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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 Lumberton (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 Lumberton. 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 doctors 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.

Lumberton is located in Pasco 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 Pasco County: Hernando, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk & Sumter.

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

  • Pasco County     (The home county of Lumberton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lumberton, with the one closest to Lumberton listed first.
    • Richland
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Richland is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Zephyrhills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Crystal Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Dade City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Leo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • San Antonio
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • San Antonio is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
      • 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>
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
    • Wesley Chapel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Blanton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Blanton is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
    • Lacoochee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Moss Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Moss Town is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Town
    • Trilby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Land O' Lakes
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lumberton, with the one closest to Lumberton listed first.
    • Richloam ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Richloam is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richloam
    • Ridge Manor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Spring Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Hill 'n Dale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
    • Masaryktown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • South Brooksville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
    • Brooksville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • North Brooksville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • North Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooksville
    • Nobleton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Wiscon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
    • Istachatta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Lake Lindsey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Lindsey is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lindsey
    • Spring Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillsborough County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lumberton, with the one closest to Lumberton listed first.
    • Kingston City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Kingston City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston City
    • Knights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Knights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
    • Pebble Creek Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Pebble Creek Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek Village
    • Colonial Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Colonial Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Lakeview Villas at Pebble Creek Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pebble Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pebble Creek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
    • Cedar Run
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Cedar Run is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
    • Plant City Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Plant City Heights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City Heights
    • Strawberry Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Strawberry Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Village
    • Kings Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Kings Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
    • Plant City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Bay Hills Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bay Hills Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hills Village
    • Langshire Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Langshire Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langshire Village
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lumberton, with the one closest to Lumberton listed first.
    • Groveland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mascotte
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Four Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Clermont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lumberton, with the one closest to Lumberton listed first.
    • Kathleen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gibsonia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Gibsonia is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
    • Fox Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Fox Town is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
    • Winston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Lakeland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Polk City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Acton ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Acton is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Combee Settlement
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Combee Settlement is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combee Settlement
    • Crystal Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Crystal Lake is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
    • Eaton Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fussels Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Fussels Corner is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussels Corner
    • Medulla
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
    • Kossuthville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Kossuthville is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuthville
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lumberton, with the one closest to Lumberton listed first.
    • Bucker Womans Town ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Bucker Womans Town is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucker Womans Town
    • Tarrytown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
    • Linden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Linden is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Mabel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Mabel is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
    • Webster
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Bushnell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Center Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Wahoo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Wahoo is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo

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

Cemeteries Near Lumberton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lumberton.

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

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

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

  • Withlacoochee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Oakside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Geiger Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Crystal Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Chapel Hill Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Withlacoochee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Dade City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Floral Memory Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Pond Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (126 more) ...
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Socrum Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Socrum Cemetery
      • The Socrum Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bethel Baptist Cemetery
      • Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #521310 <2>
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • Richland
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Richland is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Ellerslie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Ellerslie is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
  • Saint Leo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • San Antonio
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • San Antonio is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
    • 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>
  • Keene
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Keene is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Kathleen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Blanton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Blanton is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
  • Knights
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Knights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
  • Jessamine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jessamine is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessamine
  • Lacoochee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Green Pond
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Green Pond is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
  • Thonotosassa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Plant City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Lakeland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Ehren
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Ehren is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren

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

Newspapers Published in Lumberton ...

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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lumberton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lumberton, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lumberton.

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 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 Lumberton:

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 Lumberton, 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' (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- Lumberton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.