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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 Holiday Manor (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 Holiday Manor. 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 Holiday Manor ...

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 Holiday Manor: Holiday Mnr.

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

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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Holiday Manor is located in Polk 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 Polk County: Hardee, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lake, Manatee, Orange, Osceola, Pasco & Sumter.

Below are the counties that are near Holiday Manor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holiday Manor:

  • Polk County     (The home county of Holiday Manor)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holiday Manor, with the one closest to Holiday Manor listed first.
    • Lake Hammock Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Davenport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Haines City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Alfred
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Hamilton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Auburndale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Polk City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Loughman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Winter Haven
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Inwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Inwood is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
    • Dundee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cypress Gardens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Eloise
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hillsborough County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holiday Manor, with the one closest to Holiday Manor listed first.
    • Colonial Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Colonial Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Kings Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Kings Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
    • South Plant City Farms
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • South Plant City Farms is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Plant City Farms
    • Knights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Knights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
    • Plant City Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Plant City Heights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City Heights
    • Plant City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • West Plant City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • West Plant City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plant City
    • Woodfield Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodfield Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield Village
    • Cedar Run
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Cedar Run is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
    • Strawberry Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Strawberry Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Village
    • Parrish
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Parrish is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holiday Manor, with the one closest to Holiday Manor listed first.
    • Four Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Clermont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Mohawk
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Mohawk is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
    • Waits Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Waits Junction is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Junction
    • Groveland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Minneola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Montverde
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holiday Manor, with the one closest to Holiday Manor listed first.
    • Bay Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bay Lake is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Lake Buena Vista
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Buena Vista is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Buena Vista
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
    • Hunters Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hunters Creek is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
    • Bay Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Bay Hill is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
    • Doctor Phillips
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Doctor Phillips is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Phillips
    • Williamsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Williamsburg is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Windermere
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Meadow Woods
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Meadow Woods is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Woods
    • Sand Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Southchase
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Southchase is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southchase
    • Lake Butter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Lake Butter is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Butter
    • Tangelo Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Tangelo Park is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangelo Park
    • Killarney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Osceola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holiday Manor, with the one closest to Holiday Manor listed first.
    • ChampionsGate
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • ChampionsGate is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for ChampionsGate
    • Reunion
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Poinciana Place
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Poinciana Place is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinciana Place
    • Intercession City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Poinciana
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Celebration
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Campbell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Campbell is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Kissimmee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Buena Ventura Lakes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Cloud
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Runnymede
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Runnymede is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holiday Manor, with the one closest to Holiday Manor listed first.
    • Crystal Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Richland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Richland is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Zephyrhills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Holiday Manor ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holiday Manor.

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 Holiday Manor - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lake Lowery Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rolling Hills Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ret Row Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Davenport.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Davenport Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71888 <2>
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Inman Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lakeside Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Oak Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Auburndale Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (95 more) ...
    • Collins Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Auburndale Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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 Holiday Manor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holiday Manor.

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

  • Haines City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Auburndale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Winter Haven
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Eagle Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Wahneta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Wahneta is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahneta
  • Gordonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gordonville is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
  • Green Pond
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Pond is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
  • Lakeland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Kissimmee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Bartow
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Kathleen
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Windermere
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Homeland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Saint Cloud
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Killarney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Holiday Manor ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holiday Manor.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holiday Manor, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holiday Manor.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Holiday Manor:

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 Holiday Manor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Holiday Manor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.