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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 Moreland Park (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 Moreland Park. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Moreland Park is located in Sumter 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 Sumter County: Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Pasco & Polk.

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

  • Sumter County     (The home county of Moreland Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moreland Park, with the one closest to Moreland Park listed first.
    • Wildwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Oxford
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Orange Home
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Orange Home is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
    • The Villages
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Villages is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Villages
    • Adamsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Coleman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lake Panasoffkee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sumterville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bushnell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Center Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Wahoo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wahoo is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
    • Bay Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
  • Citrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moreland Park, with the one closest to Moreland Park listed first.
    • Inverness
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Floral City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Inverness Highlands South
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Hernando
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Inverness Highlands North
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Citrus Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Citrus Hills is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Hills
    • Holder
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Beverly Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Mannfield ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Mannfield is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
    • Black Diamond
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Black Diamond is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
    • Lecanto
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Pine Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moreland Park, with the one closest to Moreland Park listed first.
    • Istachatta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Nobleton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Lindsey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Lindsey is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lindsey
    • Richloam ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Richloam is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richloam
    • Ridge Manor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Hill 'n Dale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
    • Ringgold ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ringgold is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moreland Park, with the one closest to Moreland Park listed first.
    • Lady Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Conant
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Conant is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
    • Fruitland Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Montclair
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Montclair is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
    • Whitney
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitney is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Carlton Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Carlton Village is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Village
    • Leesburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Okahumpka
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunnyside
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunnyside is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Orange Bend
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Orange Bend is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Bend
    • Lisbon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Lisbon is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Silver Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Silver Lake is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moreland Park, with the one closest to Moreland Park listed first.
    • Summerfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Weirsdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Danks Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Belleview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Eastlake Weir
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ocklawaha
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Candler
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Silver Springs Shores
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Electra
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Electra is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Ocala
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Ocala is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocala
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,669 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocala <1>
    • Lynne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Lynne is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
    • Silver Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moreland Park, with the one closest to Moreland Park listed first.
    • Tangerine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Zellwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moreland Park, with the one closest to Moreland Park listed first.
    • Lacoochee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Moss Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Moss Town is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Town
    • Trilby
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Moreland Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moreland Park.

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 Moreland Park - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Royal Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pine Level Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lady Lake Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Nichols Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Crum Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Stanton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Sumterville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lone Oak Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (105 more) ...
    • Rutland Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
      (11 miles [17.7 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 Moreland Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Moreland Park.

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

  • Wildwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Oxford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Royal
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Royal is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
  • Orange Home
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Orange Home is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
  • Coleman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bamboo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bamboo is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
  • Lady Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Conant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Conant is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
  • Whitney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitney is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Montclair
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Montclair is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
  • Fruitland Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Summerfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Carlson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Carlson is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlson
    • Lake Weir ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Lake Weir is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Weir
    • Rutland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Rutland is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland

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

Newspapers Published in Moreland Park ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moreland Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moreland Park, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moreland Park.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Moreland Park:

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 Moreland Park, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moreland Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.