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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 Nine Eagles (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 Nine Eagles. 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 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.

Nine Eagles is located in Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough County: Hardee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas & Polk.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Nine Eagles)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nine Eagles, with the one closest to Nine Eagles listed first.
    • Royal Troon Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Royal Troon Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Troon Village
    • Canterbury Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Canterbury Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
    • Northlake Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Northlake Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake Village
    • Keystone Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
    • Keystone
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Keystone is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
    • Fawn Ridge Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Fawn Ridge Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Ridge Village
    • Eaglebrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Eaglebrook is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglebrook
    • Westchase
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Westchase is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westchase
    • Eastbrook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Eastbrook is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastbrook
    • Indian Lakes
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lakes
    • Country Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Country Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
    • Heatherwood Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Heatherwood Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherwood Village
    • Lakeshore
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Lakeshore is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nine Eagles, with the one closest to Nine Eagles listed first.
    • Timber Pines
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
    • Masaryktown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hernando Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Spring Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Weeki Wachee Acres
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Weeki Wachee Acres is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Acres
    • Weeki Wachee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Weeki Wachee Gardens
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Weeki Wachee Gardens is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Gardens
    • Bayport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Bayport is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
    • North Weeki Wachee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • North Weeki Wachee is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weeki Wachee
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nine Eagles, with the one closest to Nine Eagles listed first.
    • Trinity
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Odessa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Holiday
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Beacon Square
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Beacon Square is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Square
    • Elfers
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • New Port Richey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Richey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jasmine Estates
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jasmine Estates is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Estates
    • Land O' Lakes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bayonet Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
    • Hudson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nine Eagles, with the one closest to Nine Eagles listed first.
    • East Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • East Lake is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
    • Oldsmar
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cove Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
    • Palm Harbor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Tarpon Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Safety Harbor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Crystal Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ozona
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Dunedin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • High Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • High Point is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • Clearwater Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Clearwater Beach is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Beach
    • Clearwater
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Clearwater is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,552 people
      • Former name for Clearwater:
      • Clear Water Harbor
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Nine Eagles ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nine Eagles.

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 Nine Eagles - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cycadia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Parklawn Memory Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Curlew Hills Memory Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Parklawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dunedin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • East Elfers Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Carroll Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (72 more) ...
    • Dunedin Highland Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • McMullen Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rousseau Pioneer Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Keystone Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
  • Odessa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Port Richey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Tampa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407,599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <1>
  • Ybor City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
  • Ehren
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ehren is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
  • Hudson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Port Tampa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
  • Thonotosassa
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Mango
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Limona
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Seffner
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Brandon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Peru ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Valrico
      (26 miles [41.8 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 Nine Eagles. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nine Eagles.

Newspapers Published in Nine Eagles ...

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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nine Eagles.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nine Eagles, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nine Eagles.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Nine Eagles:

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 Nine Eagles, 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- Nine Eagles) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.