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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 Marilyn Shores (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 Marilyn Shores. 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 Marilyn Shores ...

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 Marilyn Shores: Marilyn Shrs.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Marilyn Shores)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marilyn Shores, with the one closest to Marilyn Shores listed first.
    • Lake Sapphire Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Lake Sapphire Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sapphire Village
    • Yocam Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Yocam Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocam Village
    • Kambridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Kambridge is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kambridge
    • Brant Lake Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Brant Lake Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake Village
    • Lutz
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Indian Mound Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Indian Mound Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
    • Biarritz Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Biarritz Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biarritz Village
    • Cannes Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cannes Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannes Village
    • Cheval Wimbledon Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cheval
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cheval is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheval
    • Heritage Harbor Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hampton Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hampton Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Village
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marilyn Shores, with the one closest to Marilyn Shores listed first.
    • Masaryktown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Spring Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Timber Pines
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
    • Weeki Wachee Acres
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Weeki Wachee Acres is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Acres
    • Hernando Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Weeki Wachee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • South Brooksville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
    • Wiscon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
    • Brookridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Brookridge is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
    • High Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • High Point is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • Hill 'n Dale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marilyn Shores, with the one closest to Marilyn Shores listed first.
    • Land O' Lakes
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Odessa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
    • Wesley Chapel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
    • Trinity
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • New Port Richey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Elfers
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Holiday
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jasmine Estates
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jasmine Estates is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Estates
    • Beacon Square
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Beacon Square is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Square
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marilyn Shores, with the one closest to Marilyn Shores listed first.
    • Oldsmar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • East Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • East Lake is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
    • Safety Harbor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cove Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
    • Palm Harbor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Tarpon Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Dunedin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Crystal Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Ozona
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Feather Sound
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Gandy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marilyn Shores, with the one closest to Marilyn Shores listed first.
    • Kathleen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Winston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Gibsonia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Gibsonia is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia

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

Cemeteries Near Marilyn Shores ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marilyn Shores.

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 Marilyn Shores - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lake Carroll Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Gan Shalom Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Robles Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, 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>
  • Showmans Rest Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
  • Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old)
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old) is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old) has also been known as:
    • Old Centro Asturiano Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2346261 <2>
  • Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • The Home Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 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
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (100 more) ...
    • Myrtle Hill Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Rose Hill Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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 Marilyn Shores in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Marilyn Shores.

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

  • Odessa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ehren
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Ehren is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
  • Keystone Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
  • Tampa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Ybor City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
  • Thonotosassa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Mango
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Seffner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Limona
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Brandon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Tampa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
  • San Antonio
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Port Richey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Valrico
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sydney
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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 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 Marilyn Shores:

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