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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 Mullet Lake 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 Mullet Lake 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.

Name Variations for Mullet Lake Park ...

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 Mullet Lake Park: Mullet Lk. Park

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

Mullet Lake Park is located in Seminole 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 Seminole County: Lake, Orange & Volusia.

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

  • Seminole County     (The home county of Mullet Lake Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mullet Lake Park, with the one closest to Mullet Lake Park listed first.
    • Geneva
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Mound Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Indian Mound Village is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
    • Cameron City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cameron City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron City
    • Midway
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Midway is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Iowa City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Iowa City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
    • Sanford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Oviedo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Winter Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Mary
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Lake Monroe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Casselberry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Brevard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mullet Lake Park, with the one closest to Mullet Lake Park listed first.
    • Aurantia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Aurantia is located in Brevard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurantia
    • Scottsmoor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Turnbull
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Turnbull is located in Brevard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
    • Mims
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Titusville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian River City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian River City is located in Brevard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River City
    • Port Saint John
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Port Saint John is located in Brevard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Saint John
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mullet Lake Park, with the one closest to Mullet Lake Park listed first.
    • Ethel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Ethel is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Pine Lakes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Lakes is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lakes
    • Cassia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Cassia is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassia
    • Lake Mack - Forest Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Plymouth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Mount Plymouth is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Plymouth
    • Sorrento
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Lake Kathryn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Kathryn is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kathryn
    • Acron ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Acron is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acron
    • Paisley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Dora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mullet Lake Park, with the one closest to Mullet Lake Park listed first.
    • Goldenrod
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Alafaya
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Bithlo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Bithlo is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bithlo
    • Aloma
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Maitland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Winter Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Eatonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Christmas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Azalea Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairview Shores
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairview Shores is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Shores
    • Fairvilla
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mullet Lake Park, with the one closest to Mullet Lake Park listed first.
    • Lemon Bluff
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Lemon Bluff is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Bluff
    • Osteen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Kalamazoo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Kalamazoo is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
    • Cow Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cow Creek is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek
    • Enterprise
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Maytown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Maytown is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
    • Alamana
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Alamana is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamana
    • Deltona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Valdez
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Valdez is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
    • Cassadaga
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • De Bary
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Orange City Hills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Orange City Hills is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange City Hills

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

Cemeteries Near Mullet Lake Park ...

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

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

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

  • Geneva Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Osteen Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Garfield Settlement Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Osteen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Restlawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sanford Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Davis Grave Site
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Enterprise Evergreen Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise Evergreen Cemetery
    • The Enterprise Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Enterprise Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
  • Slavia Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chuluota Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Deltona Memorial Gardens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oaklawn Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (82 more) ...
    • Deep Creek Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Deep Creek Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Cassadaga.
    • Longwood Memorial Gardens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rouse Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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.<4>

While we didn't find Mullet Lake Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mullet Lake Park.

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

  • Osteen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cow Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cow Creek is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek
  • Enterprise
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Maytown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Maytown is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
  • Lake Helen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Orange City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Goldenrod
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Aurantia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Aurantia is located in Brevard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurantia
  • Maitland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Winter Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Turnbull
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Turnbull is located in Brevard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
  • Fatio
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fatio is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fatio
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Eatonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Ethel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Ethel is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel

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

Newspapers Published in Mullet Lake 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 Mullet Lake Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mullet Lake Park, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mullet Lake Park.

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 Mullet Lake 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>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- Mullet Lake Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Mullet Lake Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.