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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 Cypress Meadows (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 Cypress Meadows. 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 Cypress Meadows ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Cypress Meadows: Cypress Mdws.

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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Cypress Meadows)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cypress Meadows, with the one closest to Cypress Meadows listed first.
    • Northdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Northdale is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northdale
      • Northdale has also been known as:
      • Greater Northdale
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northdale <1>
    • Indian Mound Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Indian Mound Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
    • Top of the Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Top of the Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top of the Village
    • Hampton Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Hampton Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Village
    • Heatherwood Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Heatherwood Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherwood Village
    • Pennington Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Pennington Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Village
    • Sunshine Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sunshine Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
    • Lakeshore
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Lakeshore is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
    • Biarritz Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Biarritz Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biarritz Village
    • Cannes Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Cannes Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannes Village
    • Brant Lake Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Brant Lake Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake Village
    • Bay Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Bay Lake is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Lake
    • Carrollwood Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Carrollwood Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollwood Village
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cypress Meadows, with the one closest to Cypress Meadows listed first.
    • Masaryktown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Spring Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Timber Pines
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
    • Weeki Wachee Acres
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Weeki Wachee Acres is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Acres
    • Hernando Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Weeki Wachee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • South Brooksville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
    • Wiscon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
    • Spring Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Brookridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Brookridge is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
    • High Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • High Point is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • North Weeki Wachee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • North Weeki Wachee is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weeki Wachee
    • Weeki Wachee Gardens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Weeki Wachee Gardens is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Gardens
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cypress Meadows, with the one closest to Cypress Meadows listed first.
    • Odessa
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Land O' Lakes
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Trinity
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
    • Wesley Chapel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Elfers
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • New Port Richey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Holiday
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Beacon Square
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Beacon Square is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Square
    • Jasmine Estates
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jasmine Estates is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Estates
    • Port Richey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cypress Meadows, with the one closest to Cypress Meadows listed first.
    • Oldsmar
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • East Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • East Lake is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
    • Safety Harbor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cove Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
    • Palm Harbor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Tarpon Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Crystal Beach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Dunedin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Ozona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Gandy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
    • Feather Sound
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Four Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Four Corners is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cypress Meadows, with the one closest to Cypress Meadows listed first.
    • Kathleen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Winston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston

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

Cemeteries Near Cypress Meadows ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cypress Meadows.

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 Cypress Meadows - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lake Carroll Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Gan Shalom Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Robles Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Marti Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Israel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Beth Israel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2425075 <2>
  • Showmans Rest Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
  • Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old)
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old) is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old) has also been known as:
    • Old Centro Asturiano Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2346261 <2>
  • Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (94 more) ...
    • Centro Espanol Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro Espanol Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Espanol Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
      • The Centro Espanol Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cemeterio Espanol
      • Centro Espanol Memorial Park Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2355874 <2>
    • La Unione Italiana Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Unione Italiana Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the La Unione Italiana Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
      • The La Unione Italiana Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Italian Clud Cemetery
      • L'Unione Italiana Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979335 <2>
    • The Home Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Home Cemetery
      • The Home Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Oakland Cemetery

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

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

  • Odessa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Keystone Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
  • Tampa
    (10 miles [16.1 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 <1>
  • Ybor City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
  • Ehren
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Ehren is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
  • Thonotosassa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Mango
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Limona
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Seffner
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Tampa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
  • Brandon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Richey
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Valrico
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Peru ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Sydney
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Cypress Meadows. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cypress Meadows.

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 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 Cypress Meadows:

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 Cypress Meadows, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.