Our Genealogy Helper
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 Cumpressco (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 Cumpressco. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Cumpressco is located in Sumter 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 Sumter County: Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Pasco & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near Cumpressco. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cumpressco:
- Sumter County (The home county of Cumpressco)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumpressco, with the one closest to Cumpressco listed first.
- Tarrytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
- Linden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Linden is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Bucker Womans Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bucker Womans Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucker Womans Town
- Mabel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mabel is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Webster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Center Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bushnell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wahoo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wahoo is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Sumterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bay Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
- Adamsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Adamsville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Coleman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Panasoffkee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hernando County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumpressco, with the one closest to Cumpressco listed first.
- Richloam ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richloam is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richloam
- Ridge Manor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Hill 'n Dale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
- Nobleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Brooksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Istachatta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Brooksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
- North Brooksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Brooksville is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooksville
- Masaryktown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Lindsey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Lindsey is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lindsey
- Wiscon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wiscon is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
- Brookridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brookridge is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumpressco, with the one closest to Cumpressco listed first.
- Knights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Knights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
- Kingston City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston City
- Colonial Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Pebble Creek Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pebble Creek Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek Village
- Plant City Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Plant City Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City Heights
- Strawberry Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Strawberry Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Village
- Lakeview Villas at Pebble Creek Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pebble Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pebble Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Cedar Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cedar Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
- Kings Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kings Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
- Plant City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Langshire Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Langshire Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langshire Village
- Bay Hills Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Hills Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hills Village
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumpressco, with the one closest to Cumpressco listed first.
- Groveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mascotte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clermont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Minneola
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Four Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Waits Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waits Junction is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Junction
- Ferndale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montverde
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Okahumpka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Howey-in-the-Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yalaha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Astatula
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumpressco, with the one closest to Cumpressco listed first.
- Killarney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bay Lake is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Oakland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tildenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tildenville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tildenville
- Lake Buena Vista
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Buena Vista is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Buena Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Osceola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumpressco, with the one closest to Cumpressco listed first.
- ChampionsGate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- ChampionsGate is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for ChampionsGate
- Reunion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Celebration
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pasco County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumpressco, with the one closest to Cumpressco listed first.
- Richland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Richland is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Dade City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lacoochee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moss Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moss Town is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Town
- Trilby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zephyrhills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blanton is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Saint Leo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Crystal Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- San Antonio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Wesley Chapel South
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
- Wesley Chapel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fivay ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fivay is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumpressco, with the one closest to Cumpressco listed first.
- Fox Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
- Kathleen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gibsonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gibsonia is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
- Polk City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Acton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Acton is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Combee Settlement
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Combee Settlement is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combee Settlement
- Winston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Winston is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Crystal Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Crystal Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Fussels Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fussels Corner is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussels Corner
- Kossuthville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kossuthville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuthville
- Eaton Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Auburndale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cumpressco, see our County-by-County Page for Cumpressco.
Cemeteries Near Cumpressco ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cumpressco.
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 Cumpressco - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cumpressco covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cumpressco, with the one closest to Cumpressco listed first.
- Withlacoochee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tucker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Flock Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Flock Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is located 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north of Lakeland.
- The Little Flock Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hancock - Raulerson Cemetery
- Little Flock Church Cemetery
- Withlacoochee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dade City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Indian Pond Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Floral Memory Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakside Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (107 more) ...
- Greenpond Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fender Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trilby Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Cumpressco in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cumpressco.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cumpressco, with the one closest to Cumpressco listed first.
- Ellerslie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ellerslie is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
- Richland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Richland is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Green Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Green Pond is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Lacoochee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blanton is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Tarrytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
- Saint Leo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Linden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Linden is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Jessamine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jessamine is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessamine
- San Antonio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Kathleen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mascotte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Webster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Catherine
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Saint Catherine is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catherine
- Keene
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Keene is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cumpressco. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cumpressco.
Newspapers Published in Cumpressco ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cumpressco.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cumpressco, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cumpressco.
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 Cumpressco:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Sumter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hernando County
- Hillsborough County
- Lake County
- Orange County
- Osceola County
- Pasco County
- Polk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Florida
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Cumpressco) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Cumpressco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |