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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 Limestone (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 Limestone. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Limestone is located in Hardee 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 Hardee County: DeSoto, Highlands, Hillsborough, Manatee & Polk.

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

  • Hardee County     (The home county of Limestone)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Limestone, with the one closest to Limestone listed first.
    • Ona
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Zolfo Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wauchula
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bowling Green
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Charlotte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Limestone, with the one closest to Limestone listed first.
    • Harbour Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbour Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Heights
      • Harbour Heights is located in Charlotte County
    • Cleveland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Charlotte County
    • Harbor View
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
      • Harbor View is located in Charlotte County
    • Murdock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Charlotte Harbor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Solana
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solana
      • Solana is located in Charlotte County
    • Port Charlotte
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • DeSoto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Limestone, with the one closest to Limestone listed first.
    • Calvinia ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calvinia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvinia
      • Calvinia is located in DeSoto County
    • Arcadia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Nocatee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Fort Ogden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Highlands County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Limestone, with the one closest to Limestone listed first.
    • Avon Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sebring
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • De Soto City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto City
      • De Soto City is located in Highlands County
  • Manatee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Limestone, with the one closest to Limestone listed first.
    • Sandy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
      • Sandy is located in Manatee County
    • Myakka City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Duette
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Verna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
      • Verna is located in Manatee County
    • Waterbury
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
      • Waterbury is located in Manatee County
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Limestone, with the one closest to Limestone listed first.
    • Brewster ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
      • Brewster is located in Polk County
    • Fort Meade
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Oponys Town ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oponys Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oponys Town
      • Oponys Town is located in Polk County
  • Sarasota County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Limestone, with the one closest to Limestone listed first.
    • Shiney Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiney Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiney Town
      • Shiney Town is located in Sarasota County
    • North Port
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Warm Mineral Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Limestone ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Limestone.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Limestone, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Limestone.

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 Limestone:

Cemeteries Near Limestone ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Limestone.

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 Limestone covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Coker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coker Cemetery
  • Lamp Grounds Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lamp Grounds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lamp Grounds Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Pine Level Campground Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Level Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Level Campground Cemetery
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
  • Owens Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owens Cemetery
  • Wauchula Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Joshua Creek Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joshua Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joshua Creek Cemetery
  • Hull Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hull Cemetery
  • Oak Creek Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Creek Cemetery
  • Olive Branch Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Branch Cemetery
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Cemetery
  • Continue List   (28 more) ...
    • Ogden Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ogden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ogden Cemetery
    • Ft. Ogden Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Ogden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Ogden Cemetery
    • Hart Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart Cemetery

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

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

  • Calvinia ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calvinia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvinia
    • Calvinia is located in DeSoto County
  • Pine Level
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Level have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
    • Pine Level is located in DeSoto County
  • Arcadia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Zolfo Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wauchula
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
    • Sandy is located in Manatee County
  • Nocatee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Fort Ogden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Crewsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crewsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewsville
    • Crewsville is located in Hardee County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Bowling Green
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Fort Meade
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Harbor View
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
      • Harbor View is located in Charlotte County
    • Cleveland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Charlotte County
    • Avon Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Charlotte Harbor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

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

The official website for Hardee County: www.hardeecounty.net/

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

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 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.
<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>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- Limestone) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Limestone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.3656, Longitude: -81.8990       In this case, the coordinates for Limestone have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<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 Limestone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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