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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 Golden Terrace (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 Golden Terrace. 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 Golden Terrace ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Golden Terrace: Golden Ter. (or less commonly used: Golden Terr.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Golden Terrace. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Golden Terrace.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Golden Terrace)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Golden Terrace, with the one closest to Golden Terrace listed first.
    • Terrace Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Terrace Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Village
    • Temple Terrace
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Del Rio
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Del Rio is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rio
    • Meadowood Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Meadowood Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
    • Rustic Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rustic Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Village
    • College Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • College Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
    • Poinsettia Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Poinsettia Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinsettia Village
    • Shadowlawn Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Shadowlawn Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn Village
    • John Knox Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • John Knox Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Knox Village
    • Indian Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Central Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Central Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
    • Citrus Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Citrus Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Park
    • Evelyn City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Evelyn City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn City
  • Hernando County
  • Manatee County
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Golden Terrace, with the one closest to Golden Terrace listed first.
    • Land O' Lakes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Odessa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
    • Wesley Chapel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Crystal Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Zephyrhills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Trinity
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
    • San Antonio
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Richland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Richland is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Elfers
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Holiday
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Golden Terrace, with the one closest to Golden Terrace listed first.
    • Gandy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
    • Oldsmar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Feather Sound
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Safety Harbor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • East Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • East Lake is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
    • High Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • High Point is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • South Highpoint
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • South Highpoint is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Highpoint
    • Four Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Four Corners is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Lealman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lealman is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lealman
    • Pinellas Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunedin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Palm Harbor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Golden Terrace, with the one closest to Golden Terrace listed first.
    • Kathleen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Winston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Nichols
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Willow Oak
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
    • Gibsonia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Gibsonia is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
    • Lakeland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Medulla
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
    • Lakeland Highlands
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Lakeland Highlands is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Highlands
    • Mulberry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Acton ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Acton is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Crystal Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Crystal Lake is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
    • Eaton Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Bradley Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bradley Junction is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Junction

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

Cemeteries Near Golden Terrace ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Golden Terrace.

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 Golden Terrace - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Robles Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Rose Hill Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Rose Hill Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Rose Hills Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72535 <2>
  • Myrtle Hill Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Hill Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Myrtle Hill Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Myrtle Hill Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Myrtle Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72326 <2>
  • Orange Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Centro Asturiano Memorial Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro Asturiano Memorial Park Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Asturiano Memorial Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Centro Asturiano Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Centro Asturiano Cemetery
    • Centro Asturiano Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71836 <2>
  • Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rodeph Sholom Cemetery is located in Tampa.
    • The Rodeph Sholom Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
    • Tampa Jewish Memorial Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2500750 <2>
  • Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • La Unione Italiana Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Unione Italiana Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the La Unione Italiana Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The La Unione Italiana Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Italian Clud Cemetery
    • L'Unione Italiana Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979335 <2>
  • The Home Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Home Cemetery
    • The Home Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oakland Cemetery
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (109 more) ...
    • Garden of Memories
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Garden of Memories is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
      • The Garden of Memories has also been known as:
      • Garden of Memories Cemetery
      • Tampa Garden of Memories Cemetery
      • Tampa Garden of Memories
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72022 <2>
    • Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
      • The Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Centro Espanol Cemetery
      • Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71837 <2>
    • Sunset Gardens Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 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.<3>

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

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

  • Ybor City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
  • Tampa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Mango
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Thonotosassa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Limona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Seffner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Brandon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Peru ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Valrico
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sydney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Port Tampa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
  • Bloomingdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Odessa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Keene
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Keene is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
    • Plant City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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

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 professional and volunteer 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 Golden Terrace:

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 Golden Terrace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.