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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 Croom (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 Croom. 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.

Croom is located in Hernando 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 Hernando County: Citrus, Pasco & Sumter.

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

  • Hernando County     (The home county of Croom)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Croom, with the one closest to Croom listed first.
    • Nobleton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Istachatta
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hill 'n Dale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
    • Ridge Manor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Lake Lindsey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Lake Lindsey is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lindsey
    • Richloam ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Richloam is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richloam
    • Brooksville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • North Brooksville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • North Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooksville
    • South Brooksville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
    • Ringgold ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Ringgold is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
    • Wiscon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
  • Citrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Croom, with the one closest to Croom listed first.
    • Floral City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Inverness Highlands South
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Inverness
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Mannfield ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Mannfield is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
    • Sugarmill Woods
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Sugarmill Woods is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarmill Woods
    • Inverness Highlands North
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hernando
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Lecanto
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Citrus Hills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Citrus Hills is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Hills
    • Homosassa Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Beverly Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Black Diamond
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Black Diamond is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
  • Hillsborough County
    • Pebble Creek Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Pebble Creek Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek Village
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Croom, with the one closest to Croom listed first.
    • Mascotte
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Groveland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Okahumpka
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitney
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitney is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Montclair
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Montclair is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
    • Leesburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fruitland Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunnyside
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunnyside is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Yalaha
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Clermont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Howey-in-the-Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Lady Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Marion County
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Croom, with the one closest to Croom listed first.
    • Trilby
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lacoochee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Moss Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Moss Town is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Town
    • Blanton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Blanton is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
    • Dade City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Saint Leo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • San Antonio
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • 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 <1>
    • Richland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Richland is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Shady Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
    • Wesley Chapel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Croom, with the one closest to Croom listed first.
    • Bucker Womans Town ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Bucker Womans Town is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucker Womans Town
    • Wahoo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Wahoo is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
    • Bay Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
    • Bushnell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Tarrytown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
    • Webster
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Linden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Linden is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Center Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Lake Panasoffkee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sumterville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mabel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Mabel is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
    • Coleman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Croom ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Croom.

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

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

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

  • Wild Cow Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Florida National Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Long Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Matchett Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bay Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Trilby Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Trilby Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • New Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Brooksville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Lindsey Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (79 more) ...
    • Hope Hill Cemetery
      • The Hope Hill Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2457068 <2>
    • Twin Lakes Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Stewart Chapel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Saint Catherine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Saint Catherine is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catherine
  • Istachatta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bushnell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bay Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
  • Brooksville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lacoochee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Tarrytown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
  • Webster
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Floral City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Linden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Linden is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Jessamine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jessamine is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessamine
  • Blanton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Blanton is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Wiscon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
    • Sumterville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Carlson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Carlson is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlson

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

Newspapers Published in Croom ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Croom.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Croom, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Croom.

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 Croom:

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 Croom, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Croom) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.