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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 Jameson Farms (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 Jameson Farms. 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.

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 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.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Jameson Farms)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jameson Farms, with the one closest to Jameson Farms listed first.
    • Welcome
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Welcome is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Lithia
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pinecrest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fish Hawk
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fish Hawk is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Hawk
    • Boyette
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Boyette is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyette
    • Durant
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Parkside Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Parkside Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside Village
    • Parrish
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Parrish is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
    • West Plant City Farms
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • West Plant City Farms is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plant City Farms
    • Bloomingdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Balm
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Countryside Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Countryside Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
  • Hardee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jameson Farms, with the one closest to Jameson Farms listed first.
    • Bowling Green
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wauchula
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Zolfo Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Manatee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jameson Farms, with the one closest to Jameson Farms listed first.
    • Duette
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Parrish
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Waterbury
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Waterbury is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
    • Verna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Verna is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jameson Farms, with the one closest to Jameson Farms listed first.
    • Crystal Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Zephyrhills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Pinellas County
    • Gandy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jameson Farms, with the one closest to Jameson Farms listed first.
    • Nichols
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bradley Junction
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Bradley Junction is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Junction
    • Brewster ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Brewster is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
    • Willow Oak
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
    • Mulberry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Medulla
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
    • Lakeland Highlands
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeland Highlands is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Highlands
    • Winston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Armour ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Armour is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
    • Lyle Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lyle Corner is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle Corner
    • Bartow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Highland City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Jameson Farms ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jameson Farms.

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 Jameson Farms - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Hunter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Blue Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lithia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southwest of Bradley Junction.
    • The Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Little Alafia Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Olive Primitive Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Willow Oak Baptist Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Prairie Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <3>
  • Springhead Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hackney - Riverview Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 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 <3>
  • Brandon Family Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Serenity Meadows Memorial Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (98 more) ...
    • Samford Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Memorial Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Watson Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Keysville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Keysville is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
  • Bloomingdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Valrico
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sydney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Peru ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Brandon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Plant City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Limona
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Seffner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mango
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Homeland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Bartow
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Knights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Knights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
    • Lakeland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Meade
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Jameson Farms. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jameson Farms.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Jameson Farms:

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>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- Jameson Farms) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Jameson Farms, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.