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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 Drakes 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 Drakes 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 Drakes 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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Drakes Place: Drakes Pl. (or less commonly used: Drakes Plc.)
  • While the name of this community is Drakes Place, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Drakes Place may originally have been Drake's Place.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Drakes Place might be written as Drake Place.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Drakes Place is located in Hillsborough County.

To see how the shape of Florida's counties 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 Drakes Place. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Drakes Place:

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Drakes Place)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drakes Place, with the one closest to Drakes Place listed first.
    • Bloomingdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
      • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
    • Valrico
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Indian Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
      • Indian Hills is located in Hillsborough County
    • Bloomingdale Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale Village
      • Bloomingdale Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Durant
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Valrico Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valrico Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valrico Village
      • Valrico Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Brandon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Parkside Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside Village
      • Parkside Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Brandon Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
      • Brandon Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Windhorst Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windhorst Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windhorst Village
      • Windhorst Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Fish Hawk
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fish Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Hawk
      • Fish Hawk is located in Hillsborough County
    • Countryside Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
      • Countryside Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Boyette
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyette
      • Boyette is located in Hillsborough County
  • Manatee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drakes Place, with the one closest to Drakes Place listed first.
    • Duette
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Parrish
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Terra Ceia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drakes Place, with the one closest to Drakes Place listed first.
    • Crystal Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
    • Zephyrhills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
    • Wesley Chapel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Land O' Lakes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Richland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Pasco County
    • Odessa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Leo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • San Antonio
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
      • San Antonio is located in Pasco County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,506 people
      • Former name for San Antonio:
      • Lake Jovita
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Antonio <3>
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drakes Place, with the one closest to Drakes Place listed first.
    • Gandy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gandy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
    • Feather Sound
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Saint Petersburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Lealman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lealman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lealman
      • Lealman is located in Pinellas County
    • Oldsmar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
    • High Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
      • High Point is located in Pinellas County
    • Pinellas Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Safety Harbor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • South Highpoint
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Highpoint have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Highpoint
      • South Highpoint is located in Pinellas County
    • Four Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
      • Four Corners is located in Pinellas County
    • Gulfport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Kenneth City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drakes Place, with the one closest to Drakes Place listed first.
    • Nichols
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Willow Oak
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
    • Mulberry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Winston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
      • Winston is located in Polk County
    • Medulla
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medulla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
    • Lakeland Highlands
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Highlands
      • Lakeland Highlands is located in Polk County
    • Brewster ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
      • Brewster is located in Polk County
    • Kathleen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Eaton Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Acton ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
      • Acton is located in Polk County
    • Crystal Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
      • Crystal Lake is located in Polk County
    • Gibsonia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibsonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
      • Gibsonia is located in Polk County

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

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 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 Drakes Place:

Cemeteries Near Drakes Place ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Drakes 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Brandon Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Serenity Meadows Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hackney - Riverview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hackney - Riverview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Hackney - Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hackney Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hackney - Riverview Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72067 <4>
  • Lithia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lithia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lithia Cemetery
  • Hillsboro Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillsboro Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillsboro Memorial Gardens
  • Limona Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Limona Cemetery is located in Brandon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Limona Cemetery
  • Commemorative Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Commemorative Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Commemorative Cemetery
  • Samford Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Samford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Samford Cemetery
  • Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
  • Loving Care Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loving Care Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loving Care Cemetery
  • Hunter Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunter Cemetery
  • Blue Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Cemetery
  • Continue List   (104 more) ...
    • Centro Asturiano Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Asturiano Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
      • The Centro Asturiano Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Centro Asturiano Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centro Asturiano Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71836 <4>
    • Sunset Gardens Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Gardens Cemetery
    • Hopewell Memorial Gardens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Memorial Gardens

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.<5>

While we didn't find Drakes Place in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Drakes Place.

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

  • Bloomingdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
  • Valrico
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Brandon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Limona
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
  • Peru ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peru have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
  • Sydney
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Seffner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mango
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Keysville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
    • Keysville is located in Hillsborough County
  • Plant City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Thonotosassa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Ybor City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ybor City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Knights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
      • Knights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Tampa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
      • Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407,599 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <3>
    • Keene
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
      • Keene is located in Hillsborough County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Drakes Place. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcounty.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Drakes Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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