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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 Eldorado (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 Eldorado. 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 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 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.

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

  • Lake County     (The home county of Eldorado)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldorado, with the one closest to Eldorado listed first.
    • Sunnyside
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Sunnyside is also located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Silver Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Lake is also located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Yalaha
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Leesburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Orange Bend
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Orange Bend is also located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Bend
    • Bassville Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bassville Park is also located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassville Park
    • Tavares
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lisbon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Lisbon is also located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Okahumpka
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Montclair
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Montclair is also located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
    • Fruitland Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Howey-in-the-Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Citrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldorado, with the one closest to Eldorado listed first.
    • Floral City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Inverness Highlands South
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Inverness
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldorado, with the one closest to Eldorado listed first.
    • Richloam ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Richloam was located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richloam
    • Istachatta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Nobleton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Ridge Manor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldorado, with the one closest to Eldorado listed first.
    • Weirsdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Eastlake Weir
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Ocklawaha
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Summerfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Candler
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Belleview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Electra
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Electra is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Danks Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Springs Shores
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lynne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Lynne is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldorado, with the one closest to Eldorado listed first.
    • Tangerine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Zellwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Plymouth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Apopka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Killarney
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Paradise Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Paradise Heights is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Heights
    • Tildenville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Tildenville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tildenville
    • Crown Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Crown Point is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
    • South Apopka
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • South Apopka is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Apopka
    • Winter Garden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarcona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldorado, with the one closest to Eldorado listed first.
    • Forest City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Forest City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Wekiwa Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Wekiwa Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wekiwa Springs
    • Heathrow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Sanlando Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Sanlando Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanlando Springs
    • Altamonte Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Fern Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Lake Mary
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Lake Monroe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Longwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldorado, with the one closest to Eldorado listed first.
    • Orange Home
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Orange Home is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
    • Adamsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • The Villages
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Villages is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Villages
    • Wildwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Center Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Coleman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Sumterville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Oxford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mabel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Mabel is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
    • Webster
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Panasoffkee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Bushnell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldorado, with the one closest to Eldorado listed first.
    • Fort Florida
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Fort Florida is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Florida
    • De Bary
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Valdez
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Valdez is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez

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

Cemeteries Near Eldorado ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eldorado.

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

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

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

  • Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Oakridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Yalaha Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lane Park Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Tavares Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lone Oak Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Taylor Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Astatula Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Grand Island Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeside Memory Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (86 more) ...
    • Marsh Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cool Spring Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Jem Burying Grounds
      (10 miles [16.1 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Eldorado had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Yalaha
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Leesburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lane Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lane Park is also located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Park
  • Orange Bend
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Orange Bend is also located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Bend
  • Okahumpka
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Tavares
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lisbon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lisbon is also located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Montclair
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Montclair is also located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
  • Ellsworth Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ellsworth Junction is also located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth Junction
  • Fruitland Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Whitney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Whitney is also located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Astatula
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Grand Island
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bamboo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Bamboo is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
    • Eustis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Eustis is also located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,328 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eustis <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Eldorado ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eldorado.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eldorado, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eldorado.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Eldorado:

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>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 Eldorado, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Eldorado) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.