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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 Coopers Pond (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 Coopers Pond. 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.

Name Variations for Coopers Pond ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

While the name of this community is Coopers Pond, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Coopers Pond may originally have been Cooper's Pond.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Coopers Pond might be written as Cooper Pond.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Coopers Pond. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Coopers Pond.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 and doctors 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.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Coopers Pond)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coopers Pond, with the one closest to Coopers Pond listed first.
    • Lake Keen
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Lake Keen is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Keen
    • Florida Townsend Colony
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lutz
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lake Brooker Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Brooker Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brooker Village
    • Brant Lake Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Brant Lake Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake Village
    • Kambridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Kambridge is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kambridge
    • Lake Sapphire Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • 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 west)
      • Yocam Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocam Village
    • Indian Mound Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Indian Mound Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
    • Woodbriar Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodbriar Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbriar Village
    • Cheval Wimbledon Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Biarritz Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Biarritz Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biarritz Village
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coopers Pond, with the one closest to Coopers Pond listed first.
    • Masaryktown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Spring Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Spring Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Weeki Wachee Acres
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Weeki Wachee Acres is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Acres
    • Timber Pines
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
    • South Brooksville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
    • Weeki Wachee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Wiscon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
    • Hernando Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Brookridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Brookridge is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
    • High Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • High Point is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • Hill 'n Dale
      (28 miles [45.1 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 Coopers Pond, with the one closest to Coopers Pond listed first.
    • Land O' Lakes
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Odessa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Wesley Chapel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
    • Trinity
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • San Antonio
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • San Antonio is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,506 people
      • Former name for San Antonio:
      • Lake Jovita
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Antonio <2>
    • Crystal Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Saint Leo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Zephyrhills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Elfers
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coopers Pond, with the one closest to Coopers Pond listed first.
    • Oldsmar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • East Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • East Lake is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
    • Safety Harbor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Cove Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
    • Tarpon Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Crystal Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Ozona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Palm Harbor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Dunedin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Feather Sound
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gandy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coopers Pond, with the one closest to Coopers Pond listed first.
    • Kathleen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Winston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Gibsonia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Gibsonia is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
    • Willow Oak
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
    • Lakeland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Medulla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
    • Nichols
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Coopers Pond ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coopers Pond.

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 Coopers Pond - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Gan Shalom Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Carroll Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Robles Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sunset Gardens Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the north of Land O' Lakes.
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ehren African American Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2319666 <3>
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Double Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Myrtle Hill Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Hill Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Myrtle Hill Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Myrtle Hill Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Myrtle Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72326 <3>
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Rose Hill Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Rose Hill Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Rose Hills Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72535 <3>
  • Continue List   (104 more) ...
    • Orange Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rodeph Sholom Cemetery is located in Tampa.
      • The Rodeph Sholom Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
      • Tampa Jewish Memorial Gardens
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2500750 <3>
    • Loving Care Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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>

While we didn't find Coopers Pond in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Coopers Pond.

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

  • Odessa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ehren
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Ehren is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
  • Thonotosassa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Tampa
    (11 miles [17.7 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 <2>
  • Ybor City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
  • Keystone Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
  • Mango
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Seffner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Limona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Brandon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • San Antonio
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • San Antonio is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,506 people
    • Former name for San Antonio:
    • Lake Jovita
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Antonio <2>
  • Keene
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Keene is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Saint Leo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Valrico
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Sydney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

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

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 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 Coopers Pond:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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- Coopers Pond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Coopers Pond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.