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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 Hardeetown (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 Hardeetown. 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.

Hardeetown is located in Levy 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 Levy County: Alachua, Citrus, Dixie, Gilchrist & Marion.

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

  • Levy County     (The home county of Hardeetown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hardeetown, with the one closest to Hardeetown listed first.
    • Chiefland
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Andrews
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Andrews is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
    • Manatee Road
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Manatee Road is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatee Road
    • Otter Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bronson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Meredith
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Meredith is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
    • East Bronson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • East Bronson is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bronson
    • Gulf Hammock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Williston Highlands
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Williston Highlands is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston Highlands
    • Raleigh
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Raleigh is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
    • Williston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Key
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Alachua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hardeetown, with the one closest to Hardeetown listed first.
    • Newberry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Archer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jonesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Arredondo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Arredondo is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arredondo
    • High Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Alachua
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rutledge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Rutledge is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
  • Dixie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hardeetown, with the one closest to Hardeetown listed first.
    • Old Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Suwanee Old Town ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Suwanee Old Town is located in Dixie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwanee Old Town
    • Cross City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Suwannee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Horseshoe Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Gilchrist County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hardeetown, with the one closest to Hardeetown listed first.
    • Fanning Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Trenton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Waters Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Waters Lake is located in Gilchrist County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Lake
    • Bell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Bell is located in Gilchrist County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell <1>
    • Little Lake City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Little Lake City is located in Gilchrist County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake City
  • Suwannee County
    • Suwannee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Suwannee is located in Suwannee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwannee

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

Cemeteries Near Hardeetown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hardeetown.

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

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

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

  • Hardee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Chiefland Community Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Chiefland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Adamsville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Levyville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Carter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Galilee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Usher Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • New Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (72 more) ...
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Overstreet Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overstreet Family Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Overstreet Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southeast of Trenton.
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
      • The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cherry Sink 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.<3>

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

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

  • Chiefland
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Otter Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ellzey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Ellzey is located in Levy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellzey
  • Bronson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Meredith
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Meredith is located in Levy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
  • Rosewood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Rosewood is located in Levy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
  • Gulf Hammock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Suwannee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Suwannee is located in Suwannee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwannee
  • Sumner
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Sumner is located in Levy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Archer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jonesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Key
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Williston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Arredondo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Arredondo is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arredondo
    • High Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Hardeetown ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hardeetown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hardeetown, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hardeetown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Hardeetown:

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hardeetown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Hardeetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.