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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 Clarcona (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 Clarcona. 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 hospitals 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.

Clarcona is located in Orange County.

To see how the shape of Florida's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Orange County: Brevard, Lake, Osceola, Polk & Seminole.

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

  • Orange County     (The home county of Clarcona)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarcona, with the one closest to Clarcona listed first.
    • Paradise Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Heights
      • Paradise Heights is located in Orange County
    • Lockhart
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • South Apopka
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Apopka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Apopka
      • South Apopka is located in Orange County
    • Pine Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Minorville ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minorville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
      • Minorville is located in Orange County
    • Ocoee
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoee
      • Ocoee is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocoee <2>
    • Apopka
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Orlovista
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orlovista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlovista
      • Orlovista is located in Orange County
    • Fairview Shores
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Shores
      • Fairview Shores is located in Orange County
    • Plymouth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gotha
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Fairvilla
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarcona, with the one closest to Clarcona listed first.
    • Montverde
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Waits Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waits Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Junction
      • Waits Junction is located in Lake County
    • Ferndale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Mount Plymouth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Plymouth
      • Mount Plymouth is located in Lake County
    • Lake Jem
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jem
      • Lake Jem is located in Lake County
    • Sorrento
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Astatula
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Minneola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Mount Dora
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Clermont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Oakland Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Park
      • Oakland Park is located in Lake County
    • Howey-in-the-Hills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Osceola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarcona, with the one closest to Clarcona listed first.
    • Celebration
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Kissimmee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Buena Ventura Lakes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Reunion
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Campbell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
      • Campbell is located in Osceola County
    • Intercession City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • ChampionsGate
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for ChampionsGate
      • ChampionsGate is located in Osceola County
    • Runnymede
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Runnymede have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
      • Runnymede is located in Osceola County
    • Saint Cloud
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Polk County
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarcona, with the one closest to Clarcona listed first.
    • Forest City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Seminole County
    • Wekiwa Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wekiwa Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wekiwa Springs
      • Wekiwa Springs is located in Seminole County
    • Altamonte Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sanlando Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanlando Springs
      • Sanlando Springs is located in Seminole County
    • Fern Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Casselberry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Longwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Heathrow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Winter Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Mary
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Monroe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Oviedo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oviedo
      • Oviedo is located in Seminole County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oviedo <2>
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarcona, with the one closest to Clarcona listed first.
    • Mabel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
      • Mabel is located in Sumter County
    • Center Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarcona, with the one closest to Clarcona listed first.
    • Fort Florida
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Florida
      • Fort Florida is located in Volusia County
    • Valdez
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
      • Valdez is located in Volusia County
    • De Bary
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Enterprise
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Orange City Hills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange City Hills
      • Orange City Hills is located in Volusia County
    • Deltona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lemon Bluff
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Bluff
      • Lemon Bluff is located in Volusia County
    • Orange City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Osteen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Beresford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
      • Beresford is located in Volusia County
    • Kalamazoo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
      • Kalamazoo is located in Volusia County
    • Cassadaga
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Clarcona ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarcona.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clarcona, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clarcona.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Clarcona:

Cemeteries Near Clarcona ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clarcona.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • West Orange Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Orange Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Orange Memorial Gardens
  • Florida Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Florida Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Florida Memorial Park
  • Ocoee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ocoee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ocoee Cemetery
  • Edgewood - Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • West Orange Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Orange Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Orange Memorial Park
  • Woodlawn Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Woodlawn Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Memorial Park
  • Highland Memory Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Highland Memory Gardens has also been known as:
    • Highland Memorial Garden
    • Highland Memorial Gardens
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Memory Gardens
  • Plymouth Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plymouth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plymouth Cemetery
  • Washington Park Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Park Cemetery
  • Doctor Phillips Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doctor Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doctor Phillips Cemetery
  • Continue List   (92 more) ...
    • Palm Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palm Cemetery
    • Zellwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zellwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zellwood Cemetery
    • Winter Garden Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winter Garden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winter Garden 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.<5>

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

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

  • Piedmont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
    • Piedmont is located in Orange County
  • Crown Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
    • Crown Point is located in Orange County
  • Ocoee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoee
    • Ocoee is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocoee <2>
  • Minorville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minorville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
    • Minorville is located in Orange County
  • Apopka
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Winter Garden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gotha
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Plymouth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tildenville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tildenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tildenville
    • Tildenville is located in Orange County
  • Eatonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • McDonald
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDonald have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
    • McDonald is located in Orange County
  • Oakland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Windermere
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Orlando
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Maitland
      (8 miles [12.9 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 Clarcona. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clarcona.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clarcona. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Orange County: www.orangecountyfl.net/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Clarcona) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clarcona. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.6126, Longitude: -81.4985    
<4>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.
<5>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 Clarcona, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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