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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 Karen Heights (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 Karen Heights. 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 Karen Heights ...

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 Karen Heights: Karen Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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 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.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Karen Heights)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Karen Heights, with the one closest to Karen Heights listed first.
    • Evelyn City
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Evelyn City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn City
    • Forest Hills Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Forest Hills Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills Village
    • Indian Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Indian Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Spring Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Spring Hill is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Carroll City Center
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Carroll City Center is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll City Center
    • Carroll City
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Carroll City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll City
    • Catherine City
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Catherine City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine City
    • Wellswood
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Wellswood is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellswood
    • Carrollwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mullis City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mullis City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullis City
    • Citrus Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Citrus Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Park
    • Kirby Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Kirby Creek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Creek
  • Hernando County
  • Manatee County
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Karen Heights, with the one closest to Karen Heights listed first.
    • Odessa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Land O' Lakes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
    • Wesley Chapel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Trinity
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
    • Elfers
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Holiday
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
    • Beacon Square
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Beacon Square is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Square
    • New Port Richey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Crystal Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Karen Heights, with the one closest to Karen Heights listed first.
    • Oldsmar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Gandy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
    • Feather Sound
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Safety Harbor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • East Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • East Lake is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • High Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • High Point is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • South Highpoint
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • South Highpoint is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Highpoint
    • Four Corners
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Four Corners is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Dunedin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Lealman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Lealman is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lealman
    • Palm Harbor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Karen Heights, with the one closest to Karen Heights listed first.
    • Winston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Kathleen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Nichols
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Willow Oak
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
    • Gibsonia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Gibsonia is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
    • Medulla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla

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

Cemeteries Near Karen Heights ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Karen Heights.

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 Karen Heights - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lake Carroll Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Showmans Rest Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Israel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Beth Israel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2425075 <2>
  • Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old)
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old) is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old) has also been known as:
    • Old Centro Asturiano Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2346261 <2>
  • Robles Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Marti Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (95 more) ...
    • Centro Espanol Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro Espanol Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Espanol Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
      • The Centro Espanol Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cemeterio Espanol
      • Centro Espanol Memorial Park Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2355874 <2>
    • La Unione Italiana Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Unione Italiana Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the La Unione Italiana Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
      • The La Unione Italiana Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Italian Clud Cemetery
      • L'Unione Italiana Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979335 <2>
    • The Home Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Home Cemetery
      • The Home Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Oakland 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.<3>

While we didn't find Karen Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Karen Heights.

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

  • Tampa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407,599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <1>
  • Ybor City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
  • Mango
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Thonotosassa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Port Tampa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
  • Limona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Brandon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Seffner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Odessa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Peru ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Keystone Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
  • Valrico
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bloomingdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Sydney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Ehren
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Ehren is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren

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

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 Karen Heights:

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 Karen Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.