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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 Valley (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 Valley. 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 Valley ...

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 Valley: Hidden Vly. (or less commonly used: Hidden Vally. or Hidden Vlly.)

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

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Hidden Valley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Valley, with the one closest to Hidden Valley listed first.
    • Carrollwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • East Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • East Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
    • Fairway Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Fairway Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
    • Greater Carrollwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Greater Carrollwood is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greater Carrollwood
    • The Village South
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • The Village South is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village South
    • Mullis City
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Mullis City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullis City
    • Cedarwood Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Cedarwood Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood Village
    • Shadberry Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Shadberry Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadberry Village
    • Willowbrae Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Willowbrae Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrae Village
    • Grove Point Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Grove Point Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Point Village
    • Hollyglen Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Hollyglen Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyglen Village
    • Wingate Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Wingate Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate Village
    • Andover Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Andover Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover Village
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Valley, with the one closest to Hidden Valley listed first.
    • Masaryktown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Spring Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Timber Pines
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
    • Weeki Wachee Acres
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Weeki Wachee Acres is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Acres
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Valley, with the one closest to Hidden Valley listed first.
    • Odessa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Land O' Lakes
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Trinity
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
    • Wesley Chapel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Elfers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Holiday
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
    • Beacon Square
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Beacon Square is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Square
    • New Port Richey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jasmine Estates
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jasmine Estates is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Estates
    • Port Richey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Valley, with the one closest to Hidden Valley listed first.
    • Oldsmar
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • East Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • East Lake is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
    • Safety Harbor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Feather Sound
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Gandy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
    • High Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • High Point is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • South Highpoint
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • South Highpoint is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Highpoint
    • Dunedin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Palm Harbor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Four Corners
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Four Corners is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Cove Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
    • Crystal Beach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hidden Valley, with the one closest to Hidden Valley listed first.
    • Kathleen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Winston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston

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

Cemeteries Near Hidden Valley ...

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

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

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

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

  • Lake Carroll Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Marti Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.
  • Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old)
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Robles Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • American Legion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (91 more) ...
    • Oaklawn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Centro Espanol Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • La Unione Italiana Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>

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

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

  • Tampa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
  • Odessa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Keystone Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
  • Thonotosassa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Port Tampa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
  • Mango
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Limona
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Seffner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Brandon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ehren
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Ehren is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
  • Peru ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Valrico
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bloomingdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Sydney
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

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 Hidden Valley:

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