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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 Lynchburg (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 Lynchburg. 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.

Lynchburg is located in Polk 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 Polk County: Hardee, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lake, Manatee, Orange, Osceola, Pasco & Sumter.

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

  • Polk County     (The home county of Lynchburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
    • Lake Alfred
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Auburndale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Inwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
      • Inwood is located in Polk County
    • Winter Haven
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jan-Phyl Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jan-Phyl Village
      • Jan-Phyl Village is located in Polk County
    • Eloise
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Kossuthville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuthville
      • Kossuthville is located in Polk County
    • Fussels Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fussels Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussels Corner
      • Fussels Corner is located in Polk County
    • Lake Hammock Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hammock Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hammock Village
      • Lake Hammock Village is located in Polk County
    • Polk City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Eagle Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cypress Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Haines City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hillsborough County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
    • Colonial Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
      • Colonial Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Kings Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
      • Kings Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Plant City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • South Plant City Farms
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Plant City Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Plant City Farms
      • South Plant City Farms is located in Hillsborough County
    • Knights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
      • Knights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Plant City Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plant City Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City Heights
      • Plant City Heights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Parrish
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parrish have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
      • Parrish is located in Hillsborough County
    • Cedar Run
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
      • Cedar Run is located in Hillsborough County
    • Strawberry Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Village
      • Strawberry Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • West Plant City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Plant City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plant City
      • West Plant City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Woodfield Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfield Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield Village
      • Woodfield Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Welcome
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
      • Welcome is located in Hillsborough County
    • West Plant City Farms
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Plant City Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plant City Farms
      • West Plant City Farms is located in Hillsborough County
  • Lake County
    • Four Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
    • Bay Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Lake
      • Bay Lake is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Lake Buena Vista
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Buena Vista
      • Lake Buena Vista is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
    • Hunters Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
      • Hunters Creek is located in Orange County
    • Bay Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
      • Bay Hill is located in Orange County
    • Doctor Phillips
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doctor Phillips have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Phillips
      • Doctor Phillips is located in Orange County
    • Williamsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Williamsburg is located in Orange County
    • Sand Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Southchase
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southchase have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southchase
      • Southchase is located in Orange County
  • Osceola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
    • ChampionsGate
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for ChampionsGate
      • ChampionsGate is located in Osceola County
    • Reunion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Poinciana Place
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poinciana Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinciana Place
      • Poinciana Place is located in Osceola County
    • Poinciana
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Intercession City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Campbell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
      • Campbell is located in Osceola County
    • Celebration
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kissimmee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Buena Ventura Lakes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Cloud
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
    • Crystal Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
    • Richland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Pasco County
    • Zephyrhills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Lynchburg ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lynchburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lynchburg, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lynchburg.

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 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 Lynchburg:

Cemeteries Near Lynchburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lynchburg.

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

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

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

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

  • Auburndale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Winter Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Eagle Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Haines City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Wahneta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahneta
    • Wahneta is located in Polk County
  • Gordonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
    • Gordonville is located in Polk County
  • Lakeland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Bartow
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Kathleen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Green Pond
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
    • Green Pond is located in Polk County
  • Homeland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Plant City
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Fort Meade
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Knights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
      • Knights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Keene
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
      • Keene is located in Hillsborough County

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

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

The official website for Polk County: www.polk-county.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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lynchburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lynchburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0881, Longitude: -81.7551       In this case, the coordinates for Lynchburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Lynchburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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