Our Genealogy Helper
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 Greer Ranch (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 Greer Ranch. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Greer Ranch 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 Greer Ranch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greer Ranch:
- Hillsborough County (The home county of Greer Ranch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greer Ranch, with the one closest to Greer Ranch listed first.
- Florida Townsend Colony
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lakeview Villas at Pebble Creek Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pebble Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pebble Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Lake Keen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Keen is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Keen
- Lutz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pebble Creek Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pebble Creek Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek Village
- Lake Brooker Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lake Brooker Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brooker Village
- Brant Lake Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brant Lake Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake Village
- Kambridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kambridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kambridge
- Lake Sapphire Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Sapphire Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sapphire Village
- Yocam Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Yocam Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocam Village
- Biarritz Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Biarritz Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biarritz Village
- Cannes Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cannes Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannes Village
- Hernando County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greer Ranch, with the one closest to Greer Ranch listed first.
- Masaryktown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- South Brooksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
- Timber Pines
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
- Weeki Wachee Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Weeki Wachee Acres is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Acres
- Hill 'n Dale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
- Wiscon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wiscon is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
- Brookridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Brookridge is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
- Brooksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ridge Manor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hernando Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weeki Wachee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pasco County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greer Ranch, with the one closest to Greer Ranch listed first.
- Land O' Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley Chapel South
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
- Wesley Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Odessa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fivay ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fivay is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
- Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
- San Antonio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Crystal Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Zephyrhills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Leo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Richland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Richland is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Dade City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pinellas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greer Ranch, with the one closest to Greer Ranch listed first.
- Oldsmar
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- East Lake is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
- Safety Harbor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tarpon Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cove Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
- Palm Harbor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bayview ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bayview is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
- Crystal Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ozona
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dunedin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Feather Sound
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gandy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gandy is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
- High Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- High Point is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greer Ranch, with the one closest to Greer Ranch listed first.
- Kathleen
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Winston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Winston is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Gibsonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gibsonia is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
- Lakeland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Acton ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Acton is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Fox Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fox Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
- Medulla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Medulla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
- Nichols
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Oak is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greer Ranch, see our County-by-County Page for Greer Ranch.
Cemeteries Near Greer Ranch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greer Ranch.
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 Greer Ranch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greer Ranch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greer Ranch, with the one closest to Greer Ranch listed first.
- Gan Shalom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Double Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- 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]<3> 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 <2>
- Lake Carroll Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Gardens Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Robles Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Loving Care Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Geiger Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtle Hill Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 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>
- Continue List (103 more) ...
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 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>
- Orange Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Orange Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72409 <2>
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 Greer Ranch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Greer Ranch.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greer Ranch, with the one closest to Greer Ranch listed first.
- Ehren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ehren is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
- Thonotosassa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Odessa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- San Antonio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Tampa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Ybor City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
- Mango
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Leo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
- Seffner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Limona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Limona is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
- Keene
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Keene is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Brandon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Knights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Knights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
- Richland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Greer Ranch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greer Ranch.
Newspapers Published in Greer Ranch ...
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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greer Ranch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greer Ranch, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greer Ranch.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Greer Ranch:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Hillsborough County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hernando County
- Pasco County
- Pinellas County
- Polk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Florida
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greer Ranch) 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 Greer Ranch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |