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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 Herrera (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 Herrera. 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 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.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Herrera)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Herrera, with the one closest to Herrera listed first.
    • University Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • University Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
    • The Villas at University Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • John Knox Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • John Knox Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Knox Village
    • University
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • University is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
    • Indian Mound Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Mound Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
    • College Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • College Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
    • Indian Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Indian Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Poinsettia Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Poinsettia Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinsettia Village
    • Lake Magdalene
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Lake Magdalene is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Magdalene
    • Northwood Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Northwood Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Village
    • Woodbriar Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Woodbriar Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbriar Village
    • Brant Lake Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Brant Lake Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake Village
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Herrera, with the one closest to Herrera listed first.
    • Masaryktown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Spring Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Timber Pines
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
    • Spring Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Weeki Wachee Acres
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Weeki Wachee Acres is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Acres
    • South Brooksville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
    • Hernando Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Herrera, with the one closest to Herrera listed first.
    • Land O' Lakes
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Odessa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
    • Wesley Chapel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
    • Trinity
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
    • Crystal Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Zephyrhills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • San Antonio
      (19 miles [30.6 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>
    • Elfers
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Holiday
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Herrera, with the one closest to Herrera listed first.
    • Oldsmar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • East Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • East Lake is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
    • Safety Harbor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Gandy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
    • Feather Sound
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Palm Harbor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Tarpon Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • High Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • High Point is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • Cove Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
    • Crystal Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Dunedin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Herrera, with the one closest to Herrera listed first.
    • Kathleen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Winston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Gibsonia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Gibsonia is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
    • Nichols
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Willow Oak
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
    • Lakeland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Medulla
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
    • Acton ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Acton is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton

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

Cemeteries Near Herrera ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Herrera.

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

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

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

  • Lake Carroll Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Robles Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sunset Gardens Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gan Shalom Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Israel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Beth Israel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2425075 <2>
  • Showmans Rest Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old)
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old) is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old) has also been known as:
    • Old Centro Asturiano Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2346261 <2>
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
  • Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Centro Espanol Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro Espanol Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Espanol Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Centro Espanol Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cemeterio Espanol
    • Centro Espanol Memorial Park Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2355874 <2>
  • Continue List   (107 more) ...
    • La Unione Italiana Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Unione Italiana Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the La Unione Italiana Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
      • The La Unione Italiana Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Italian Clud Cemetery
      • L'Unione Italiana Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979335 <2>
    • The Home Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Home Cemetery
      • The Home Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Oakland Cemetery
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Tampa
    (8 miles [12.9 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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
  • Thonotosassa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Odessa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mango
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Limona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Seffner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ehren
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Ehren is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
  • Brandon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Keystone Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
  • Valrico
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Tampa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Peru ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Sydney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bloomingdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale

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

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 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 Herrera:

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>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 Herrera, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.