RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Florida >> Hillsborough County >> Hidden Forest >> Genealogy HelperIndex...

Our Genealogy Helper

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 Forest (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 Forest. 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 Forest ...

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 Forest: Hidden Frst.

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

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 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.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Hidden Forest)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Forest, with the one closest to Hidden Forest listed first.
    • Bloomingdale Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Bloomingdale Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale Village
    • Indian Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Indian Hills is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Bloomingdale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Brandon Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Brandon Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
    • Countryside Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Countryside Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
    • Brandon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Parkside Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Parkside Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside Village
    • Riverview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Valrico Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Valrico Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valrico Village
    • Windhorst Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Windhorst Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windhorst Village
    • Valrico
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fish Hawk
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Fish Hawk is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Hawk
    • Boyette
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Boyette is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyette
  • Manatee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Forest, with the one closest to Hidden Forest listed first.
    • Duette
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Parrish
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Terra Ceia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellenton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Memphis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Memphis is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
    • Waterbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Waterbury is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Forest, with the one closest to Hidden Forest listed first.
    • Crystal Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
    • Wesley Chapel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Zephyrhills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Land O' Lakes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Odessa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Richland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Richland is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • San Antonio
      (30 miles [48.3 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>
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Forest, with the one closest to Hidden Forest listed first.
    • Gandy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
    • Feather Sound
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Saint Petersburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Lealman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Lealman is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lealman
    • Oldsmar
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • High Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • High Point is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • Pinellas Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Safety Harbor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • South Highpoint
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • South Highpoint is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Highpoint
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Four Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Four Corners is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Gulfport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Kenneth City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Forest, with the one closest to Hidden Forest listed first.
    • Nichols
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Willow Oak
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
    • Mulberry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Winston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Bradley Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Bradley Junction is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Junction
    • Medulla
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
    • Lakeland Highlands
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Lakeland Highlands is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Highlands
    • Brewster ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Brewster is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
    • Kathleen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Eaton Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Acton ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Acton is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Crystal Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Crystal Lake is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake

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

Cemeteries Near Hidden Forest ...

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

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

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

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

  • Hackney - Riverview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney - Riverview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hackney - Riverview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Hackney - Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hackney Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72067 <2>
  • Serenity Meadows Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Brandon Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Samford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillsboro Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Limona Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Limona Cemetery is located in Brandon.
  • Commemorative Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lithia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mathews Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Centro Asturiano Memorial Park Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Loving Care Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (107 more) ...
    • Hunter Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Orange Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • Bloomingdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Brandon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Peru ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Limona
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Valrico
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Seffner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mango
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sydney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Keysville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Keysville is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
  • Ybor City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
  • Plant City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Tampa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Thonotosassa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Knights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Knights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
    • Port Tampa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa

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

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 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 Hidden Forest:

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 '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- Hidden Forest) 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 Hidden Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.