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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 Harlem Heights (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 Harlem Heights. 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.

Name Variations for Harlem Heights ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Harlem Heights: Harlem Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Harlem Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Harlem Heights.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Harlem Heights is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Brevard, Lake, Osceola, Polk & Seminole.

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

  • Orange County     (The home county of Harlem Heights)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harlem Heights, with the one closest to Harlem Heights listed first.
    • Oakland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Tildenville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Tildenville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tildenville
    • Killarney
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Butter
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Lake Butter is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Butter
    • Winter Garden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Windermere
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Minorville ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Minorville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
    • Gotha
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Crown Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Crown Point is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
    • Ocoee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ocoee is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocoee <1>
    • Bay Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bay Hill is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
    • Doctor Phillips
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Doctor Phillips is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Phillips
    • Bay Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Bay Lake is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
  • Hernando County
    • Richloam ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Richloam is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richloam
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harlem Heights, with the one closest to Harlem Heights listed first.
    • Waits Junction
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Waits Junction is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Junction
    • Montverde
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mohawk
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Mohawk is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
    • Minneola
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ferndale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Clermont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Four Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Groveland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Astatula
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Jem
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Lake Jem is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jem
    • Howey-in-the-Hills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mascotte
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Yalaha
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Osceola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harlem Heights, with the one closest to Harlem Heights listed first.
    • Celebration
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Reunion
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • ChampionsGate
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • ChampionsGate is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for ChampionsGate
    • Intercession City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Kissimmee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Buena Ventura Lakes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Campbell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Campbell is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Poinciana Place
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Poinciana Place is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinciana Place
    • Poinciana
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Saint Cloud
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Runnymede
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Runnymede is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harlem Heights, with the one closest to Harlem Heights listed first.
    • Loughman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Davenport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Polk City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Hammock Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Haines City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Lake Alfred
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Fox Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Fox Town is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harlem Heights, with the one closest to Harlem Heights listed first.
    • Forest City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Forest City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Wekiwa Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Wekiwa Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wekiwa Springs
    • Altamonte Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Fern Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Sanlando Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Sanlando Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanlando Springs
    • Casselberry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Longwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Heathrow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Winter Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Mary
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Oviedo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Oviedo is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oviedo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oviedo <1>
    • Lake Monroe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cameron City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cameron City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron City
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harlem Heights, with the one closest to Harlem Heights listed first.
    • Mabel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Mabel is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
    • Center Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Linden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Linden is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Tarrytown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
    • Webster
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harlem Heights, with the one closest to Harlem Heights listed first.
    • Fort Florida
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Fort Florida is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Florida
    • Valdez
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Valdez is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez

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

Cemeteries Near Harlem Heights ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harlem Heights.

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 Harlem Heights - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Williams Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Winter Garden Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • West Orange Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Montverde Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ocoee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Doctor Phillips Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • West Orange Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Minneola Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Woodlawn Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Clermont.
    • The Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • True Life Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2568605 <2>
  • Continue List   (84 more) ...
    • Washington Park Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Doctor Phillips Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Florida Memorial Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Tildenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Tildenville is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tildenville
  • Killarney
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Winter Garden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Windermere
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Minorville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Minorville is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
  • Waits Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Waits Junction is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Junction
  • Gotha
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Montverde
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ocoee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ocoee is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocoee <1>
  • Crown Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Crown Point is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
  • Mohawk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mohawk is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Minneola
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarcona
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Piedmont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Piedmont is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont

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

Newspapers Published in Harlem Heights ...

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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harlem Heights.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harlem Heights, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harlem Heights.

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 helpful 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 Harlem Heights:

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harlem Heights) 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 Harlem Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.