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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 Edgeville (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 Edgeville. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Edgeville is located in Manatee 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 Manatee County: DeSoto, Hardee, Hillsborough, Polk & Sarasota.

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

  • Manatee County     (The home county of Edgeville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edgeville, with the one closest to Edgeville listed first.
    • Sandy
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Sandy is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
    • Myakka City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Verna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Verna is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
    • Waterbury
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Waterbury is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
    • Duette
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Lakewood Ranch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Parrish
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tallevast
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Oneco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Samoset
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Samoset is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
    • Whitfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Whitfield is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
    • Ellenton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Charlotte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edgeville, with the one closest to Edgeville listed first.
    • Murdock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Harbour Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Harbour Heights is located in Charlotte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Heights
    • Port Charlotte
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Charlotte Harbor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • El Jobean
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Harbor View
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Harbor View is located in Charlotte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
    • Cleveland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Cleveland is located in Charlotte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Solana
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Solana is located in Charlotte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solana
    • Fishermens Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Fishermens Village is located in Charlotte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishermens Village
    • Punta Gorda
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Charlotte Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Charlotte Park is located in Charlotte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte Park
    • Grove City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • DeSoto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edgeville, with the one closest to Edgeville listed first.
    • Arcadia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Calvinia ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Calvinia is located in DeSoto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvinia
    • Nocatee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Ogden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Hardee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edgeville, with the one closest to Edgeville listed first.
    • Ona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Zolfo Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wauchula
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bowling Green
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillsborough County
    • Wimauma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sarasota County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edgeville, with the one closest to Edgeville listed first.
    • Shiney Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Shiney Town is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiney Town
    • Warm Mineral Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • North Port
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Lake Sarasota
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Lake Sarasota is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sarasota
    • Fruitville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Bee Ridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Bee Ridge is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
    • The Meadows
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • The Meadows is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
    • Sarasota Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Sarasota Springs is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarasota Springs
    • Plantation
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Plantation is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation
    • Desoto Lakes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Desoto Lakes is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto Lakes
    • Pinecraft
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • South Gate Ridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • South Gate Ridge is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Ridge

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

Cemeteries Near Edgeville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Edgeville.

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

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

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

  • Sardis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pine Level Campground Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Myakka Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Owens Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lamp Grounds Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Coker Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Hull Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sarasota National Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Ft. Ogden Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Ogden Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (24 more) ...
    • Bethel Mennonite Church Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Keen Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Joshua Creek Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 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.<3>

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

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

  • Sandy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Sandy is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
  • Pine Level
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Level is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
  • Arcadia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Nocatee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Calvinia ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Calvinia is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvinia
  • Fort Ogden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Rye
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rye is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
  • Zolfo Springs
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Charlotte Harbor
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Harbor View
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Harbor View is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
  • Wauchula
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Cleveland
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Cleveland is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Punta Gorda
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Bowling Green
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Erie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Erie is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie

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

Newspapers Published in Edgeville ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Edgeville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Edgeville, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Edgeville.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Edgeville:

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 Edgeville, 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 from Point A (ie- Edgeville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.