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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 Madrona Heights (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 Madrona Heights. 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 Madrona Heights ...

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 Madrona Heights: Madrona Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Madrona Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Madrona Heights.

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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Madrona Heights)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madrona Heights, with the one closest to Madrona Heights listed first.
    • Silva City
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Silva City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silva City
    • Palm River Estates
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Palm River Estates is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm River Estates
    • Palm River Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Palm River Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm River Village
    • Clair-Mel City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Clair-Mel City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clair-Mel City
    • Palm River
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Palm River is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm River
    • Maudot Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Maudot Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maudot Village
    • Central Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Central Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
    • Del Rio
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Del Rio is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rio
    • Montana City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Montana City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana City
    • Shadowlawn Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Shadowlawn Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn Village
    • Martin Luther King Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Ybor City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
  • Manatee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madrona Heights, with the one closest to Madrona Heights listed first.
    • Parrish
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Duette
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Terra Ceia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madrona Heights, with the one closest to Madrona Heights listed first.
    • Land O' Lakes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Odessa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
    • Wesley Chapel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Crystal Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Zephyrhills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Trinity
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
    • Saint Leo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • San Antonio
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Richland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Richland is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madrona Heights, with the one closest to Madrona Heights listed first.
    • Gandy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
    • Feather Sound
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Oldsmar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Safety Harbor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • High Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • High Point is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • Lealman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lealman is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lealman
    • Pinellas Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Petersburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • South Highpoint
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • South Highpoint is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Highpoint
    • East Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • East Lake is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
    • Four Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Four Corners is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madrona Heights, with the one closest to Madrona Heights listed first.
    • Nichols
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Willow Oak
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
    • Winston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Medulla
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
    • Mulberry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Kathleen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeland Highlands
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Lakeland Highlands is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Highlands
    • Lakeland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Gibsonia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Gibsonia is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
    • Bradley Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bradley Junction is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Junction
    • Acton ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Acton is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Brewster ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Brewster is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster

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

Cemeteries Near Madrona Heights ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Madrona Heights.

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 Madrona Heights - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rodeph Sholom Cemetery is located in Tampa.
    • The Rodeph Sholom Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
    • Tampa Jewish Memorial Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2500750 <2>
  • Centro Asturiano Memorial Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro Asturiano Memorial Park Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Asturiano Memorial Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Centro Asturiano Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Centro Asturiano Cemetery
    • Centro Asturiano Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71836 <2>
  • Orange Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rose Hill Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Rose Hill Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Rose Hills Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72535 <2>
  • Myrtle Hill Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Hill Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Myrtle Hill Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Myrtle Hill Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Myrtle Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72326 <2>
  • Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Centro Espanol Cemetery
    • Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71837 <2>
  • Garden of Memories
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Garden of Memories is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Garden of Memories has also been known as:
    • Garden of Memories Cemetery
    • Tampa Garden of Memories Cemetery
    • Tampa Garden of Memories
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72022 <2>
  • Commemorative Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillsboro Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Limona Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Limona Cemetery is located in Brandon.
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (105 more) ...
    • The Home Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Home Cemetery
      • The Home Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Oakland Cemetery
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Memorial Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Ybor City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
  • Limona
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Mango
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Tampa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407,599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <1>
  • Brandon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Seffner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Peru ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Valrico
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Thonotosassa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bloomingdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Sydney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Port Tampa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Plant City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Knights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Knights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
    • Keene
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Keene is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene

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

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 Madrona Heights:

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 Madrona Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.