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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 Miakka (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 Miakka. 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 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.

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

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

  • Sarasota County     (The home county of Miakka)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miakka, with the one closest to Miakka listed first.
    • Shiney Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Shiney Town is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiney Town
    • Lake Sarasota
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Lake Sarasota is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sarasota
    • Fruitville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bee Ridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Bee Ridge is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
    • The Meadows
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Meadows is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
    • Sarasota Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Sarasota Springs is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarasota Springs
    • Desoto Lakes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Desoto Lakes is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto Lakes
    • Kensington Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Kensington Park is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington Park
    • Pinecraft
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • South Gate Ridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • South Gate Ridge is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Ridge
    • Gulf Gate Estates
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Gulf Gate Estates is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Gate Estates
    • Ridge Wood Heights
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Ridge Wood Heights is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Wood Heights
  • Charlotte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miakka, with the one closest to Miakka listed first.
    • Murdock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • El Jobean
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Port Charlotte
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Manasota Key
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Grove City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Charlotte Harbor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Harbor View
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Harbor View is located in Charlotte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
    • Harbour Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Harbour Heights is located in Charlotte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Heights
    • Rotonda West
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Solana
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Solana is located in Charlotte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solana
    • Cleveland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cleveland is located in Charlotte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Fishermens Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Fishermens Village is located in Charlotte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishermens Village
  • DeSoto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miakka, with the one closest to Miakka listed first.
    • Fort Ogden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Arcadia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Nocatee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Calvinia ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Calvinia is located in DeSoto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvinia
  • Hardee County
  • Hillsborough County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miakka, with the one closest to Miakka listed first.
    • Bayou Pass Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Bayou Pass Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Pass Village
    • Park Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Park Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
    • Sun City Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Wimauma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Sun City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Freedom Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Freedom Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
    • Montero Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Montero Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montero Village
    • Cypress Creek Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Cypress Creek Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek Village
    • Ruskin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Gulf City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Gulf City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf City
    • Manatee Harbor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Manatee Harbor is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatee Harbor
    • Balm
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Manatee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miakka, with the one closest to Miakka listed first.
    • Verna
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Verna is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
    • Myakka City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Waterbury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Waterbury is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
    • Sandy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Sandy is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
    • Lakewood Ranch
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tallevast
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Oneco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Whitfield is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
    • Samoset
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Samoset is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
    • Duette
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellenton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayshore Gardens
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Bayshore Gardens is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore Gardens

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

Cemeteries Near Miakka ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Miakka.

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 Miakka - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Myakka Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sarasota National Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Palms Memorial Park Gardens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Palms Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Sarasota Memorial Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Braden River Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Galilee Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Pine Level Campground Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Manatee Memorial Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (26 more) ...
    • Venice Memorial Gardens
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fortner Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Keen Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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

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

  • Sandy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Sandy is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
  • Rye
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rye is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
  • Pine Level
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Pine Level is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
  • Ellenton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Manatee
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Manatee is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatee
  • Erie
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Erie is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Bradenton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Palmetto
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Ogden
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Terra Ceia
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Palma Sola
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Nocatee
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Arcadia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Calvinia ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Calvinia is located in DeSoto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvinia
    • Grove City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Miakka ...

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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Miakka.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Miakka, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Miakka.

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 helpful 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 Miakka:

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 Miakka, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Miakka) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.