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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 Mosquito Grove (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 Mosquito Grove. 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.

Name Variations for Mosquito Grove ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Mosquito Grove: Mosquito Grv.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 and hospitals 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.

Mosquito Grove is located in Lake 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 Lake County: Marion, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, Sumter & Volusia.

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

  • Lake County     (The home county of Mosquito Grove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mosquito Grove, with the one closest to Mosquito Grove listed first.
    • Lake Kathryn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Kathryn is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kathryn
    • Lake Mack - Forest Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Acron ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Acron is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acron
    • Paisley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Astor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Lakes
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Pine Lakes is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lakes
    • Cassia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Cassia is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassia
    • Pittman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Pittman is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman
    • Altoona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Umatilla
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ethel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Ethel is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Flagler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mosquito Grove, with the one closest to Mosquito Grove listed first.
    • Korona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Korona is located in Flagler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korona
    • Bunnell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mosquito Grove, with the one closest to Mosquito Grove listed first.
    • Salt Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Electra
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Electra is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Eastlake Weir
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Kerr City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Kerr City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr City
    • Ocklawaha
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Weirsdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Lynne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Lynne is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
    • Candler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mosquito Grove, with the one closest to Mosquito Grove listed first.
    • Tangerine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Zellwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Apopka
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Plymouth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • South Apopka
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • South Apopka is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Apopka
    • Lockhart
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Maitland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Paradise Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Paradise Heights is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Heights
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mosquito Grove, with the one closest to Mosquito Grove listed first.
    • Crescent City Station
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Crescent City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Georgetown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Como
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mosquito Grove, with the one closest to Mosquito Grove listed first.
    • Lake Monroe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Heathrow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Sanford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Mary
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Indian Mound Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian Mound Village is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
    • Midway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Midway is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Longwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Wekiwa Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Wekiwa Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wekiwa Springs
    • Cameron City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Cameron City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron City
    • Sanlando Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Sanlando Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanlando Springs
    • Winter Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Casselberry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mosquito Grove, with the one closest to Mosquito Grove listed first.
    • Highland Park ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Highland Park is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
    • Glenwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • De Leon Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Beresford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Beresford is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
    • Barberville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Volusia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Volusia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia
    • West De Land
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • West De Land is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West De Land
    • De Land Southwest
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • De Land Southwest is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Land Southwest
    • De Land
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • North De Land
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • North De Land is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North De Land
    • Emporia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Emporia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
    • De Land Highlands
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • De Land Highlands is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Land Highlands

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

Cemeteries Near Mosquito Grove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mosquito Grove.

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 Mosquito Grove - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Glenwood African-American Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood African-American Cemetery
    • The Glenwood African-American Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Church Street Cemetery
    • Glenwood Black Cemetery
  • Shockley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Baker Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Orange Cemetery
    • Union / Baker / Wright Cemetery
    • Wright Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72710 <2>
  • Bethel Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Church Cemetery
    • The Bethel Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bethel Cemetery
  • Pinehurst Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst Cemetery
    • The Pinehurst Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fairport Cemetery
  • Lungren Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Beresford Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Potters Field
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Field
    • The Potters Field has also been known as:
    • Charnel Cemetery
    • Stone Cemetery
    • Volusia County Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
    • The Johnson Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Daugharty Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Primitive Baptist Cemetery
  • Continue List   (108 more) ...
    • Ponceannah Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Charitable Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charitable Cemetery
      • The Charitable Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Community Cemetery
    • Oakdale Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Saint Francis
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Francis is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
  • Crows Bluff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Crows Bluff is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Bluff
  • Highland Park ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Highland Park is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
  • Glenwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Paisley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Beresford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Beresford is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
  • West De Land
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • West De Land is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West De Land
  • Astor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Barberville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Fatio
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fatio is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fatio
  • Emporia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Emporia is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
  • Eldridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Eldridge is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Pittman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Pittman is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman
    • Cassia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Cassia is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassia
    • Orange City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Mosquito Grove ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mosquito Grove.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mosquito Grove, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mosquito Grove.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Mosquito Grove:

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