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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 Elfers (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 Elfers. 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 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.

Elfers is located in Pasco 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 Pasco County: Hernando, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk & Sumter.

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

  • Pasco County     (The home county of Elfers)
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elfers, with the one closest to Elfers listed first.
    • Timber Pines
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
      • Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
    • Hernando Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Weeki Wachee Acres
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeki Wachee Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Acres
      • Weeki Wachee Acres is located in Hernando County
    • Spring Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Weeki Wachee Gardens
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeki Wachee Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Gardens
      • Weeki Wachee Gardens is located in Hernando County
    • Masaryktown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Weeki Wachee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bayport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • North Weeki Wachee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weeki Wachee
      • North Weeki Wachee is located in Hernando County
    • Pine Island
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
      • Pine Island is located in Hernando County
    • High Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 Hernando County
    • Brookridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillsborough County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elfers, with the one closest to Elfers listed first.
    • Keystone Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Keystone
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
      • Keystone is located in Hillsborough County
    • Canterbury Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canterbury Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
      • Canterbury Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Royal Troon Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Troon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Troon Village
      • Royal Troon Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Northlake Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northlake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake Village
      • Northlake Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Eaglebrook
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fawn Ridge Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fawn Ridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Ridge Village
      • Fawn Ridge Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Biarritz Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biarritz Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biarritz Village
      • Biarritz Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Cannes Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannes Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannes Village
      • Cannes Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Cheval
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheval have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheval
      • Cheval is located in Hillsborough County
    • Eastbrook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeshore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeshore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
      • Lakeshore is located in Hillsborough County
  • Pinellas County

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

Cemeteries Near Elfers ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elfers.

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 Elfers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Elfers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cycadia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cycadia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cycadia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stark Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Parklawn Memory Gardens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parklawn Memory Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parklawn Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hudson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Grace Memorial Gardens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Curlew Hills Memory Gardens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curlew Hills Memory Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curlew Hills Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Parklawn Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parklawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parklawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dunedin Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunedin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunedin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (58 more) ...

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

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

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

Newspapers Published in Elfers ...

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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elfers.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elfers, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elfers.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Elfers:

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

The official website for Pasco County: www.pascocountyfl.net/

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

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 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Elfers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Elfers) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elfers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.2170, Longitude: -82.7230    









 

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