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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 Manasota Beach (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 Manasota Beach. 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 Manasota Beach ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Manasota Beach: Manasota Bch.

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 southwest 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 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.

Manasota Beach is located in Sarasota 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 Sarasota County: Charlotte, DeSoto & Manatee.

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

  • Sarasota County     (The home county of Manasota Beach)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manasota Beach, with the one closest to Manasota Beach listed first.
    • South Venice
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Venice Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venice Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice Gardens
      • Venice Gardens is located in Sarasota County
    • Plantation
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation
      • Plantation is located in Sarasota County
    • Englewood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Venice
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
      • Venice is located in Sarasota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,634 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venice <1>
    • Nokomis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Laurel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Warm Mineral Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • North Port
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Osprey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Shiney Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiney Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiney Town
      • Shiney Town is located in Sarasota County
    • Vamo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vamo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vamo
      • Vamo is located in Sarasota County
  • Charlotte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manasota Beach, with the one closest to Manasota Beach listed first.
    • Manasota Key
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Grove City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Rotonda West
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • El Jobean
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Cape Haze
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Placida
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Murdock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Port Charlotte
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Charlotte Harbor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Fishermens Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishermens Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishermens Village
      • Fishermens Village is located in Charlotte County
    • Charlotte Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlotte Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte Park
      • Charlotte Park is located in Charlotte County
    • Harbor View
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
      • Harbor View is located in Charlotte County
  • DeSoto County
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manasota Beach, with the one closest to Manasota Beach listed first.
    • Boca Grande
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bokeelia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cayo Costa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Burnt Store Marina
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Store Marina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Store Marina
      • Burnt Store Marina is located in Lee County
    • Pineland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pineland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineland
      • Pineland is located in Lee County
  • Manatee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manasota Beach, with the one closest to Manasota Beach listed first.
    • Sandy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
      • Sandy is located in Manatee County
    • Lakewood Ranch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Verna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
      • Verna is located in Manatee County
    • Tallevast
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Myakka City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Longboat Key
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
      • Whitfield is located in Manatee County
    • Bayshore Gardens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayshore Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore Gardens
      • Bayshore Gardens is located in Manatee County
    • Waterbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
      • Waterbury is located in Manatee County

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

Newspapers Published in Manasota Beach ...

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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Manasota Beach.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Manasota Beach, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Manasota Beach.

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 Manasota Beach:

Cemeteries Near Manasota Beach ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Manasota Beach.

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

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

  • Gulf Pines Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gulf Pines Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gulf Pines Memorial Park
  • Venice Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Venice Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Venice Memorial Gardens
  • Gulf Pines Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gulf Pines Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gulf Pines Memorial Cemetery
  • Sarasota National Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Restlawn Memorial Gardens
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Sarasota Memorial Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sarasota Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sarasota Memorial Park
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Cemetery
  • Myakka Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myakka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myakka Cemetery
  • Palms Memorial Park Gardens
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palms Memorial Park Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palms Memorial Park Gardens
  • Palms Memorial Park
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palms Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palms Memorial Park
  • Bethel Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Galilee Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Indian Springs Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Springs Cemetery
    • Cleveland Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cleveland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cleveland Cemetery

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

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

  • Grove City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Charlotte Harbor
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Punta Gorda
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Harbor View
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
    • Harbor View is located in Charlotte County
  • Sandy
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
    • Sandy is located in Manatee County
  • Cleveland
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Charlotte County
  • Fort Ogden
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

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

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

The official website for Sarasota County: www.co.sarasota.fl.us/

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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Manasota Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Manasota Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.0106, Longitude: -82.4126       In this case, the coordinates for Manasota Beach 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 Manasota Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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