Our Genealogy Helper
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 Ehren (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 Ehren. 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 northwest 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 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.
Ehren is located in Pasco 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 Pasco County: Hernando, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk & Sumter.
Below are the counties that are near Ehren. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ehren:
- Pasco County (The home county of Ehren)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ehren, with the one closest to Ehren listed first.
- Land O' Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fivay ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fivay is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
- Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
- Wesley Chapel South
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
- Wesley Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Odessa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- San Antonio
(11 miles [17.7 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>
- Shady Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Leo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jasmine Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jasmine Estates is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Estates
- Bayonet Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Trinity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Blanton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blanton is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Hernando County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ehren, with the one closest to Ehren listed first.
- Masaryktown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Timber Pines
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
- Spring Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Weeki Wachee Acres
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weeki Wachee Acres is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Acres
- South Brooksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
- Wiscon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wiscon is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
- Weeki Wachee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brookridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Brookridge is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
- High Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- High Point is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Hernando Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brooksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hill 'n Dale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ehren, with the one closest to Ehren listed first.
- Florida Townsend Colony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Brooker Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Brooker Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brooker Village
- Cheval Wimbledon Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Keen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Keen is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Keen
- Lake Sapphire Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Sapphire Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sapphire Village
- Lutz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Yocam Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Yocam Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocam Village
- Cannes Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cannes Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannes Village
- Heritage Harbor Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brant Lake Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brant Lake Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake Village
- Kambridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kambridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kambridge
- Biarritz Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Biarritz Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biarritz Village
- Cheval
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cheval is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheval
- Pinellas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ehren, with the one closest to Ehren listed first.
- East Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Lake is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
- Oldsmar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tarpon Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
- Crystal Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Palm Harbor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ozona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Safety Harbor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dunedin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bayview ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bayview is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
- Feather Sound
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- High Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- High Point is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Clearwater Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clearwater Beach is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Beach
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ehren, with the one closest to Ehren listed first.
- Kathleen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gibsonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gibsonia is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
- Winston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winston is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Sumter County
- Bucker Womans Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bucker Womans Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucker Womans Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ehren, see our County-by-County Page for Ehren.
Cemeteries Near Ehren ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ehren.
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 Ehren - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ehren covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ehren, with the one closest to Ehren listed first.
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- 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]<2> 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 <3>
- Gan Shalom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fivay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Double Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Holden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Emmaus Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Loyce Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Masaryktown Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Geiger Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Townsend House Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (87 more) ...
- Johnson Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Carroll Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ehren had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ehren, with the one closest to Ehren listed first.
- Odessa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- San Antonio
(11 miles [17.7 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>
- Saint Leo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
- Jessamine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jessamine is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessamine
- Thonotosassa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blanton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blanton is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Hudson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Port Richey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Richland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Richland is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Ellerslie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ellerslie is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
- Wiscon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wiscon is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Tampa
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
- Brooksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ehren. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ehren.
Newspapers Published in Ehren ...
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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ehren.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ehren, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ehren.
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 Ehren:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Pasco County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hernando County
- Hillsborough County
- Pinellas County
- Polk County
- Sumter County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Florida
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ehren) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Ehren, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |