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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 Ellsworth Junction (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 Ellsworth Junction. 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 Ellsworth Junction ...

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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Ellsworth Junction: Ellsworth Jct. (or less commonly used: Ellsworth Jctn.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Ellsworth Junction. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ellsworth Junction.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

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

  • Lake County     (The home county of Ellsworth Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth Junction, with the one closest to Ellsworth Junction listed first.
    • Tavares
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lake Jem
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Lake Jem is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jem
    • Astatula
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Oakland Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Oakland Park is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Park
    • Howey-in-the-Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Dora
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bassville Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bassville Park is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassville Park
    • Yalaha
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Eustis
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Silver Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver Lake is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Mid Florida Lakes
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Mid Florida Lakes is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid Florida Lakes
    • Orange Bend
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Orange Bend is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Bend
  • Hernando County
    • Richloam ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Richloam is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richloam
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth Junction, with the one closest to Ellsworth Junction listed first.
    • Weirsdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Eastlake Weir
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ocklawaha
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Candler
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Summerfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Electra
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Electra is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Belleview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Danks Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Springs Shores
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth Junction, with the one closest to Ellsworth Junction listed first.
    • Tangerine
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Zellwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Plymouth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Apopka
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Paradise Heights
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Paradise Heights is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Heights
    • South Apopka
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • South Apopka is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Apopka
    • Killarney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Crown Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Crown Point is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
    • Oakland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tildenville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Tildenville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tildenville
    • Winter Garden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarcona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth Junction, with the one closest to Ellsworth Junction listed first.
    • Forest City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Forest City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Wekiwa Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Wekiwa Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wekiwa Springs
    • Heathrow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Sanlando Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Sanlando Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanlando Springs
    • Altamonte Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Longwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Fern Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Lake Mary
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Lake Monroe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Casselberry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Winter Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Sanford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth Junction, with the one closest to Ellsworth Junction listed first.
    • Orange Home
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Orange Home is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
    • Adamsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • The Villages
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • The Villages is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Villages
    • Center Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Mabel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Mabel is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
    • Sumterville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Wildwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Oxford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Coleman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Webster
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Linden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Linden is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Bushnell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth Junction, with the one closest to Ellsworth Junction listed first.
    • Fort Florida
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Fort Florida is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Florida
    • De Bary
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Valdez
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Valdez is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
    • Orange City Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Orange City Hills is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange City Hills
    • Beresford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Beresford is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
    • Orange City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Deltona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Highland Park ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Highland Park is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
    • West De Land
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • West De Land is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West De Land
    • Enterprise
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • De Land Southwest
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • De Land Southwest is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Land Southwest
    • Volusia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Volusia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia

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

Cemeteries Near Ellsworth Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellsworth Junction.

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 Ellsworth Junction - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Tavares Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lane Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Astatula Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lake Jem Burying Grounds
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Yalaha Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Taylor Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Forest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tangerine Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Grand Island Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lakeside Memory Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Marsh Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (92 more) ...
    • Zellwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Bay Ridge Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sorrento Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ellsworth Junction had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Lane Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lane Park is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Park
  • Tavares
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Astatula
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Yalaha
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Tangerine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mount Dora
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Eustis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Eldorado
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Eldorado is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Zellwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fort Mason
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Fort Mason is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mason
  • Orange Bend
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Orange Bend is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Bend
  • Grand Island
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Lisbon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Lisbon is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • McDonald
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • McDonald is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
    • Bay Ridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Bay Ridge is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Ridge

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

Newspapers Published in Ellsworth Junction ...

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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellsworth Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ellsworth Junction, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ellsworth Junction.

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 Ellsworth Junction:

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 Ellsworth Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Ellsworth Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.