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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 Greenfield (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 Greenfield. 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 doctors and 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.

Greenfield is located in Pasco 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 Pasco County: Hernando, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk & Sumter.

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

  • Pasco County     (The home county of Greenfield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
    • Shady Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Land O' Lakes
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Aripeka
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayonet Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Hudson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Odessa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jasmine Estates
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jasmine Estates is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Estates
    • San Antonio
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
    • Wesley Chapel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Richey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Citrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
    • Sugarmill Woods
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Sugarmill Woods is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarmill Woods
    • Mannfield ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Mannfield is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
    • Homosassa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Floral City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
    • Masaryktown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Timber Pines
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
    • Weeki Wachee Acres
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Weeki Wachee Acres is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Acres
    • Weeki Wachee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hernando Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Brookridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Brookridge is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
    • High Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • High Point is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • North Weeki Wachee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • North Weeki Wachee is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weeki Wachee
    • Wiscon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
    • South Brooksville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
    • Weeki Wachee Gardens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Weeki Wachee Gardens is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Gardens
    • Bayport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bayport is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
  • Hillsborough County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
    • Cannes Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Cannes Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannes Village
    • Heritage Harbor Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Lake Brooker Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Lake Brooker Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brooker Village
    • Biarritz Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Biarritz Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biarritz Village
    • Cheval Wimbledon Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Cheval
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Cheval is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheval
    • Florida Townsend Colony
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Lake Keen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Lake Keen is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Keen
    • Lake Sapphire Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Lake Sapphire Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sapphire Village
    • Lutz
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Yocam Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Yocam Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocam Village
    • Kambridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Kambridge is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kambridge
    • Keystone
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Keystone is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
    • East Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • East Lake is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
    • Tarpon Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cove Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
    • Oldsmar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Crystal Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Palm Harbor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ozona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunedin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Safety Harbor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
    • Bucker Womans Town ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bucker Womans Town is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucker Womans Town
    • Bay Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
    • Wahoo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wahoo is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
    • Tarrytown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown

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

Cemeteries Near Greenfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenfield.

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

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

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

  • Fivay Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Loyce Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Land O' Lakes.
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ehren African American Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2319666 <3>
  • Masaryktown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Florida Hills Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • McGeachy Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Holden Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Grace Memorial Gardens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Hudson Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Stark Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Emmaus Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (81 more) ...

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

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

  • Ehren
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ehren is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
  • Hudson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Odessa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • San Antonio
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Wiscon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
  • Port Richey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jessamine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jessamine is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessamine
  • Saint Leo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Bayport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayport is located in Hernando County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
  • Brooksville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Keystone Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
  • Blanton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Blanton is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ellerslie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Ellerslie is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
    • Lacoochee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Richland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Richland is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland

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

Newspapers Published in Greenfield ...

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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenfield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenfield, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greenfield.

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 Greenfield:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Greenfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Greenfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.