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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 Curlew (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 Curlew. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Curlew is located in Pinellas 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 Pinellas County: Hillsborough & Pasco.

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

  • Pinellas County     (The home county of Curlew)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Curlew, with the one closest to Curlew listed first.
    • Ozona
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Palm Harbor
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dunedin
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Crystal Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Oldsmar
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • East Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • East Lake is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
    • Cove Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
    • Safety Harbor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tarpon Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Clearwater Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Clearwater Beach is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Beach
    • Clearwater
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Clearwater is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,552 people
      • Former name for Clearwater:
      • Clear Water Harbor
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <1>
    • Belleair
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Curlew, with the one closest to Curlew listed first.
    • Hernando Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Timber Pines
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
    • Weeki Wachee Acres
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Weeki Wachee Acres is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Acres
  • Hillsborough County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Curlew, with the one closest to Curlew listed first.
    • Canterbury Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Canterbury Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
    • Royal Troon Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Royal Troon Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Troon Village
    • Fawn Ridge Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Fawn Ridge Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Ridge Village
    • Westchase
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Westchase is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westchase
    • Keystone Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
    • Mecca City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Mecca City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca City
    • Northlake Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Northlake Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake Village
    • West Waters Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • West Waters Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Waters Village
    • Bayport Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bayport Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport Village
    • Bayside Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bayside Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
    • Eaglebrook
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Eaglebrook is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglebrook
    • Town 'n' Country
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Town 'n' Country is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town 'n' Country
    • Keystone
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Keystone is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Curlew, with the one closest to Curlew listed first.
    • Holiday
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Trinity
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Beacon Square
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Beacon Square is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Square
    • Elfers
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • New Port Richey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Odessa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Richey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jasmine Estates
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jasmine Estates is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Estates
    • Bayonet Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Land O' Lakes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hudson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay

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

Cemeteries Near Curlew ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Curlew.

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

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

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

  • Curlew Hills Memory Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Parklawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Parklawn Memory Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Dunedin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dunedin Highland Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • McMullen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rousseau Pioneer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cycadia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Chapel Hill Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (58 more) ...
    • Serenity Gardens Memorial Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenity Gardens Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Serenity Gardens Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Anona.
      • The Serenity Gardens Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Moss Feaster Serenity Gardens
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72605 <2>
    • East Elfers Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Garden Sanctuary
      (13 miles [20.9 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 Curlew in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Curlew.

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

  • Keystone Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
  • Odessa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Port Richey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Port Tampa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
  • Tampa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • 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 <1>
  • Ybor City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
  • Hudson
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Ehren
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Ehren is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
  • Thonotosassa
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Limona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
    • Mango
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Peru ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Brandon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Seffner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Gulf City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Gulf City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf City

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

Newspapers Published in Curlew ...

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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Curlew.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Curlew, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Curlew.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Curlew:

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