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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 Fullers (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 Fullers. 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.

Fullers is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Brevard, Lake, Osceola, Polk & Seminole.

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

  • Orange County     (The home county of Fullers)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fullers, with the one closest to Fullers listed first.
    • Paradise Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Paradise Heights is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Heights
    • Crown Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Crown Point is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
    • Ocoee
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Ocoee is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocoee <1>
    • Clarcona
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Minorville ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Minorville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
    • Winter Garden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tildenville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Tildenville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tildenville
    • South Apopka
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • South Apopka is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Apopka
    • Gotha
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Oakland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Apopka
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Killarney
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fullers, with the one closest to Fullers listed first.
    • Montverde
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Waits Junction
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Waits Junction is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Junction
    • Ferndale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Mohawk
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Mohawk is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
    • Minneola
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Lake Jem
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Jem is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jem
    • Astatula
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Clermont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Mount Plymouth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Mount Plymouth is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Plymouth
    • Sorrento
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Ethel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ethel is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Howey-in-the-Hills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Osceola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fullers, with the one closest to Fullers listed first.
    • Celebration
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Reunion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Buena Ventura Lakes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kissimmee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • ChampionsGate
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • ChampionsGate is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for ChampionsGate
    • Intercession City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Campbell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Campbell is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Runnymede
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Runnymede is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
    • Saint Cloud
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Poinciana Place
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Poinciana Place is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinciana Place
    • Poinciana
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fullers, with the one closest to Fullers listed first.
    • Loughman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Davenport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fullers, with the one closest to Fullers listed first.
    • Forest City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Forest City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Wekiwa Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wekiwa Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wekiwa Springs
    • Altamonte Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sanlando Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sanlando Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanlando Springs
    • Fern Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Casselberry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Longwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Heathrow
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Winter Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Mary
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Monroe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Oviedo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Oviedo is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oviedo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oviedo <1>
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fullers, with the one closest to Fullers listed first.
    • Mabel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Mabel is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
    • Center Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Linden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Linden is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Tarrytown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
    • Webster
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fullers, with the one closest to Fullers listed first.
    • Fort Florida
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Fort Florida is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Florida
    • Valdez
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Valdez is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
    • De Bary
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Enterprise
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Deltona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    • Orange City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lemon Bluff
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lemon Bluff is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Bluff
    • Osteen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Beresford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Beresford is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford

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

Cemeteries Near Fullers ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fullers.

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

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

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

  • West Orange Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • West Orange Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Ocoee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Florida Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodlawn Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Edgewood - Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Plymouth Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Zellwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Winter Garden Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (89 more) ...
    • Montverde Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Doctor Phillips Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Highland Memory Gardens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Memory Gardens
      • The Highland Memory Gardens has also been known as:
      • Highland Memorial Garden
      • Highland Memorial Gardens

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

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

  • Crown Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Crown Point is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
  • Ocoee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Ocoee is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocoee <1>
  • Winter Garden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Minorville ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Minorville is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
  • Clarcona
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Tildenville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Tildenville is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tildenville
  • Oakland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gotha
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • McDonald
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • McDonald is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
  • Killarney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Piedmont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Piedmont is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
  • Apopka
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Plymouth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Windermere
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Montverde
      (7 miles [11.3 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 Fullers. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fullers.

Newspapers Published in Fullers ...

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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fullers.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fullers, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fullers.

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 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 Fullers:

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 Fullers, 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- Fullers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.