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 Fountain Heights (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 Fountain Heights. 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 Fountain Heights ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Fountain Heights: Fountain Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fountain Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fountain Heights.
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 northwest 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 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.
Fountain Heights is located in Polk 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 Polk County: Hardee, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lake, Manatee, Orange, Osceola, Pasco & Sumter.
Below are the counties that are near Fountain Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fountain Heights:
- Polk County (The home county of Fountain Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fountain Heights, with the one closest to Fountain Heights listed first.
- Lakeland Highlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lakeland Highlands is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Highlands
- Medulla
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Medulla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
- Lakeland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eaton Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Acton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Acton is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Crystal Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Winston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winston is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Highland City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Combee Settlement
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Combee Settlement is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combee Settlement
- Mulberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Willow Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Oak is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
- Fussels Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fussels Corner is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussels Corner
- Kossuthville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kossuthville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuthville
- Hardee County
- Bowling Green
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fountain Heights, with the one closest to Fountain Heights listed first.
- South Plant City Farms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Plant City Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Plant City Farms
- Colonial Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Kings Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kings Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
- Plant City Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Plant City Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City Heights
- Plant City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Plant City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Plant City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plant City
- Woodfield Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Woodfield Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield Village
- Cedar Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
- Parrish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Parrish is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Strawberry Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Strawberry Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Village
- Knights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
- West Plant City Farms
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- West Plant City Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plant City Farms
- Welcome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Welcome is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Lake County
- Four Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manatee County
- Duette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Osceola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fountain Heights, with the one closest to Fountain Heights listed first.
- ChampionsGate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- ChampionsGate is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for ChampionsGate
- Reunion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poinciana Place
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Poinciana Place is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinciana Place
- Pasco County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fountain Heights, with the one closest to Fountain Heights listed first.
- Crystal Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Zephyrhills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Richland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Richland is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Wesley Chapel South
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
- Wesley Chapel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dade City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Leo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- San Antonio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fountain Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Fountain Heights.
Cemeteries Near Fountain Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fountain Heights.
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 Fountain Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fountain Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fountain Heights, with the one closest to Fountain Heights listed first.
- Medulla Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lakeland Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gapway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stephenson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Seward Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Malloy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malloy Cemetery
- The Malloy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Haskell Cemetery
- Lake Hancock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72221 <2>
- Oak Hill Burial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Burial Park
- The Oak Hill Burial Park has also been known as:
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
- Temple Emanuel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #183813 <2>
- Lakeview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Roselawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tiger Flowers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (111 more) ...
- Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Cemetery
- The Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bone Valley Cemetery
- Fuller Heights Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72484 <2>
- New Home Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Oak Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Fountain Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fountain Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fountain Heights, with the one closest to Fountain Heights listed first.
- Lakeland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kathleen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bartow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gordonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gordonville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Plant City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Auburndale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keysville is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Eagle Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Knights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
- Keene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Keene is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
- Homeland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wahneta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wahneta is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahneta
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Winter Haven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sydney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Valrico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fountain Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fountain Heights.
Newspapers Published in Fountain Heights ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fountain Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fountain Heights, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fountain Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Fountain Heights:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Polk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hardee County
- Hillsborough County
- Lake County
- Manatee County
- Osceola County
- Pasco 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> | 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 Fountain Heights, 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 from Point A (ie- Fountain Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |