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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 Gantree (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 Gantree. 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 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.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Gantree)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gantree, with the one closest to Gantree listed first.
    • Sun City Center
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Freedom Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Freedom Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
    • Wimauma
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cypress Creek Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cypress Creek Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek Village
    • Montero Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Montero Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montero Village
    • Bayou Pass Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Bayou Pass Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Pass Village
    • Park Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Park Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
    • Balm
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Apollo Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgewater Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Edgewater Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
    • Golf and Sea Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Golf and Sea Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf and Sea Village
    • Ruskin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hardee County
  • Manatee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gantree, with the one closest to Gantree listed first.
    • Parrish
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Duette
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellenton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Terra Ceia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Waterbury
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Waterbury is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
    • Memphis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Memphis is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
    • Palmetto
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bradenton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Samoset
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Samoset is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
    • Lakewood Ranch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Oneco
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • West Samoset
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • West Samoset is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Samoset
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gantree, with the one closest to Gantree listed first.
    • Gandy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
    • Saint Petersburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Lealman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Lealman is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lealman
    • Gulfport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Pinellas Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Tierra Verde
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Feather Sound
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Kenneth City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Saint Pete Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • South Pasadena
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • South Pasadena is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pasadena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,067 people
    • High Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • High Point is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • Saint Petersburg Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gantree, with the one closest to Gantree listed first.
    • Bradley Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Bradley Junction is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Junction
    • Brewster ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Brewster is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
    • Nichols
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Willow Oak
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
    • Mulberry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Medulla
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
    • Lakeland Highlands
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeland Highlands is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Highlands
    • Winston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
  • Sarasota County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gantree, with the one closest to Gantree listed first.
    • Desoto Lakes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Desoto Lakes is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto Lakes
    • The Meadows
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • The Meadows is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
    • North Sarasota
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • North Sarasota is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sarasota
    • Kensington Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Kensington Park is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington Park
    • Fruitville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Pinecraft
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Sarasota
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Sarasota
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Lake Sarasota is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sarasota
    • Sarasota Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Sarasota Springs is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarasota Springs
    • Southgate
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Southgate is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate
    • Bee Ridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Bee Ridge is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
    • South Gate Ridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • South Gate Ridge is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Ridge

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

Cemeteries Near Gantree ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gantree.

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

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

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

  • Ruskin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ruskin Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Samford Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Fortner Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hackney - Riverview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Keen Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lithia Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Brandon Family Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Commemorative Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Hillsboro Memorial Gardens
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Limona Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Limona Cemetery is located in Brandon.
  • Continue List   (79 more) ...
    • Skyway Memorial Gardens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mansion Memorial Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • 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

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

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

  • Gulf City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Gulf City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf City
  • Peru ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Erie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Erie is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Rye
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Rye is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
  • Bloomingdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Brandon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Port Tampa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
  • Valrico
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Limona
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Terra Ceia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ellenton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ybor City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Tampa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Keysville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Keysville is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
    • Mango
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Gantree ...

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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gantree.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gantree, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gantree.

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 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 Gantree:

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gantree) 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 Gantree, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.