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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 Groveland (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 Groveland. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Groveland is located in Lake County.

To see how the shape of Florida's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lake County: Marion, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, Sumter & Volusia.

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

  • Lake County     (The home county of Groveland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Groveland, with the one closest to Groveland listed first.
    • Mascotte
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Clermont
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Minneola
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Waits Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waits Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Junction
      • Waits Junction is located in Lake County
    • Ferndale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Montverde
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Howey-in-the-Hills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Yalaha
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Astatula
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Okahumpka
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Sunnyside
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
      • Sunnyside is located in Lake County
    • Lake Jem
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jem
      • Lake Jem is located in Lake County
  • Citrus County
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Groveland, with the one closest to Groveland listed first.
    • Ridge Manor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Nobleton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Hill 'n Dale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
      • Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
    • Istachatta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Spring Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
      • Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
  • Marion County
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Groveland, with the one closest to Groveland listed first.
    • Killarney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Oakland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Tildenville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tildenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tildenville
      • Tildenville is located in Orange County
    • Winter Garden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Ocoee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoee
      • Ocoee is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocoee <1>
    • Lake Butter
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Butter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Butter
      • Lake Butter is located in Orange County
    • Minorville ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minorville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
      • Minorville is located in Orange County
    • Paradise Heights
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Heights
      • Paradise Heights is located in Orange County
    • Windermere
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Tangerine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Zellwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bay Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Lake
      • Bay Lake is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
  • Osceola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Groveland, with the one closest to Groveland listed first.
    • Reunion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Celebration
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • ChampionsGate
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for ChampionsGate
      • ChampionsGate is located in Osceola County
    • Intercession City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Groveland, with the one closest to Groveland listed first.
    • Lacoochee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Moss Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moss Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Town
      • Moss Town is located in Pasco County
    • Trilby
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Dade City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Blanton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
      • Blanton is located in Pasco County
    • Richland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Pasco County
    • Saint Leo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • San Antonio
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
      • San Antonio is located in Pasco County
      • 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>
    • Zephyrhills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Groveland, with the one closest to Groveland listed first.
    • Polk City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Fox Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
      • Fox Town is located in Polk County
    • Loughman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Groveland, with the one closest to Groveland listed first.
    • Forest City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Seminole County
    • Wekiwa Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wekiwa Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wekiwa Springs
      • Wekiwa Springs is located in Seminole County
    • Altamonte Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Sanlando Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanlando Springs
      • Sanlando Springs is located in Seminole County
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Groveland, with the one closest to Groveland listed first.
    • Mabel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
      • Mabel is located in Sumter County
    • Center Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Linden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Linden is located in Sumter County
    • Tarrytown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
      • Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
    • Webster
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Bucker Womans Town ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucker Womans Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucker Womans Town
      • Bucker Womans Town is located in Sumter County
    • Bushnell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sumterville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Adamsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
      • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
    • Coleman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Panasoffkee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wahoo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahoo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
      • Wahoo is located in Sumter County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Groveland ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Groveland.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Groveland. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Groveland and those printed in the larger area surrounding Groveland.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> of Groveland.

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 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 Groveland:

Cemeteries Near Groveland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Groveland.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Edgewood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edgewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgewood Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Dukes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dukes Cemetery
  • Woods - Boyd Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods - Boyd Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods - Boyd Family Cemetery
  • Mascotte Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mascotte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mascotte Cemetery
  • Empire Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Empire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Empire Cemetery
  • Fender Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fender Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fender Family Cemetery
  • Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Tuscanooga Baptist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tuscanooga Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuscanooga Baptist Cemetery
  • Minneola Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minneola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minneola Cemetery
  • Merritt Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merritt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merritt Cemetery
  • Continue List   (95 more) ...
    • Cool Spring Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cool Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cool Spring Cemetery
    • Taylor Memorial Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Memorial Cemetery
    • Center Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Hill 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.<5>

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

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

  • Mascotte
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Minneola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mohawk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
    • Mohawk is located in Lake County
  • Waits Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waits Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Junction
    • Waits Junction is located in Lake County
  • Linden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Linden is located in Sumter County
  • Montverde
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Killarney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Astatula
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Yalaha
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Webster
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Tarrytown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
    • Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
  • Okahumpka
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Oakland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Tildenville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tildenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tildenville
      • Tildenville is located in Orange County
    • Lane Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Park
      • Lane Park is located in Lake County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Groveland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lake County: www.lakegovernment.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>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- Groveland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Groveland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.5596, Longitude: -81.8543    
<4>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.
<5>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 Groveland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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