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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 Maffett (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 Maffett. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Maffett)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maffett, with the one closest to Maffett listed first.
    • Rustic Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Rustic Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Village
    • John Knox Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • John Knox Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Knox Village
    • Temple Terrace
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Terrace Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Terrace Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Village
    • College Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • College Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
    • University
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • University is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
    • Meadowood Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Meadowood Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
    • Poinsettia Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Poinsettia Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinsettia Village
    • University Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • University Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
    • The Villas at University Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Del Rio
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Del Rio is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rio
    • Spring Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Spring Hill is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Indian Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Indian Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maffett, with the one closest to Maffett listed first.
    • Masaryktown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Spring Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Spring Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maffett, with the one closest to Maffett listed first.
    • Land O' Lakes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
    • Wesley Chapel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Odessa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Crystal Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Zephyrhills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
    • Trinity
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • San Antonio
      (20 miles [32.2 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>
    • Saint Leo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Elfers
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Holiday
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maffett, with the one closest to Maffett listed first.
    • Oldsmar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Gandy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
    • East Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • East Lake is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
    • Safety Harbor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Feather Sound
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • High Point is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • South Highpoint
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • South Highpoint is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Highpoint
    • Four Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Four Corners is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Dunedin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Palm Harbor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Tarpon Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Cove Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maffett, with the one closest to Maffett listed first.
    • Kathleen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Winston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Willow Oak
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
    • Nichols
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gibsonia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Gibsonia is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
    • Lakeland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Medulla
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
    • Acton ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Acton is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Lakeland Highlands
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Lakeland Highlands is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Highlands
    • Mulberry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Combee Settlement
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Combee Settlement is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combee Settlement
    • Crystal Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Crystal Lake is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
    • Eaton Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Maffett ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maffett.

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

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

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

  • Robles Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sunset Gardens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rose Hill Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Orange Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • The Home Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Home Cemetery
    • The Home Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oakland Cemetery
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Garden of Memories
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Myrtle Hill Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (112 more) ...
    • Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Centro Asturiano Memorial Park Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Loving Care Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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 Maffett in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maffett.

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

  • Thonotosassa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ybor City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
  • Tampa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Mango
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Seffner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Limona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Brandon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Valrico
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Peru ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Sydney
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Odessa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ehren
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Ehren is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bloomingdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Port Tampa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
    • Knights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Knights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Maffett:

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