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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 Long Hammock (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 Long Hammock. 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 southwest 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 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.

Long Hammock is located in Sumter 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 Sumter County: Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Pasco & Polk.

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

  • Sumter County     (The home county of Long Hammock)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Hammock, with the one closest to Long Hammock listed first.
    • Oxford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Wildwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Villages
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Villages is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Villages
    • Coleman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lake Panasoffkee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Orange Home
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Orange Home is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
    • Adamsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Sumterville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Wahoo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Wahoo is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
    • Bay Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
    • Bushnell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Center Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Citrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Hammock, with the one closest to Long Hammock listed first.
    • Inverness
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Floral City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Inverness Highlands South
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hernando
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Inverness Highlands North
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Holder
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Citrus Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Citrus Hills is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Hills
    • Beverly Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Mannfield ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Mannfield is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
    • Citrus Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Pine Ridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Black Diamond
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Black Diamond is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Hammock, with the one closest to Long Hammock listed first.
    • Istachatta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Nobleton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Lindsey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Lindsey is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lindsey
    • Ringgold ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ringgold is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
    • Richloam ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Richloam is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richloam
    • Ridge Manor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Hill 'n Dale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
    • Brooksville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • North Brooksville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • North Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooksville
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Hammock, with the one closest to Long Hammock listed first.
    • Conant
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Conant is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
    • Lady Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Fruitland Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Whitney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitney is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Carlton Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Carlton Village is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Village
    • Montclair
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Montclair is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
    • Leesburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Okahumpka
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Orange Bend
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Orange Bend is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Bend
    • Sunnyside
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunnyside is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Lisbon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Lisbon is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Silver Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Silver Lake is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Hammock, with the one closest to Long Hammock listed first.
    • Danks Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Summerfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Belleview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Weirsdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Candler
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Springs Shores
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Eastlake Weir
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ocklawaha
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ocala
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Ocala is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocala
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,669 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocala <1>
    • Electra
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Electra is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • York
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • York is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Silver Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Orange County

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

Cemeteries Near Long Hammock ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Long Hammock.

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 Long Hammock - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Nichols Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Royal Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pine Level Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Crum Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rutland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Stanton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Olivet Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Lady Lake Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (104 more) ...
    • Burrell Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Sumterville Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Royal
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Royal is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
  • Oxford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Wildwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Summerfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rutland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rutland is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
  • Carlson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Carlson is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlson
  • Coleman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Orange Home
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Orange Home is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
  • Lake Weir ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Weir is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Weir
  • Belleview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lady Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Conant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Conant is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bamboo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bamboo is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
    • Sumterville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Whitney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitney is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney

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

Newspapers Published in Long Hammock ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Long Hammock.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Long Hammock, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Long Hammock.

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 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 Long Hammock:

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>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 Long Hammock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Long Hammock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.