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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 Dalhousie Acres (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 Dalhousie Acres. 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 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.

Dalhousie Acres is located in Lake 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 Lake County: Marion, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, Sumter & Volusia.

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

  • Lake County     (The home county of Dalhousie Acres)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dalhousie Acres, with the one closest to Dalhousie Acres listed first.
    • Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Umatilla
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Altoona
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Eustis
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pittman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Pittman is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman
    • Mount Dora
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Grand Island
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Paisley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakland Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Oakland Park is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Park
    • Sorrento
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Plymouth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Plymouth is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Plymouth
    • Mid Florida Lakes
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Mid Florida Lakes is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid Florida Lakes
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dalhousie Acres, with the one closest to Dalhousie Acres listed first.
    • Eastlake Weir
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Weirsdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Ocklawaha
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Electra
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Electra is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Candler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Summerfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Lynne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lynne is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
    • Belleview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Springs Shores
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Danks Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dalhousie Acres, with the one closest to Dalhousie Acres listed first.
    • Tangerine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Zellwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Plymouth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Apopka
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • South Apopka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • South Apopka is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Apopka
    • Paradise Heights
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Paradise Heights is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Heights
    • Clarcona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Crown Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Crown Point is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
    • Lockhart
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Ocoee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Ocoee is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocoee <1>
    • Tildenville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Tildenville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tildenville
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dalhousie Acres, with the one closest to Dalhousie Acres listed first.
    • Heathrow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Wekiwa Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Wekiwa Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wekiwa Springs
    • Lake Monroe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Forest City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Forest City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Lake Mary
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sanlando Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sanlando Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanlando Springs
    • Sanford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Altamonte Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Longwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Casselberry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Fern Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Winter Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dalhousie Acres, with the one closest to Dalhousie Acres listed first.
    • The Villages
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • The Villages is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Villages
    • Orange Home
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Orange Home is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
    • Adamsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Oxford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Wildwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Coleman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Center Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sumterville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mabel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Mabel is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dalhousie Acres, with the one closest to Dalhousie Acres listed first.
    • Fort Florida
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Fort Florida is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Florida
    • De Bary
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Beresford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Beresford is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
    • Orange City Hills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Orange City Hills is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange City Hills
    • Valdez
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Valdez is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
    • Volusia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Volusia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia
    • Highland Park ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Highland Park is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
    • West De Land
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • West De Land is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West De Land
    • De Land Southwest
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • De Land Southwest is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Land Southwest
    • Orange City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Glenwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • De Land
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Dalhousie Acres ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dalhousie Acres.

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 Dalhousie Acres - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Seneca Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Glendale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Umatilla Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Marsh Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lakeside Memory Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Altoona Hinson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Grand Island Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pine Forest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ponceannah Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Seminole Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sorrento Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (121 more) ...
    • Tangerine Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Cassia Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Shockley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Seneca
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Seneca is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Umatilla
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Mason
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fort Mason is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mason
  • Eustis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Altoona
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Grand Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mount Dora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pittman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pittman is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman
  • Sorrento
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Paisley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lisbon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Lisbon is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Tavares
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Tangerine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Orange Bend
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Orange Bend is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Bend
    • Bay Ridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bay Ridge is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Ridge

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

Newspapers Published in Dalhousie Acres ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dalhousie Acres.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dalhousie Acres, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dalhousie Acres.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Dalhousie Acres:

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