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 Hammocks (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 Hammocks. 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 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.
Hammocks 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 Hammocks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hammocks:
- Hillsborough County (The home county of Hammocks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hammocks, with the one closest to Hammocks listed first.
- Lakeview Villas at Pebble Creek Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pebble Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pebble Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Pebble Creek Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pebble Creek Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek Village
- Florida Townsend Colony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Keen
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lake Keen is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Keen
- Lutz
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brant Lake Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brant Lake Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake Village
- Lake Brooker Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Brooker Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brooker Village
- Langshire Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Langshire Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langshire Village
- John Knox Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- John Knox Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Knox Village
- Kambridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kambridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kambridge
- Lake Sapphire Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Sapphire Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sapphire Village
- Hernando County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hammocks, with the one closest to Hammocks listed first.
- Masaryktown
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Spring Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- South Brooksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
- Timber Pines
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
- Wiscon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wiscon is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
- Ridge Manor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weeki Wachee Acres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weeki Wachee Acres is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Acres
- Brookridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Brookridge is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
- Brooksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Richloam ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Richloam is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richloam
- Pasco County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hammocks, with the one closest to Hammocks listed first.
- Wesley Chapel South
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
- Wesley Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Land O' Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Odessa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Crystal Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Zephyrhills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Leo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Fivay ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fivay is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
- Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
- Richland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Richland is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Dade City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pinellas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hammocks, with the one closest to Hammocks listed first.
- Oldsmar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Lake is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
- Safety Harbor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tarpon Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cove Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
- Palm Harbor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bayview ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bayview is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
- Gandy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gandy is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
- Crystal Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ozona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dunedin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Feather Sound
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hammocks, with the one closest to Hammocks listed first.
- Kathleen
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Gibsonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gibsonia is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
- Fox Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fox Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
- Lakeland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Acton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Acton is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Medulla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Medulla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
- Nichols
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Oak is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
- Combee Settlement
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Combee Settlement is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combee Settlement
- 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)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hammocks, see our County-by-County Page for Hammocks.
Cemeteries Near Hammocks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hammocks.
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 Hammocks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hammocks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hammocks, with the one closest to Hammocks listed first.
- Gan Shalom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Double Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Gardens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Holden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Loving Care Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Geiger Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Carroll Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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)
- Oakside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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>
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 Hammocks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hammocks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hammocks, with the one closest to Hammocks listed first.
- Thonotosassa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ehren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ehren is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
- Odessa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mango
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Seffner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Keene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Keene is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
- Saint Leo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Limona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Limona is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
- Knights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Knights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Richland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Richland is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Brandon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sydney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hammocks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hammocks.
Newspapers Published in Hammocks ...
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 Hammocks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hammocks, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hammocks.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hammocks:
- 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hammocks) 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 Hammocks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |