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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 Fishhawk Ranch (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 Fishhawk Ranch. 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 and hospitals 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.

Fishhawk Ranch is located in Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough County: Hardee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas & Polk.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Fishhawk Ranch)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fishhawk Ranch, with the one closest to Fishhawk Ranch listed first.
    • Parkside Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Parkside Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside Village
    • Fish Hawk
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Fish Hawk is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Hawk
    • Bloomingdale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Indian Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Hills is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Boyette
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Boyette is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyette
    • Countryside Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Countryside Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
    • Bloomingdale Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bloomingdale Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale Village
    • Lithia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Pinecrest
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Durant
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brandon Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Brandon Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
    • Riverview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hardee County
    • Bowling Green
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Manatee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fishhawk Ranch, with the one closest to Fishhawk Ranch listed first.
    • Duette
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Parrish
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Waterbury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Waterbury is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
    • Ellenton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Terra Ceia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Memphis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Memphis is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
    • Palmetto
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fishhawk Ranch, with the one closest to Fishhawk Ranch listed first.
    • Crystal Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Zephyrhills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
    • Wesley Chapel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Land O' Lakes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Odessa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Richland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Richland is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fishhawk Ranch, with the one closest to Fishhawk Ranch listed first.
    • Gandy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
    • Saint Petersburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Feather Sound
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Lealman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Lealman is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lealman
    • High Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • High Point is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • Pinellas Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Oldsmar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Gulfport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Kenneth City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Safety Harbor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • South Highpoint
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • South Highpoint is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Highpoint
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fishhawk Ranch, with the one closest to Fishhawk Ranch listed first.
    • Nichols
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Willow Oak
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
    • Bradley Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Bradley Junction is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Junction
    • Mulberry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Brewster ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Brewster is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
    • Medulla
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
    • Winston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Lakeland Highlands
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeland Highlands is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Highlands
    • Lakeland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyle Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Lyle Corner is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle Corner
    • Armour ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Armour is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
    • Acton ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Acton is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton

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

Cemeteries Near Fishhawk Ranch ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fishhawk Ranch.

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 Fishhawk Ranch - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lithia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hackney - Riverview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney - Riverview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hackney - Riverview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Hackney - Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hackney Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72067 <2>
  • Serenity Meadows Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Samford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Brandon Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Commemorative Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunter Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hillsboro Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Limona Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Limona Cemetery is located in Brandon.
  • Blue Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Mathews Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (102 more) ...
    • Loving Care Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Bradley Junction.
      • The Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Hopewell Memorial Gardens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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>

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

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

  • Bloomingdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Peru ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Brandon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Valrico
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Limona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Keysville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Keysville is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
  • Sydney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Seffner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mango
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Plant City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ybor City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
  • Thonotosassa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Tampa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Gulf City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Gulf City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf City
    • Knights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Knights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights

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

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 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 Fishhawk Ranch:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fishhawk Ranch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Fishhawk Ranch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.