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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 Heritage Isles (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 Heritage Isles. 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 hospitals and 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.

Heritage Isles 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 Heritage Isles. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Heritage Isles:

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Heritage Isles)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heritage Isles, with the one closest to Heritage Isles listed first.
    • Pebble Creek Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Pebble Creek Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek Village
    • Lakeview Villas at Pebble Creek Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Pebble Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Pebble Creek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
    • Kingston City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kingston City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston City
    • Bay Hills Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Bay Hills Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hills Village
    • Langshire Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Langshire Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langshire Village
    • Thonotosassa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Florida Townsend Colony
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • John Knox Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • John Knox Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Knox Village
    • Rustic Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Rustic Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Village
    • Lake Keen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Lake Keen is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Keen
    • Meadowood Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Meadowood Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
    • Lutz
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heritage Isles, with the one closest to Heritage Isles listed first.
    • Masaryktown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • 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
    • Ridge Manor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • South Brooksville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
    • Richloam ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Richloam is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richloam
    • Spring Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Brooksville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Wiscon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
    • Timber Pines
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
    • Weeki Wachee Acres
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Weeki Wachee Acres is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Acres
    • North Brooksville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • North Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooksville
    • Brookridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Brookridge is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heritage Isles, with the one closest to Heritage Isles listed first.
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • 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 north)
    • Crystal Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Zephyrhills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Land O' Lakes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Leo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • San Antonio
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Richland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Richland is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Odessa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Dade City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
    • Blanton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Blanton is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heritage Isles, with the one closest to Heritage Isles listed first.
    • East Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • East Lake is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
    • Oldsmar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Safety Harbor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gandy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
    • Tarpon Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Feather Sound
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cove Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
    • Palm Harbor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • High Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • High Point is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • Crystal Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Dunedin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Ozona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heritage Isles, with the one closest to Heritage Isles listed first.
    • Kathleen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Winston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Gibsonia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Gibsonia is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
    • Lakeland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Acton ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Acton is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Fox Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Fox Town is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
    • Medulla
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
    • Nichols
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Willow Oak
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
    • Combee Settlement
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Combee Settlement is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combee Settlement
    • Crystal Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Crystal Lake is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
    • Lakeland Highlands
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakeland Highlands is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Highlands
    • Eaton Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Sumter County
    • Bucker Womans Town ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Bucker Womans Town is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucker Womans Town

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

Cemeteries Near Heritage Isles ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Heritage Isles.

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 Heritage Isles - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Double Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Gan Shalom Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sunset Gardens Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Geiger Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Loving Care Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Crystal Springs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Oakside Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Holden Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mathews Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 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>
  • Emmaus Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (109 more) ...
    • Lake Carroll Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Robles Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Thonotosassa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Keene
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Keene is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Mango
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Seffner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Knights
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Knights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
  • Ehren
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ehren is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
  • Saint Leo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • San Antonio
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Richland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Richland is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Limona
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Brandon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Sydney
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Plant City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellerslie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ellerslie is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
    • Tampa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Heritage Isles:

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Heritage Isles) 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 Heritage Isles, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.