Our Genealogy Helper
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 Keystone Beach (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 Keystone Beach. 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 Keystone Beach ...
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 Keystone Beach: Keystone Bch.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Keystone Beach. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Keystone Beach.
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 southeast 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 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.
Keystone Beach 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 Keystone Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Keystone Beach:
- Hillsborough County (The home county of Keystone Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keystone Beach, with the one closest to Keystone Beach listed first.
- Keystone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Keystone is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Northlake Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Northlake Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake Village
- Lakeshore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lakeshore is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
- Eaglebrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eaglebrook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglebrook
- Eastbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eastbrook is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastbrook
- Royal Troon Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Troon Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Troon Village
- Keystone Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
- Biarritz Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Biarritz Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biarritz Village
- Cannes Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cannes Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannes Village
- Cheval
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cheval is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheval
- Country Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Country Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Canterbury Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Canterbury Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Hernando County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keystone Beach, with the one closest to Keystone Beach listed first.
- Masaryktown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Timber Pines
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
- Hernando Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Weeki Wachee Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Weeki Wachee Acres is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Acres
- Weeki Wachee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Weeki Wachee Gardens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Weeki Wachee Gardens is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Gardens
- High Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- High Point is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- North Weeki Wachee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- North Weeki Wachee is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weeki Wachee
- Bayport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bayport is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
- Brookridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brookridge is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
- South Brooksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
- Pasco County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keystone Beach, with the one closest to Keystone Beach listed first.
- Odessa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Land O' Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elfers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Beacon Square
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beacon Square is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Square
- New Port Richey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jasmine Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jasmine Estates is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Estates
- Port Richey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
- Fivay ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fivay is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
- Bayonet Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pinellas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keystone Beach, with the one closest to Keystone Beach listed first.
- East Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Lake is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
- Oldsmar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tarpon Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Safety Harbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
- Palm Harbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Crystal Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ozona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dunedin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bayview ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bayview is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
- Feather Sound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Keystone Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Keystone Beach.
Cemeteries Near Keystone Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Keystone Beach.
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 Keystone Beach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Keystone Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Keystone Beach, with the one closest to Keystone Beach listed first.
- Lake Carroll Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Elfers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cycadia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gan Shalom Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Parklawn Memory Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Curlew Hills Memory Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Parklawn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (85 more) ...
- Marti Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Showmans Rest Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
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 Keystone Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Keystone Beach.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Keystone Beach, with the one closest to Keystone Beach listed first.
- Odessa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
- Ehren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ehren is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
- Port Richey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tampa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
- Hudson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thonotosassa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Port Tampa
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
- Mango
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Limona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Limona is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
- Seffner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Brandon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- San Antonio
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Peru ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Peru is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Keystone Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Keystone Beach.
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 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 Keystone Beach:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Hillsborough County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hernando County
- Pasco County
- Pinellas County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Florida
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 Keystone Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |