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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 Hunters 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 Hunters 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 Hunters 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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Hunters Creek: Hunters Crk. (or less commonly used: Hunters Ck. or Hunters Cr.)
  • While the name of this community is Hunters Creek, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Hunters Creek may originally have been Hunter's Creek.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Hunters Creek might be written as Hunter Creek.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hunters Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hunters 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Hunters Creek is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Brevard, Lake, Osceola, Polk & Seminole.

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

  • Orange County     (The home county of Hunters Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hunters Creek, with the one closest to Hunters Creek listed first.
    • Williamsburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Williamsburg is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Meadow Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Meadow Woods is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Woods
    • Southchase
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Southchase is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southchase
    • Taft
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Taft is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
    • Sky Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Sky Lake is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Lake
    • Tangelo Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Tangelo Park is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangelo Park
    • Lake Buena Vista
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Lake Buena Vista is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Buena Vista
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
    • Oak Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Oak Ridge is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
    • Doctor Phillips
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Doctor Phillips is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Phillips
    • Sand Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Belle Isle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Belle Isle is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Isle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,294 people
    • Pine Castle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bay Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bay Hill is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hunters Creek, with the one closest to Hunters Creek listed first.
    • Four Corners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Waits Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Waits Junction is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Junction
    • Montverde
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mohawk
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Mohawk is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
    • Clermont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Ferndale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Minneola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Groveland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ethel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Ethel is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Astatula
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Jem
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Jem is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jem
  • Osceola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hunters Creek, with the one closest to Hunters Creek listed first.
    • Kissimmee
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Buena Ventura Lakes
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Campbell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Campbell is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Celebration
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Intercession City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Cloud
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Runnymede
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Runnymede is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
    • Reunion
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • ChampionsGate
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • ChampionsGate is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for ChampionsGate
    • Poinciana Place
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Poinciana Place is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinciana Place
    • Poinciana
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hunters Creek, with the one closest to Hunters Creek listed first.
    • Loughman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Davenport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Haines City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Hammock Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Hamilton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Dundee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Alfred
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Polk City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Waverly
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Winter Haven
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Auburndale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cypress Gardens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Inwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Inwood is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hunters Creek, with the one closest to Hunters Creek listed first.
    • Fern Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Altamonte Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Forest City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Forest City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Casselberry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Sanlando Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Sanlando Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanlando Springs
    • Wekiwa Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Wekiwa Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wekiwa Springs
    • Longwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Winter Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Oviedo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Oviedo is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oviedo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oviedo <2>
    • Chuluota
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Mary
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Heathrow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Iowa City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Iowa City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City

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

Cemeteries Near Hunters Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hunters 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 Hunters Creek - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Howard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Kissimmee.
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rosehill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72538 <3>
  • Osceola Memory Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Taft Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft Memorial Gardens
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Taft Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Taft.
    • The Taft Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • Taft Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1217063 <3>
  • Barber Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lock Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • East Lake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Lake Cemetery is located in Kissimmee.
    • The East Lake Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Boggy Creek Cemetery
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2238544 <3>
  • Doctor Phillips Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Washington Park Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Loughman Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Doctor Phillips Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (57 more) ...
    • Woodlawn Memorial Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Finney Point Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finney Point Cemetery
      • The Finney Point Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Whaley Cemetery

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

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

  • Kissimmee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pine Castle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Cloud
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Narcoossee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Narcoossee is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narcoossee
  • Conway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Conway is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Windermere
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Runnymede
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Runnymede is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
  • Orlando
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Gotha
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Minorville ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Minorville is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
  • Ocoee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ocoee is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocoee <2>
  • Winter Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Winter Garden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Eatonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Tildenville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Tildenville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tildenville

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

Newspapers Published in Hunters Creek ...

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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hunters Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hunters Creek, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hunters Creek.

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 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 Hunters Creek:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Hunters Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hunters Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.