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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 Mount Plymouth (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 Mount Plymouth. 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 Mount Plymouth ...

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 Mount Plymouth: Mt. Plymouth

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

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

  • Lake County     (The home county of Mount Plymouth)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Plymouth, with the one closest to Mount Plymouth listed first.
    • Sorrento
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Ethel
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Ethel is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Cassia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cassia is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassia
    • Mount Dora
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Oakland Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Oakland Park is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Park
    • Lake Jem
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Jem is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jem
    • Eustis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Pine Lakes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Lakes is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lakes
    • Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Umatilla
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tavares
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Altoona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Plymouth, with the one closest to Mount Plymouth listed first.
    • Weirsdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Eastlake Weir
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ocklawaha
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Electra
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Electra is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Plymouth, with the one closest to Mount Plymouth listed first.
    • Tangerine
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Zellwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Apopka
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Plymouth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • South Apopka
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • South Apopka is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Apopka
    • Paradise Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Paradise Heights is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Heights
    • Clarcona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Lockhart
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Crown Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Crown Point is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
    • Eatonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ocoee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Maitland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Plymouth, with the one closest to Mount Plymouth listed first.
    • Wekiwa Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Wekiwa Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wekiwa Springs
    • Heathrow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Forest City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Forest City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Lake Monroe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Sanlando Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sanlando Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanlando Springs
    • Lake Mary
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Altamonte Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Longwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sanford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Casselberry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fern Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Winter Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Plymouth, with the one closest to Mount Plymouth listed first.
    • The Villages
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • The Villages is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Villages
    • Orange Home
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Orange Home is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
    • Adamsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Center Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Wildwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Plymouth, with the one closest to Mount Plymouth listed first.
    • Fort Florida
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Fort Florida is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Florida
    • Valdez
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Valdez is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
    • De Bary
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Orange City Hills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Orange City Hills is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange City Hills
    • Beresford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Beresford is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
    • Deltona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Orange City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Enterprise
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • West De Land
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • West De Land is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West De Land
    • De Land Southwest
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • De Land Southwest is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Land Southwest
    • Cassadaga
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • De Land
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Mount Plymouth ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Plymouth.

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 Mount Plymouth - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Sorrento Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Seminole Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bay Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Tangerine Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Seneca Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Forest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Zellwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cassia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Jem Burying Grounds
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Plymouth Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Edgewood - Greenwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (104 more) ...
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Florida Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Highland Memory Gardens
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Memory Gardens
      • The Highland Memory Gardens has also been known as:
      • Highland Memorial Garden
      • Highland Memorial Gardens

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

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

  • Sorrento
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Bay Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bay Ridge is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Ridge
  • Ethel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Ethel is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Seneca
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Seneca is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Tangerine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Zellwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cassia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cassia is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassia
  • Mount Dora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • McDonald
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • McDonald is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
  • Apopka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Plymouth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Eustis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Umatilla
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Mason
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fort Mason is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mason
    • Tavares
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Mount Plymouth ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Plymouth.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Plymouth, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Plymouth.

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 websites either 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 Mount Plymouth:

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 Mount Plymouth, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Plymouth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.