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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 Narcoossee (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 Narcoossee. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Narcoossee is located in Osceola 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 Osceola County: Brevard, Highlands, Indian River, Lake, Okeechobee, Orange & Polk.

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

  • Osceola County     (The home county of Narcoossee)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Narcoossee, with the one closest to Narcoossee listed first.
    • Runnymede
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Runnymede is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
    • Saint Cloud
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Buena Ventura Lakes
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Kissimmee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Campbell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Campbell is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Intercession City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Poinciana Place
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Poinciana Place is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinciana Place
    • Poinciana
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Celebration
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Reunion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • ChampionsGate
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • ChampionsGate is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for ChampionsGate
  • Brevard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Narcoossee, with the one closest to Narcoossee listed first.
    • Port Saint John
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Port Saint John is located in Brevard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Saint John
    • Rockledge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Sharpes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Viera
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Lake County
    • Four Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Narcoossee, with the one closest to Narcoossee listed first.
    • Lake Hart
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Lake Hart is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
    • Meadow Woods
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Meadow Woods is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Woods
    • Southchase
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Southchase is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southchase
    • Taft
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Taft is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
    • Hunters Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Hunters Creek is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
    • Belle Isle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Belle Isle is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Isle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,294 people
    • Pine Castle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sky Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Sky Lake is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Lake
    • Williamsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Williamsburg is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Conway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Conway is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Edgewood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Holden Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Holden Heights is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Heights
    • Oak Ridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Ridge is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Narcoossee, with the one closest to Narcoossee listed first.
    • Loughman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Davenport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Haines City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Hammock Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Hamilton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dundee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Narcoossee, with the one closest to Narcoossee listed first.
    • Chuluota
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Fern Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Oviedo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Altamonte Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Casselberry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Iowa City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Iowa City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
    • Sanlando Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Sanlando Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanlando Springs
    • Winter Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Longwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Forest City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Forest City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Wekiwa Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wekiwa Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wekiwa Springs

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

Cemeteries Near Narcoossee ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Narcoossee.

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 Narcoossee - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Narcoossee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mt. Peace Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • East Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Barber Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lock Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Osceola Memory Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Finney Point Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finney Point Cemetery
    • The Finney Point Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Whaley Cemetery
  • Howard Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Taft Memorial Gardens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (33 more) ...
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Washington Park Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Doctor Phillips Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Narcoossee had a population of 76 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Runnymede
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Runnymede is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
  • Saint Cloud
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kissimmee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Pine Castle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Conway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Conway is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Orlando
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Winter Park
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Goldenrod
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Windermere
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Maitland
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Eatonville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Gotha
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Minorville ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Minorville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
    • Haines City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Piedmont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Piedmont is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont

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

Newspapers Published in Narcoossee ...

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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Narcoossee.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Narcoossee, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Narcoossee.

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 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 Narcoossee:

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