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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 Howell Estates (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 Howell Estates. 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 Howell Estates ...

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 Howell Estates: Howell Ests.

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

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.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Howell Estates)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howell Estates, with the one closest to Howell Estates listed first.
    • Parrish
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Parrish is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
    • South Plant City Farms
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • South Plant City Farms is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Plant City Farms
    • West Plant City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • West Plant City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plant City
    • Woodfield Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodfield Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield Village
    • West Plant City Farms
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • West Plant City Farms is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plant City Farms
    • Kings Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Kings Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
    • Cedar Run
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Cedar Run is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
    • Plant City Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Plant City Heights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City Heights
    • Plant City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Durant
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Colonial Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Colonial Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Lithia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pinecrest
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hardee County
    • Bowling Green
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Manatee County
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howell Estates, with the one closest to Howell Estates listed first.
    • Crystal Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Zephyrhills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Richland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Richland is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 northwest)
    • Saint Leo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Land O' Lakes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dade City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • San Antonio
      (29 miles [46.7 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>
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howell Estates, with the one closest to Howell Estates listed first.
    • Willow Oak
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
    • Nichols
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Medulla
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
    • Mulberry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Winston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Lakeland Highlands
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Lakeland Highlands is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Highlands
    • Lakeland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Acton ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Acton is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Bradley Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bradley Junction is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Junction
    • Eaton Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Kathleen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Crystal Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Crystal Lake is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
    • Combee Settlement
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Combee Settlement is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combee Settlement

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

Cemeteries Near Howell Estates ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Howell Estates.

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 Howell Estates - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Springhead Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Willow Oak Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hopewell Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lithia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Blue Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Garden of Peace Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Little Alafia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Prairie Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Cemetery
    • The Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bone Valley Cemetery
    • Fuller Heights Cemetery
    • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72484 <2>
  • Continue List   (111 more) ...
    • Medulla Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Fitzgerald Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • New Home Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Plant City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Keysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Keysville is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
  • Sydney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bloomingdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Valrico
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Knights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Knights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
  • Keene
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Keene is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Seffner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Brandon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lakeland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Limona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Mango
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Kathleen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Peru ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Thonotosassa
      (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 Howell Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Howell Estates.

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 Howell Estates:

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