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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 Citronelle (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 Citronelle. 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 doctors and 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.

Citronelle is located in Citrus 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 Citrus County: Hernando, Levy, Marion & Sumter.

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

  • Citrus County     (The home county of Citronelle)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Citronelle, with the one closest to Citronelle listed first.
    • Crystal River
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Citrus Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Black Diamond
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Black Diamond is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
    • Pine Ridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Beverly Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Holder
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Citrus Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Citrus Hills is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Hills
    • Lecanto
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Homosassa Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hernando
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Homosassa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Inverness Highlands North
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mannfield ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Mannfield is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Citronelle, with the one closest to Citronelle listed first.
    • Ringgold ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Ringgold is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
    • Centralia ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Centralia is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
    • Lake Lindsey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Lindsey is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lindsey
    • Pine Island
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Pine Island is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
    • Istachatta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bayport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Bayport is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
    • Brookridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Brookridge is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
    • High Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • High Point is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • North Brooksville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • North Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooksville
    • Nobleton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • North Weeki Wachee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • North Weeki Wachee is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weeki Wachee
    • Weeki Wachee Gardens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Weeki Wachee Gardens is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Gardens
    • Wiscon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
  • Levy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Citronelle, with the one closest to Citronelle listed first.
    • Inglis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Yankeetown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Gulf Hammock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Morriston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Williston Highlands
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Williston Highlands is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston Highlands
    • Otter Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • East Williston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • East Williston is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Williston
    • Williston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Key
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Citronelle, with the one closest to Citronelle listed first.
    • Dunnellon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Chatmire
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Chatmire is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmire
    • York
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • York is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Fellowship
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Fellowship is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
    • Danks Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Ocala
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ocala is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocala
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,669 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocala <1>
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Citronelle, with the one closest to Citronelle listed first.
    • Bay Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
    • Lake Panasoffkee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wahoo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wahoo is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo

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

Cemeteries Near Citronelle ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Citronelle.

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

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

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

  • Citronelle Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Red Level Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Crystal River Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Priest Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dunnellon Community Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockwell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Dog Ear Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cedar of Lebanon Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Burke Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lecanto Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (58 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Citronelle had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Crystal River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lecanto
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hernando
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Homosassa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Arlington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Arlington is located in Citrus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Mannfield ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mannfield is located in Citrus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
  • Inverness
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Romeo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Romeo is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
  • Leroy ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Leroy is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
  • York
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • York is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • Cotton Plant
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cotton Plant is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
  • Early Bird
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Early Bird is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Bird
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Gulf Hammock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Floral City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rutland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Rutland is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland

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

Newspapers Published in Citronelle ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Citronelle.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Citronelle, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Citronelle.

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 Citronelle:

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 Citronelle, 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- Citronelle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.