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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 Morningside 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 Morningside 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

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

  • Orange County     (The home county of Morningside Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morningside Park, with the one closest to Morningside Park listed first.
    • Sky Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Sky Lake is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Lake
    • Taft
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Taft is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
    • Oak Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Ridge is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
    • Williamsburg
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Williamsburg is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Tangelo Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Tangelo Park is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangelo Park
    • Holden Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Holden Heights is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Heights
    • Edgewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Castle
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Southchase
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Southchase is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southchase
    • Sand Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Belle Isle
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Belle Isle is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Isle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,294 people
    • Meadow Woods
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Meadow Woods is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Woods
    • Doctor Phillips
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Doctor Phillips is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Phillips
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morningside Park, with the one closest to Morningside Park listed first.
    • Four Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Montverde
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Waits Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Waits Junction is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Junction
    • Ferndale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mohawk
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mohawk is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
    • Minneola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Clermont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Ethel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Ethel is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Mount Plymouth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Mount Plymouth is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Plymouth
    • Sorrento
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Lake Jem
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Jem is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jem
    • Astatula
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Groveland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Osceola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morningside Park, with the one closest to Morningside Park listed first.
    • Buena Ventura Lakes
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Kissimmee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Celebration
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Campbell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Campbell is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Intercession City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Runnymede
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Runnymede is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
    • Saint Cloud
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Poinciana Place is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinciana Place
    • Poinciana
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morningside Park, with the one closest to Morningside Park listed first.
    • Loughman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Davenport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Haines City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Hammock Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Hamilton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morningside Park, with the one closest to Morningside Park listed first.
    • Fern Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Altamonte Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Forest City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Forest City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Casselberry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Sanlando Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Sanlando Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanlando Springs
    • Wekiwa Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Wekiwa Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wekiwa Springs
    • Longwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Winter Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Oviedo
      (19 miles [30.6 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>
    • Chuluota
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Heathrow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Lake Mary
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Iowa City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Iowa City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morningside Park, with the one closest to Morningside Park listed first.
    • Valdez
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Valdez is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
    • Fort Florida
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Fort Florida is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Florida
    • De Bary
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Enterprise
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Lemon Bluff
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lemon Bluff is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Bluff

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

Cemeteries Near Morningside Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morningside 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 Morningside Park - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Taft Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • 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>
  • Doctor Phillips Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Washington Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Doctor Phillips Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Howard Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Woodlawn Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Barber Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (57 more) ...
    • East Lake Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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>
    • Woodlawn Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pinewood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Pine Castle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Conway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Conway is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Orlando
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Windermere
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Kissimmee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Gotha
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Minorville ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Minorville is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
  • Winter Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Clarcona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Maitland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Eatonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Ocoee
    (12 miles [19.3 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>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Piedmont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Piedmont is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
    • Goldenrod
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Crown Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Crown Point is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point

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

Newspapers Published in Morningside 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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morningside Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morningside Park, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morningside Park.

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