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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 Confer (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 Confer. 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 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.

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

  • Lake County     (The home county of Confer)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Confer, with the one closest to Confer listed first.
    • Altoona
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Umatilla
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pittman
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Pittman is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman
    • Paisley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Eustis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Grand Island
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Acron ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Acron is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acron
    • Mid Florida Lakes
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Mid Florida Lakes is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid Florida Lakes
    • Lake Kathryn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Kathryn is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kathryn
    • Mount Dora
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bassville Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bassville Park is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassville Park
    • Lisbon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lisbon is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Confer, with the one closest to Confer listed first.
    • Eastlake Weir
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Weirsdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Electra
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Electra is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Ocklawaha
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Candler
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Lynne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Lynne is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
    • Summerfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Silver Springs Shores
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Belleview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Salt Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Kerr City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Kerr City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr City
    • Danks Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Silver Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Confer, with the one closest to Confer listed first.
    • Tangerine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Zellwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Apopka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Plymouth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • South Apopka
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • South Apopka is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Apopka
    • Paradise Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Paradise Heights is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Heights
    • Clarcona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Crown Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Crown Point is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
    • Lockhart
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Ocoee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Tildenville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Tildenville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tildenville
    • Winter Garden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Putnam County
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Confer, with the one closest to Confer listed first.
    • Heathrow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Monroe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wekiwa Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wekiwa Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wekiwa Springs
    • Forest City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Forest City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Lake Mary
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Sanford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sanlando Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Sanlando Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanlando Springs
    • Altamonte Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Longwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Mound Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Indian Mound Village is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
    • Casselberry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fern Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Midway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Midway is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Confer, with the one closest to Confer listed first.
    • The Villages
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • The Villages is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Villages
    • Orange Home
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Orange Home is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
    • Oxford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Wildwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Adamsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Coleman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sumterville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Confer, with the one closest to Confer listed first.
    • Volusia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Volusia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia
    • Beresford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Beresford is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
    • Fort Florida
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Fort Florida is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Florida
    • Highland Park ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Highland Park is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
    • De Bary
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • West De Land
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • West De Land is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West De Land
    • Emporia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Emporia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
    • Glenwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • De Land Southwest
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • De Land Southwest is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Land Southwest
    • Orange City Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Orange City Hills is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange City Hills
    • Orange City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Barberville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • De Leon Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Confer ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Confer.

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

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

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

  • Glendale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Altoona Hinson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Umatilla Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ponceannah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Marsh Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeside Memory Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Seneca Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Grand Island Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Shockley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Forest Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Seminole Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (117 more) ...
    • Cassia Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Tavares Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sorrento Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Altoona
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Umatilla
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pittman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Pittman is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman
  • Fort Mason
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort Mason is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mason
  • Seneca
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Seneca is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Paisley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Grand Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Eustis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lisbon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lisbon is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Mount Dora
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Orange Bend
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Orange Bend is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Bend
  • Tavares
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sorrento
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cassia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Cassia is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassia
    • Tangerine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Confer ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Confer.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Confer, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Confer.

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 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 Confer:

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