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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 Jumeau (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 Jumeau. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Jumeau is located in Citrus 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 Citrus County: Hernando, Levy, Marion & Sumter.

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

  • Citrus County     (The home county of Jumeau)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jumeau, with the one closest to Jumeau listed first.
    • Floral City
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Inverness Highlands South
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Inverness
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Mannfield ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Mannfield is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
    • Inverness Highlands North
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hernando
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Sugarmill Woods
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Sugarmill Woods is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarmill Woods
    • Citrus Hills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Citrus Hills is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Hills
    • Lecanto
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Beverly Hills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Black Diamond
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Black Diamond is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
    • Holder
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Homosassa Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jumeau, with the one closest to Jumeau listed first.
    • Istachatta
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Nobleton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Lindsey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Lindsey is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lindsey
    • Ringgold ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ringgold is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
    • North Brooksville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • North Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooksville
    • Brooksville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hill 'n Dale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
    • South Brooksville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
    • Spring Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Ridge Manor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Brookridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Brookridge is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
    • Wiscon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
    • Centralia ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Centralia is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jumeau, with the one closest to Jumeau listed first.
    • Whitney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Whitney is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Montclair
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Montclair is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
    • Okahumpka
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Fruitland Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Leesburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Conant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Conant is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
    • Lady Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mascotte
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Sunnyside
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Sunnyside is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Carlton Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Carlton Village is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Village
    • Yalaha
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Groveland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Levy County
    • Inglis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jumeau, with the one closest to Jumeau listed first.
    • Danks Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunnellon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Chatmire
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Chatmire is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmire
    • Summerfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Belleview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Weirsdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • York
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • York is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Silver Springs Shores
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jumeau, with the one closest to Jumeau listed first.
    • Trilby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Lacoochee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Moss Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Moss Town is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Town
    • Blanton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Blanton is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
    • Dade City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Shady Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Leo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • San Antonio
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
    • Aripeka
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jumeau, with the one closest to Jumeau listed first.
    • Bay Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
    • Wahoo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Wahoo is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
    • Lake Panasoffkee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Bushnell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Coleman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Sumterville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bucker Womans Town ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bucker Womans Town is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucker Womans Town
    • Adamsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Webster
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wildwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Center Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Orange Home
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Orange Home is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
    • Linden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Linden is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden

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

Cemeteries Near Jumeau ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jumeau.

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

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

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

  • Williams Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Frazier Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hill of Rest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bay Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • New Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dampeir Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Stage Pond Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Lindsey Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Florida National Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mannfield Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Wild Cow Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (83 more) ...
    • Rutland Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Community Baptist Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hernando Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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

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

  • Floral City
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bay Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
  • Istachatta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Inverness
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Carlson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Carlson is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlson
  • Mannfield ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mannfield is located in Citrus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
  • Arlington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Arlington is located in Citrus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Rutland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rutland is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
  • Hernando
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Saint Catherine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Catherine is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catherine
  • Bushnell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Brooksville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lecanto
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sumterville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Coleman
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Jumeau. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jumeau.

Newspapers Published in Jumeau ...

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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jumeau.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jumeau, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jumeau.

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 helpful 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 Jumeau:

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 Jumeau, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jumeau) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.