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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 Gabriella (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 Gabriella. 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 and doctors 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.

Gabriella is located in Seminole 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 Seminole County: Lake, Orange & Volusia.

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

  • Seminole County     (The home county of Gabriella)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gabriella, with the one closest to Gabriella listed first.
    • Oviedo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Casselberry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Winter Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fern Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Chuluota
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Iowa City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Iowa City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
    • Longwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Altamonte Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Cameron City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Cameron City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron City
    • Sanlando Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Sanlando Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanlando Springs
    • Lake Mary
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Geneva
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Brevard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gabriella, with the one closest to Gabriella listed first.
    • Aurantia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Aurantia is located in Brevard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurantia
    • Turnbull
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Turnbull is located in Brevard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
    • Mims
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Scottsmoor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Titusville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Indian River City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Indian River City is located in Brevard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River City
    • Port Saint John
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Port Saint John is located in Brevard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Saint John
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gabriella, with the one closest to Gabriella listed first.
    • Ethel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Ethel is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Mount Plymouth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Plymouth is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Plymouth
    • Cassia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Cassia is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassia
    • Sorrento
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Lakes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Lakes is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lakes
    • Lake Jem
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Lake Jem is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jem
    • Montverde
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Mount Dora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ferndale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Waits Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Waits Junction is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Junction
    • Lake Mack - Forest Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakland Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Oakland Park is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Park
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gabriella, with the one closest to Gabriella listed first.
    • Goldenrod
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Alafaya
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Aloma
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Winter Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Azalea Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Maitland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Eatonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Bithlo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bithlo is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bithlo
    • Fairview Shores
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Fairview Shores is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Shores
    • Conway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Conway is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Fairvilla
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Osceola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gabriella, with the one closest to Gabriella listed first.
    • Buena Ventura Lakes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Runnymede
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Runnymede is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
    • Kissimmee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Cloud
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Celebration
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Campbell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Campbell is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Intercession City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gabriella, with the one closest to Gabriella listed first.
    • Lemon Bluff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lemon Bluff is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Bluff
    • Valdez
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Valdez is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
    • Enterprise
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Osteen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Kalamazoo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Kalamazoo is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
    • Fort Florida
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Fort Florida is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Florida
    • De Bary
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Deltona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Cow Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cow Creek is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek
    • Orange City Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Orange City Hills is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange City Hills
    • Maytown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Maytown is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
    • Orange City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Gabriella ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gabriella.

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

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

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

  • Rouse Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Slavia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Chapel Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinewood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Glen Haven Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Palm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Chuluota Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Longwood Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Restlawn Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Sanford Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Geneva Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (70 more) ...
    • Oaklawn Memorial Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland Memory Gardens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Memory Gardens
      • The Highland Memory Gardens has also been known as:
      • Highland Memorial Garden
      • Highland Memorial Gardens
    • Doctor Phillips Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 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 Gabriella in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gabriella.

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

  • Goldenrod
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Winter Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Maitland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Eatonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Orlando
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Conway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Conway is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Pine Castle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Piedmont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Piedmont is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
  • Clarcona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Osteen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Enterprise
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Ethel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ethel is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Apopka
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Ocoee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Minorville ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Minorville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville

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

Newspapers Published in Gabriella ...

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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gabriella.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gabriella, 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 Gabriella.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Gabriella:

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 Gabriella, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gabriella) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.