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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 Lincoln Park (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 Lincoln Park. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Lincoln Park is located in Sumter 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 Sumter County: Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Pasco & Polk.

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

  • Sumter County     (The home county of Lincoln Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Park, with the one closest to Lincoln Park listed first.
    • Bushnell
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Webster
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wahoo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wahoo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
      • Wahoo is located in Sumter County
    • Center Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Sumterville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bucker Womans Town ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucker Womans Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucker Womans Town
      • Bucker Womans Town is located in Sumter County
    • Linden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Linden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Linden is located in Sumter County
    • Tarrytown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
      • Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
    • Bay Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bay Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
      • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
    • Lake Panasoffkee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Mabel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
      • Mabel is located in Sumter County
    • Coleman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Adamsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
      • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
  • Citrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Park, with the one closest to Lincoln Park listed first.
    • Floral City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Inverness Highlands South
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Inverness
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Inverness Highlands North
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mannfield ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mannfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
      • Mannfield is located in Citrus County
    • Hernando
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Sugarmill Woods
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarmill Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarmill Woods
      • Sugarmill Woods is located in Citrus County
    • Citrus Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Hills
      • Citrus Hills is located in Citrus County
    • Lecanto
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Beverly Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Holder
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Black Diamond
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
      • Black Diamond is located in Citrus County
    • Pine Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
      • Pine Ridge is located in Citrus County
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Park, with the one closest to Lincoln Park listed first.
    • Nobleton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Ridge Manor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Istachatta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hill 'n Dale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
      • Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
    • Lake Lindsey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lindsey
      • Lake Lindsey is located in Hernando County
    • Spring Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
      • Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
    • Brooksville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • South Brooksville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
      • South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
    • North Brooksville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooksville
      • North Brooksville is located in Hernando County
    • Ringgold ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
      • Ringgold is located in Hernando County
    • Wiscon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
      • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
    • Brookridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
      • Brookridge is located in Hernando County
    • Masaryktown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Park, with the one closest to Lincoln Park listed first.
    • Mascotte
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Okahumpka
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Whitney is located in Lake County
    • Groveland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Montclair
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montclair. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
      • Montclair is located in Lake County
    • Leesburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fruitland Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Yalaha
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Sunnyside
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
      • Sunnyside is located in Lake County
    • Howey-in-the-Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Lady Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Clermont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Conant
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Conant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
      • Conant is located in Lake County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Park, with the one closest to Lincoln Park listed first.
    • Danks Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Summerfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Weirsdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Belleview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Ocklawaha
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Eastlake Weir
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Candler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Park, with the one closest to Lincoln Park listed first.
    • Killarney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Oakland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Tangerine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Tildenville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tildenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tildenville
      • Tildenville is located in Orange County
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Park, with the one closest to Lincoln Park listed first.
    • Lacoochee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Moss Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moss Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Town
      • Moss Town is located in Pasco County
    • Trilby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Blanton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blanton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
      • Blanton is located in Pasco County
    • Dade City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Saint Leo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • San Antonio
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <1>
    • Richland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Pasco County
    • Zephyrhills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Lincoln Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lincoln Park.

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

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

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden is located outside and to the east of Bushnell.
    • The St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden has also been known as:
    • St. Francis Memorial Garden
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2736557 <4>
  • Matchett Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matchett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Matchett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Sumter Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Sumter Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Sumter Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tema Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tema Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tema Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Garden of Memories Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Stewart Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wild Cow Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wild Cow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wild Cow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Center Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Florida National Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Linden Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (94 more) ...
    • Sumterville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sumterville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sumterville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bay Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bay Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bay Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Tuscanooga Baptist Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuscanooga Baptist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tuscanooga Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

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

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

  • Bushnell
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Saint Catherine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Catherine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catherine
    • Saint Catherine is located in Sumter County
  • Webster
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sumterville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Tarrytown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
    • Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
  • Linden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Linden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Linden is located in Sumter County
  • Bay Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bay Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
    • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
  • Coleman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Istachatta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Carlson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlson
    • Carlson is located in Sumter County
  • Lacoochee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Orange Home
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
    • Orange Home is located in Sumter County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Floral City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mascotte
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Okahumpka
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Lincoln Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lincoln Park.

Newspapers Published in Lincoln Park ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lincoln Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lincoln Park, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lincoln Park.

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 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 Lincoln Park:

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

The official website for Sumter County: www.bocc.co.sumter.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: https://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>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.
<3>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.
<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>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 Lincoln Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lincoln Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lincoln Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.6536, Longitude: -82.1081       In this case, the coordinates for Lincoln Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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