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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 Keystone (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. 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.

Keystone is located in Hillsborough County.

To see how the shape of Florida's counties 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. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Keystone:

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Keystone)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keystone, with the one closest to Keystone listed first.
    • Keystone Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
      • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Royal Troon Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Troon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Troon Village
      • Royal Troon Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Canterbury Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canterbury Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
      • Canterbury Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Northlake Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northlake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake Village
      • Northlake Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Eaglebrook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglebrook
      • Eaglebrook is located in Hillsborough County
    • Biarritz Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biarritz Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biarritz Village
      • Biarritz Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Cannes Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannes Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannes Village
      • Cannes Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Cheval
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheval have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheval
      • Cheval is located in Hillsborough County
    • Fawn Ridge Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fawn Ridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Ridge Village
      • Fawn Ridge Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Westchase
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westchase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westchase
      • Westchase is located in Hillsborough County
    • Country Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
      • Country Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Eastbrook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastbrook
      • Eastbrook is located in Hillsborough County
    • Lakeshore
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeshore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
      • Lakeshore is located in Hillsborough County
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keystone, with the one closest to Keystone listed first.
    • Timber Pines
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
      • Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
    • Hernando Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Spring Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Weeki Wachee Acres
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeki Wachee Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Acres
      • Weeki Wachee Acres is located in Hernando County
    • Masaryktown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Weeki Wachee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Weeki Wachee Gardens
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeki Wachee Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Gardens
      • Weeki Wachee Gardens is located in Hernando County
    • Bayport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
      • Bayport is located in Hernando County
    • High Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
      • High Point is located in Hernando County
    • North Weeki Wachee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weeki Wachee
      • North Weeki Wachee is located in Hernando County
    • Brookridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
      • Brookridge is located in Hernando County
    • Wiscon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
      • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
    • Pine Island
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
      • Pine Island is located in Hernando County
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keystone, with the one closest to Keystone listed first.
    • Odessa
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Trinity
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Elfers
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Holiday
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Beacon Square
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beacon Square have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Square
      • Beacon Square is located in Pasco County
    • New Port Richey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Land O' Lakes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jasmine Estates
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasmine Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Estates
      • Jasmine Estates is located in Pasco County
    • Port Richey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayonet Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fivay Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fivay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
    • Hudson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keystone, with the one closest to Keystone listed first.
    • East Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
      • East Lake is located in Pinellas County
    • Oldsmar
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Tarpon Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Cove Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
      • Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
    • Crystal Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Palm Harbor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ozona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Safety Harbor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Dunedin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
    • Clearwater Beach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Beach
      • Clearwater Beach is located in Pinellas County
    • Clearwater
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
      • Clearwater is located in Pinellas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,552 people
      • Former name for Clearwater:
      • Clear Water Harbor
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <2>
    • Feather Sound
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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:

Cemeteries Near Keystone ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Keystone.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
  • East Elfers Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens
  • Cycadia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cycadia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cycadia Cemetery
  • Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens
  • Parklawn Memory Gardens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parklawn Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parklawn Memory Gardens
  • Curlew Hills Memory Gardens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curlew Hills Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curlew Hills Memory Gardens
  • Lake Carroll Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Carroll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Carroll Cemetery
  • Stark Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stark Cemetery
  • Parklawn Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parklawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parklawn Cemetery
  • Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (76 more) ...
    • Gan Shalom Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Dunedin Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunedin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunedin Cemetery
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<5> to the south of Land O' Lakes.
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ehren African American Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2319666 <4>

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.<6>

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

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

  • Keystone Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
    • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
  • Odessa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Port Richey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ehren
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ehren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
    • Ehren is located in Pasco County
  • Hudson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Tampa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
    • Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407,599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <2>
  • Ybor City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ybor City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
  • Thonotosassa
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Port Tampa
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Tampa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
    • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
  • Mango
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Limona
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
  • Seffner
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • San Antonio
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
      • San Antonio is located in Pasco County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,506 people
      • Former name for San Antonio:
      • Lake Jovita
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Antonio <2>
    • Brandon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Leo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Keystone. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcounty.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Keystone) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Keystone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.1558, Longitude: -82.6212       In this case, the coordinates for Keystone have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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