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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 Manor Hills (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 Manor Hills. 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.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Manor Hills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manor Hills, with the one closest to Manor Hills listed first.
    • Spring Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Spring Hill is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Forest Hills Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Forest Hills Village is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills Village
    • Indian Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Indian Village is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Catherine City
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Catherine City is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine City
    • Evelyn City
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Evelyn City is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn City
    • Carroll City Center
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Carroll City Center is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll City Center
    • Carroll City
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Carroll City is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll City
    • College Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • College Village is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
    • Poinsettia Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Poinsettia Village is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinsettia Village
    • Carrollwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Citrus Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Citrus Park is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Park
    • Kirby Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Kirby Creek is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Creek
    • Mullis City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Mullis City is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullis City
  • Hernando County
  • Manatee County
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manor Hills, with the one closest to Manor Hills listed first.
    • Odessa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Land O' Lakes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
    • Wesley Chapel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Trinity
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Fivay Junction was located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Fivay was located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
    • Elfers
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Holiday
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Crystal Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Beacon Square
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Beacon Square is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Square
    • New Port Richey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jasmine Estates
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jasmine Estates is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Estates
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manor Hills, with the one closest to Manor Hills listed first.
    • Oldsmar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Gandy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
    • Safety Harbor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Feather Sound
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Bayview was located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • East Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • East Lake is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
    • High Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • High Point is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • South Highpoint
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • South Highpoint is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Highpoint
    • Four Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Four Corners is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Dunedin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Palm Harbor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Cove Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
    • Crystal Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manor Hills, with the one closest to Manor Hills listed first.
    • Kathleen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Nichols
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Winston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Willow Oak
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
    • Gibsonia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Gibsonia is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
    • Lakeland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Medulla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla

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

Cemeteries Near Manor Hills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Manor Hills.

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 Manor Hills - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Robles Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Carroll Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Showmans Rest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
    • The Beth Israel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Beth Israel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2425075 <2>
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
  • Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old)
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Marti Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Centro Espanol Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro Espanol Cemetery
    • The Centro Espanol Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Centro Espanol Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cemeterio Espanol
    • Centro Espanol Memorial Park Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2355874 <2>
  • Continue List   (99 more) ...
    • La Unione Italiana Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Unione Italiana Cemetery
      • The La Unione Italiana Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
      • The La Unione Italiana Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Italian Clud Cemetery
      • L'Unione Italiana Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979335 <2>
    • The Home Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Home Cemetery
      • The Home Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Oakland Cemetery
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Tampa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Tampa is also 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>
  • Ybor City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ybor City is also located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
  • Thonotosassa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Mango
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Limona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Limona is also located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Seffner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Odessa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Port Tampa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Port Tampa is also located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
  • Brandon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Keystone Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Keystone Park is also located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
  • Peru ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Peru was located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Valrico
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bloomingdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bloomingdale is also located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Sydney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Ehren
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • 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 Manor Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Manor Hills.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Manor Hills:

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