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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 Hidden Creek (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 Hidden Creek. 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 Hidden Creek ...

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 Hidden Creek: Hidden Crk. (or less commonly used: Hidden Ck. or Hidden Cr.)

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

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Hidden Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Creek, with the one closest to Hidden Creek listed first.
    • Rustic Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Rustic Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Village
    • Meadowood Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Meadowood Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
    • Temple Terrace
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Terrace Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Terrace Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Village
    • Bay Hills Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Bay Hills Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hills Village
    • Langshire Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Langshire Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langshire Village
    • Thonotosassa
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • John Knox Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • John Knox Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Knox Village
    • University
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • University is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
    • Del Rio
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Del Rio is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rio
    • College Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • College Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
    • Poinsettia Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Poinsettia Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinsettia Village
    • University Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • University Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Creek, with the one closest to Hidden Creek listed first.
    • Masaryktown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Spring Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Spring Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Creek, with the one closest to Hidden Creek listed first.
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • 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 north)
    • Land O' Lakes
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Odessa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Crystal Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Zephyrhills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • San Antonio
      (19 miles [30.6 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>
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
    • Saint Leo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Richland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Richland is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
    • Trinity
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dade City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Creek, with the one closest to Hidden Creek listed first.
    • Oldsmar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Gandy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
    • 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
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Feather Sound
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • High Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • High Point is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • South Highpoint
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • South Highpoint is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Highpoint
    • Four Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Four Corners is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Dunedin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Palm Harbor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Tarpon Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Cove Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Creek, with the one closest to Hidden Creek listed first.
    • Kathleen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Winston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Gibsonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Gibsonia is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
    • Nichols
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Willow Oak
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
    • Lakeland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Medulla
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
    • Acton ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Acton is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Lakeland Highlands
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Lakeland Highlands is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Highlands
    • Mulberry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Combee Settlement
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Combee Settlement is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combee Settlement
    • Crystal Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Crystal Lake is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
    • Eaton Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Hidden Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hidden Creek.

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 Hidden Creek - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Sunset Gardens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Loving Care Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Robles Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rose Hill Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Myrtle Hill Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Hill Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Myrtle Hill Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Myrtle Hill Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Myrtle Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72326 <2>
  • Orange Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Centro Asturiano Memorial Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro Asturiano Memorial Park Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Asturiano Memorial Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Centro Asturiano Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Centro Asturiano Cemetery
    • Centro Asturiano Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71836 <2>
  • Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rodeph Sholom Cemetery is located in Tampa.
    • The Rodeph Sholom Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
    • Tampa Jewish Memorial Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2500750 <2>
  • Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • The Home Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Home Cemetery
    • The Home Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oakland Cemetery
  • Continue List   (115 more) ...
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Garden of Memories
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Garden of Memories is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
      • The Garden of Memories has also been known as:
      • Garden of Memories Cemetery
      • Tampa Garden of Memories Cemetery
      • Tampa Garden of Memories
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72022 <2>
    • Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<3>

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

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

  • Thonotosassa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mango
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ybor City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
  • Seffner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tampa
    (8 miles [12.9 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>
  • Limona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Brandon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Valrico
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sydney
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Peru ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Bloomingdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Knights
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Knights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Keene
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Keene is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
    • Plant City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Odessa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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 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 Hidden Creek:

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 Hidden Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.