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 Shipp 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 Lake Shipp 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 Lake Shipp 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 Lake Shipp Heights: Lk. Shipp 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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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 Shipp Heights is located in Polk 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 Polk County: Hardee, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lake, Manatee, Orange, Osceola, Pasco & Sumter.
Below are the counties that are near Lake Shipp Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Shipp Heights:
- Polk County (The home county of Lake Shipp Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Shipp Heights, with the one closest to Lake Shipp Heights listed first.
- Eloise
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Eagle Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Winter Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jan-Phyl Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jan-Phyl Village is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jan-Phyl Village
- Cypress Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Inwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Inwood is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Wahneta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wahneta is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahneta
- Gordonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gordonville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Auburndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Alfred
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Connersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Connersville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connersville
- Dundee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hardee County
- Bowling Green
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Highlands County
- Alpine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine is located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Shipp Heights, with the one closest to Lake Shipp Heights listed first.
- Colonial Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Kings Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kings Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
- South Plant City Farms
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- South Plant City Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Plant City Farms
- Parrish
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Parrish is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Plant City Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Plant City Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City Heights
- Plant City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- West Plant City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- West Plant City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plant City
- Woodfield Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Woodfield Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield Village
- Welcome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Welcome is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Cedar Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cedar Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
- Knights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Knights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
- Strawberry Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Strawberry Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Village
- Lake County
- Four Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Shipp Heights, with the one closest to Lake Shipp Heights listed first.
- Bay Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bay Lake is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Lake Buena Vista
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Buena Vista is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Buena Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Osceola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Shipp Heights, with the one closest to Lake Shipp Heights listed first.
- ChampionsGate
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- ChampionsGate is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for ChampionsGate
- Poinciana Place
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Poinciana Place is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinciana Place
- Poinciana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reunion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Intercession City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Celebration
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kissimmee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pasco County
- Crystal Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake Shipp Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Lake Shipp Heights.
Cemeteries Near Lake Shipp Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Shipp 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 Lake Shipp Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake Shipp Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Shipp Heights, with the one closest to Lake Shipp Heights listed first.
- Oakland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Church of Christ Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church of Christ Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Church of Christ Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Eagle Lake.
- The Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eagle Lake Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71920 <2>
- Wahneta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Inman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lakeside Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Auburndale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Auburndale Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gandy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gandy Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Bartow.
- The Gandy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Connersville Cemetery
- Polk Lake Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72018 <2>
- Rolling Hills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (78 more) ...
- Friendship MB Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Malloy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malloy Cemetery
- The Malloy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Haskell Cemetery
- Lake Hancock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72221 <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.<4>
While we didn't find Lake Shipp Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lake Shipp Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Shipp Heights, with the one closest to Lake Shipp Heights listed first.
- Eagle Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Winter Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wahneta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wahneta is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahneta
- Gordonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gordonville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Auburndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bartow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Haines City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Homeland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lakeland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fort Meade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kathleen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Keysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Keysville is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Green Pond
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Green Pond is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Plant City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Knights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Knights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake Shipp Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Shipp Heights.
Newspapers Published in Lake Shipp Heights ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Shipp Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Shipp Heights, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Shipp 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 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 Lake Shipp Heights:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Polk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hardee County
- Highlands County
- Hillsborough County
- Lake County
- Orange County
- Osceola County
- Pasco 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Shipp Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Shipp Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |