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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 Lithia Estates (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 Lithia Estates. 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 Lithia Estates ...

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 Lithia Estates: Lithia Ests.

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 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.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Lithia Estates)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lithia Estates, with the one closest to Lithia Estates listed first.
    • Lithia
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Pinecrest
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Fish Hawk
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Fish Hawk is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Hawk
    • Welcome
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Welcome is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Boyette
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Boyette is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyette
    • Parkside Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Parkside Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside Village
    • Durant
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bloomingdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • West Plant City Farms
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • West Plant City Farms is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plant City Farms
    • Indian Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Indian Hills is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Parrish
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Parrish is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
    • Countryside Village
      (7 miles [11.3 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 Lithia Estates, with the one closest to Lithia Estates listed first.
    • Bowling Green
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wauchula
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Manatee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lithia Estates, with the one closest to Lithia Estates listed first.
    • Duette
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Parrish
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Waterbury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Waterbury is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lithia Estates, with the one closest to Lithia Estates listed first.
    • Crystal Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Zephyrhills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
    • Wesley Chapel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Richland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Richland is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lithia Estates, with the one closest to Lithia Estates listed first.
    • Gandy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
    • Saint Petersburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lithia Estates, with the one closest to Lithia Estates listed first.
    • Nichols
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • 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
    • Bradley Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Bradley Junction is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Junction
    • Mulberry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Brewster ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Brewster is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
    • 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
    • Winston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Armour ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Armour is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
    • Lyle Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Lyle Corner is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle Corner
    • Lakeland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Acton ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Acton is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton

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

Cemeteries Near Lithia Estates ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lithia Estates.

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 Lithia Estates - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lithia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hunter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Blue Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Little Alafia Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Brandon Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hackney - Riverview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • 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 <2>
  • Serenity Meadows Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 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]<3> to the southwest of Bradley Junction.
    • The Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Willow Oak Baptist Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Samford Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Prairie Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 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 <2>
  • Springhead Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (102 more) ...
    • Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hillsboro Memorial Gardens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Limona Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Limona Cemetery is located in Brandon.

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

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

  • Keysville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Keysville is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
  • Bloomingdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Sydney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Valrico
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Brandon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Peru ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Limona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Seffner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Plant City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Mango
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Knights
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Knights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
  • Thonotosassa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Keene
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Keene is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
    • Lakeland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Ybor City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City

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

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 websites either 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 Lithia Estates:

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lithia Estates) 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 Lithia Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.