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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 Lake Cain Hills (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 Lake Cain Hills. 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 Lake Cain Hills ...

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 Lake Cain Hills: Lk. Cain Hills

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 and doctors 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.

Lake Cain Hills is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Brevard, Lake, Osceola, Polk & Seminole.

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

  • Orange County     (The home county of Lake Cain Hills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Cain Hills, with the one closest to Lake Cain Hills listed first.
    • Sand Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Doctor Phillips
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Doctor Phillips is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Phillips
    • Tangelo Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Tangelo Park is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangelo Park
    • Bay Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bay Hill is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
    • Oak Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Oak Ridge is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
    • Orlovista
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Orlovista is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlovista
    • Windermere
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Gotha
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Butter
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Lake Butter is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Butter
    • Holden Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Holden Heights is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Heights
    • Sky Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Sky Lake is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Lake
    • Pine Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Minorville ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Minorville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Cain Hills, with the one closest to Lake Cain Hills listed first.
    • Montverde
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Waits Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Waits Junction is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Junction
    • Four Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ferndale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mohawk
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Mohawk is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
    • Clermont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Minneola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Lake Jem
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Jem is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jem
    • Ethel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Ethel is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Mount Plymouth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Mount Plymouth is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Plymouth
    • Sorrento
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Astatula
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Groveland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Osceola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Cain Hills, with the one closest to Lake Cain Hills listed first.
    • Celebration
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Kissimmee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Buena Ventura Lakes
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Campbell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Campbell is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Intercession City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Reunion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • ChampionsGate
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • ChampionsGate is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for ChampionsGate
    • Runnymede
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Runnymede is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
    • Saint Cloud
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Poinciana Place
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Poinciana Place is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinciana Place
    • Poinciana
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Cain Hills, with the one closest to Lake Cain Hills listed first.
    • Loughman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Davenport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Haines City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Lake Hammock Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Polk City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Cain Hills, with the one closest to Lake Cain Hills listed first.
    • Forest City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Forest City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Altamonte Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fern Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sanlando Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Sanlando Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanlando Springs
    • Wekiwa Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Wekiwa Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wekiwa Springs
    • Casselberry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Longwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Winter Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Heathrow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Oviedo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Oviedo is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oviedo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oviedo <1>
    • Lake Mary
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cameron City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cameron City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron City
    • Chuluota
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Cain Hills, with the one closest to Lake Cain Hills listed first.
    • Valdez
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Valdez is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
    • Fort Florida
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Fort Florida is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Florida
    • De Bary
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Enterprise
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lemon Bluff
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lemon Bluff is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Bluff

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

Cemeteries Near Lake Cain Hills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Cain Hills.

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 Lake Cain Hills - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Doctor Phillips Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Washington Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodlawn Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Woodlawn Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Doctor Phillips Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Taft Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft Memorial Gardens
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Taft Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Taft.
    • The Taft Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • Taft Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1217063 <2>
  • Ocoee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • West Orange Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Winter Garden Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • West Orange Memorial Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (73 more) ...
    • Lock Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Williams Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Howard Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Windermere
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Gotha
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Minorville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Minorville is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
  • Pine Castle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Orlando
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ocoee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ocoee is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocoee <1>
  • Conway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Conway is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Winter Garden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarcona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Crown Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Crown Point is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
  • Tildenville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tildenville is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tildenville
  • Eatonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Piedmont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Piedmont is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
    • Oakland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Winter Park
      (11 miles [17.7 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 Lake Cain Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Cain Hills.

Newspapers Published in Lake Cain Hills ...

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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Cain Hills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Cain Hills, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Cain Hills.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lake Cain Hills:

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 Lake Cain Hills, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lake Cain Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.