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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 Douglas Place (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 Douglas Place. 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 Douglas Place ...

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 Douglas Place: Douglas Pl. (or less commonly used: Douglas Plc.)

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 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.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Douglas Place)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Douglas Place, with the one closest to Douglas Place listed first.
    • Lake Brooker Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Lake Brooker Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brooker Village
    • Heritage Harbor Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Lutz
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lake Sapphire Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Lake Sapphire Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sapphire Village
    • Yocam Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Yocam Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocam Village
    • Biarritz Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Biarritz Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biarritz Village
    • Cheval Wimbledon Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cannes Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Cannes Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannes Village
    • Cheval
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Cheval is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheval
    • Lake Keen
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Lake Keen is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Keen
    • Brant Lake Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Brant Lake Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake Village
    • Kambridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Kambridge is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kambridge
    • Indian Mound Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Indian Mound Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Douglas Place, with the one closest to Douglas Place listed first.
    • Masaryktown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Spring Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Timber Pines
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
    • Weeki Wachee Acres
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Weeki Wachee Acres is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Acres
    • Hernando Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Weeki Wachee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Spring Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • South Brooksville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
    • Wiscon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
    • Brookridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Brookridge is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
    • High Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • High Point is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • North Weeki Wachee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • North Weeki Wachee is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weeki Wachee
    • Weeki Wachee Gardens
      (27 miles [43.5 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 Douglas Place, with the one closest to Douglas Place listed first.
    • Land O' Lakes
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Odessa
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
    • Wesley Chapel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Trinity
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Elfers
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jasmine Estates
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jasmine Estates is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Estates
    • New Port Richey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Holiday
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Bayonet Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Beacon Square
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Beacon Square is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Square
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Douglas Place, with the one closest to Douglas Place listed first.
    • East Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • East Lake is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
    • Oldsmar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Safety Harbor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cove Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
    • Tarpon Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Palm Harbor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Crystal Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Ozona
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Dunedin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Feather Sound
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Gandy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
    • High Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • High Point is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Douglas Place, with the one closest to Douglas Place listed first.
    • Kathleen
      (28 miles [45.1 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 Douglas Place, see our County-by-County Page for Douglas Place.

Cemeteries Near Douglas Place ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Douglas Place.

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 Douglas Place - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Gan Shalom Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lake Carroll Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Land O' Lakes.
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ehren African American Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2319666 <2>
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Robles Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Double Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 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
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old)
    (12 miles [19.3 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>
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 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.
  • Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (95 more) ...
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rose Hill Memorial Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
      • The Rose Hill Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Rose Hills Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72535 <2>
    • Sunset Gardens Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Odessa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ehren
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Ehren is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
  • Keystone Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
  • Tampa
    (13 miles [20.9 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
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
  • Thonotosassa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mango
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Richey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Seffner
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Limona
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Saint Leo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • San Antonio
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hudson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Brandon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Tampa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa

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

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 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 Douglas Place:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Douglas Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Douglas Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.