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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 Lillibridge (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 Lillibridge. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Lillibridge)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lillibridge, with the one closest to Lillibridge listed first.
    • Welcome
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Welcome is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Lithia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pinecrest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fish Hawk
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Fish Hawk is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Hawk
    • Boyette
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Boyette is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyette
    • Parkside Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Parkside Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside Village
    • Durant
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Balm
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Parrish
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Parrish is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
    • West Plant City Farms
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • West Plant City Farms is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plant City Farms
    • Bloomingdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Countryside Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Countryside Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
  • Hardee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lillibridge, with the one closest to Lillibridge listed first.
    • Bowling Green
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Wauchula
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Zolfo Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Manatee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lillibridge, with the one closest to Lillibridge listed first.
    • Duette
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Parrish
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Waterbury
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Waterbury is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
    • Verna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Verna is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
    • Myakka City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lillibridge, with the one closest to Lillibridge listed first.
    • Crystal Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Zephyrhills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lillibridge, with the one closest to Lillibridge listed first.
    • Bradley Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Bradley Junction is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Junction
    • Brewster ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Brewster is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
    • Nichols
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mulberry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Willow Oak
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
    • Medulla
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
    • Lakeland Highlands
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeland Highlands is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Highlands
    • Armour ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Armour is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
    • Lyle Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lyle Corner is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle Corner
    • Homeland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Winston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Bartow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Lillibridge ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lillibridge.

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 Lillibridge - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Hunter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Blue Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southwest of Bradley Junction.
    • The Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Lithia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Olive Primitive Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Little Alafia Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Prairie Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Cemetery
    • The Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bone Valley Cemetery
    • Fuller Heights Cemetery
    • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72484 <3>
  • Willow Oak Baptist Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Watson Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Old Elim Church Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Springhead Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Brandon Family Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (96 more) ...
    • Hackney - Riverview Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney - Riverview Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hackney - Riverview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
      • The Hackney - Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hackney Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72067 <3>
    • Serenity Meadows Memorial Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Samford Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Keysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Keysville is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
  • Bloomingdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Sydney
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Valrico
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Brandon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Peru ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Plant City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Limona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Seffner
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Homeland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Mango
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bartow
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Fort Meade
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Knights
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Knights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
    • Bowling Green
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Lillibridge ...

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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lillibridge.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lillibridge, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lillibridge.

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 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 Lillibridge:

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>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 from Point A (ie- Lillibridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Lillibridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.