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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 Meadow Woods (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 Meadow Woods. 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 doctors 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.

Meadow Woods is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Brevard, Lake, Osceola, Polk & Seminole.

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

  • Orange County     (The home county of Meadow Woods)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Woods, with the one closest to Meadow Woods listed first.
    • Southchase
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Southchase is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southchase
    • Taft
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Taft is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
    • Hunters Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hunters Creek is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
    • Sky Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Sky Lake is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Lake
    • Williamsburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Williamsburg is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Belle Isle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Belle Isle is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Isle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,294 people
    • Edgewood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pine Castle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Oak Ridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Ridge is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
    • Tangelo Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Tangelo Park is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangelo Park
    • Lake Hart
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Lake Hart is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
    • Holden Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Holden Heights is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Heights
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Woods, with the one closest to Meadow Woods listed first.
    • Four Corners
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Montverde
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Waits Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Waits Junction is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Junction
    • Mohawk
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mohawk is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
    • Clermont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ferndale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Minneola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ethel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Ethel is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Mount Plymouth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Mount Plymouth is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Plymouth
    • Lake Jem
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Jem is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jem
  • Osceola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Woods, with the one closest to Meadow Woods listed first.
    • Buena Ventura Lakes
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Kissimmee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Runnymede
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Runnymede is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
    • Saint Cloud
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Campbell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Campbell is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Celebration
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Intercession City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Poinciana
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Reunion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • ChampionsGate
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • ChampionsGate is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for ChampionsGate
    • Poinciana Place
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Poinciana Place is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinciana Place
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Woods, with the one closest to Meadow Woods listed first.
    • Loughman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Davenport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Haines City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Hammock Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Hamilton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dundee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Alfred
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Woods, with the one closest to Meadow Woods listed first.
    • Fern Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Altamonte Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Forest City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Forest City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Casselberry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Sanlando Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Sanlando Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanlando Springs
    • Wekiwa Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Wekiwa Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wekiwa Springs
    • Winter Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Oviedo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Oviedo is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oviedo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oviedo <1>
    • Longwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Chuluota
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Iowa City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Iowa City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
    • Lake Mary
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Meadow Woods ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meadow Woods.

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 Meadow Woods - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lock Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Taft Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft Memorial Gardens
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Taft Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Taft.
    • The Taft Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • Taft Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1217063 <2>
  • Howard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Barber Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Kissimmee.
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rosehill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72538 <2>
  • Osceola Memory Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • East Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Lake Cemetery is located in Kissimmee.
    • The East Lake Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Boggy Creek Cemetery
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2238544 <2>
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Washington Park Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Doctor Phillips Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Narcoossee Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (49 more) ...
    • Doctor Phillips Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mt. Peace Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodlawn Memorial Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • Pine Castle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Kissimmee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Conway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Conway is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Narcoossee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Narcoossee is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narcoossee
  • Saint Cloud
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Runnymede
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Runnymede is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
  • Orlando
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Windermere
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gotha
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Winter Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Minorville ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Minorville is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
  • Goldenrod
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Maitland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Eatonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Ocoee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ocoee is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocoee <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Meadow Woods ...

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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meadow Woods.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meadow Woods, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meadow Woods.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Meadow Woods:

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 Meadow Woods, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Meadow Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.