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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 Mesler Acres (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 Mesler Acres. 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 southwest 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 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.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Mesler Acres)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mesler Acres, with the one closest to Mesler Acres listed first.
    • East Bay Lakes
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • East Bay Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bay Lakes
    • Gibsonton
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Adamsville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Adamsville is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Stelling Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Stelling Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelling Village
    • Garden City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Garden City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Riverview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Summerfield Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Summerfield Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Village
    • Countryside Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Countryside Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
    • Apollo Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgewater Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Edgewater Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
    • Indian Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Hills is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Apollo Key Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Apollo Key Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo Key Village
    • Golf and Sea Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Golf and Sea Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf and Sea Village
  • Manatee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mesler Acres, with the one closest to Mesler Acres listed first.
    • Parrish
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Duette
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Terra Ceia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellenton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Memphis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Memphis is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
    • Palmetto
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Waterbury
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Waterbury is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
    • Bradenton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Palma Sola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Samoset
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Samoset is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
    • West Bradenton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • West Bradenton is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bradenton
    • West Samoset
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • West Samoset is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Samoset
    • Oneco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mesler Acres, with the one closest to Mesler Acres listed first.
    • Land O' Lakes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Crystal Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Odessa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
    • Wesley Chapel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Zephyrhills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mesler Acres, with the one closest to Mesler Acres listed first.
    • Gandy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
    • Saint Petersburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Feather Sound
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Lealman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Lealman is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lealman
    • Pinellas Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Gulfport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • High Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • High Point is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • Kenneth City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • South Highpoint
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • South Highpoint is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Highpoint
    • Oldsmar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Safety Harbor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Four Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Four Corners is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mesler Acres, with the one closest to Mesler Acres listed first.
    • Nichols
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Willow Oak
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
    • Bradley Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Bradley Junction is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Junction
    • Mulberry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Brewster ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Brewster is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
    • Medulla
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
    • Winston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Lakeland Highlands
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Lakeland Highlands is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Highlands
    • Kathleen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Armour ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Armour is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
    • Acton ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Acton is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Crystal Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Crystal Lake is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake

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

Cemeteries Near Mesler Acres ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mesler Acres.

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 Mesler Acres - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Samford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hackney - Riverview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney - Riverview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hackney - Riverview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Hackney - Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hackney Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72067 <2>
  • Serenity Meadows Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Commemorative Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Brandon Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillsboro Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Limona Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Limona Cemetery is located in Brandon.
  • Centro Asturiano Memorial Park Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Ruskin Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ruskin Memorial Gardens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Garden of Memories
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (96 more) ...
    • Centro Espanol Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro Espanol Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, 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>
    • La Unione Italiana Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Unione Italiana Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, 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>
    • Oaklawn Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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 Mesler Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mesler Acres.

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

  • Peru ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Bloomingdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Brandon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Limona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Gulf City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gulf City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf City
  • Ybor City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
  • Valrico
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Port Tampa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
  • Tampa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Seffner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mango
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Sydney
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Keysville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Keysville is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
    • Thonotosassa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Erie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Erie is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie

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

Newspapers Published in Mesler Acres ...

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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mesler Acres.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mesler Acres, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mesler Acres.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Mesler Acres:

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 Mesler Acres, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mesler Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.