynne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Lynne is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cisky Park, with the one closest to Cisky Park listed first.
    • Tangerine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Zellwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Plymouth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Apopka
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Killarney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Paradise Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Paradise Heights is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Heights
    • Tildenville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tildenville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tildenville
    • Crown Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Crown Point is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
    • South Apopka
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • South Apopka is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Apopka
    • Winter Garden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarcona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Ocoee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Ocoee is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocoee <1>
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cisky Park, with the one closest to Cisky Park listed first.
    • Lacoochee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Moss Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Moss Town is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Town
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cisky Park, with the one closest to Cisky Park listed first.
    • Forest City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Forest City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Wekiwa Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Wekiwa Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wekiwa Springs
    • Heathrow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Sanlando Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Sanlando Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanlando Springs
    • Altamonte Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cisky Park, with the one closest to Cisky Park listed first.
    • Orange Home
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Orange Home is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
    • Adamsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • The Villages
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Villages is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Villages
    • Wildwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Center Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Coleman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Sumterville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Oxford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mabel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mabel is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
    • Lake Panasoffkee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Webster
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bushnell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Linden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Linden is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Volusia County
    • Fort Florida
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Fort Florida is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Florida

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

Cemeteries Near Cisky Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cisky Park.

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 Cisky Park - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Oak Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Yalaha Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lane Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Tavares Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Taylor Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cool Spring Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Astatula Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lady Lake Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (86 more) ...
    • Grand Island Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Marsh Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Merritt Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Eldorado
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Eldorado is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Leesburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Okahumpka
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Yalaha
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Montclair
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Montclair is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
  • Lane Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lane Park is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Park
  • Orange Bend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Orange Bend is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Bend
  • Fruitland Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Whitney
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Whitney is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Lisbon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lisbon is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Ellsworth Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Ellsworth Junction is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth Junction
  • Tavares
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bamboo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Bamboo is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
    • Astatula
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lady Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Cisky Park ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cisky Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cisky Park, 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 Cisky Park.

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 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 Cisky Park:

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 Cisky Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Cisky Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.