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Nearest Communities to North Port,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to North Port, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for North Port:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northwest 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 north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from North Port.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

North Port is located in Sarasota County.

The following 3 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sarasota County: Charlotte, DeSoto & Manatee.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 138 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of North Port. Of these communities, 81 are located in counties other than Sarasota County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for North Port (which is Sarasota County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from North Port

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Sarasota County   (where North Port resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.scgov.net/
    • County Seat for Sarasota:   Sarasota
    • Note: The Gulf of Mexico lies to the west
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to North Port   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from North Port.
      • Warm Mineral Springs
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Tarpon Point
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Tarpon Point is located in Sarasota County
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      • Sidell
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Sidell is located in Sarasota County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
      • Plantation
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Plantation is located in Sarasota County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation
      • Venice East
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Venice East is located in Sarasota County
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      • Englewood
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodmere
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Woodmere is located in Sarasota County
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      • Manasota
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Manasota is located in Sarasota County
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      • Venice Gardens
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Venice Gardens is located in Sarasota County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice Gardens
      • Venice Groves
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Venice Groves is located in Sarasota County
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      • Eastgate
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Eastgate is located in Sarasota County
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      • Manasota Beach
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Manasota Beach is located in Sarasota County
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        • South Venice
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Southwest Venice
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Southwest Venice is located in Sarasota County
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        • Shiney Town
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Shiney Town is located in Sarasota County
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        • Honore
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Honore is located in Sarasota County
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        • Nokomis
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Venice
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Laurel
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Venice Beach
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Venice Beach is located in Sarasota County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice Beach
        • Laurel Villa
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Laurel Villa is located in Sarasota County
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        • Nokomis Beach
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Nokomis Beach is located in Sarasota County
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        • Hidden River
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Hidden River is located in Sarasota County
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        • Old Myakka
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Old Myakka is located in Sarasota County
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        • Osprey
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Utopia
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Utopia is located in Sarasota County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
        • Miakka
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Miakka is located in Sarasota County
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        • Sunrise
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Sunrise is located in Sarasota County
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        • Vamo
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Vamo is located in Sarasota County
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        • Lake Sarasota
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Lake Sarasota is located in Sarasota County
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        • Tatum Ridge
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Tatum Ridge is located in Sarasota County
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        • Bee Ridge
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Bee Ridge is located in Sarasota County
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        • Gulf Gate Estates
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Sunnyland
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Sunnyland is located in Sarasota County
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        • Tatum
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Tatum is located in Sarasota County
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        • White Beach
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • White Beach is located in Sarasota County
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        • Fordville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Fordville is located in Sarasota County
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        • Point O'Rocks
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Point O'Rocks is located in Sarasota County
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        • Ridge Wood Heights
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Ridge Wood Heights is located in Sarasota County
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        • Sarasota Springs
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Sarasota Springs is located in Sarasota County
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        • South Gate Ridge
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • South Gate Ridge is located in Sarasota County
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        • Belspur
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Belspur is located in Sarasota County
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        • Fruitville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Hyde Park
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Hyde Park is located in Sarasota County
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        • Pinecraft
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Siesta Key
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • South Sarasota
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • South Sarasota is located in Sarasota County
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        • Southgate
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Southgate is located in Sarasota County
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        • Sarasota Heights
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Sarasota Heights is located in Sarasota County
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        • South Trail
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • South Trail is located in Sarasota County
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        • Bailey Hall
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Bailey Hall is located in Sarasota County
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        • The Meadows
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • The Meadows is located in Sarasota County
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        • Beverley Terrace
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Beverley Terrace is located in Sarasota County
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        • Desoto Lakes
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Desoto Lakes is located in Sarasota County
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        • Kensington Park
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Kensington Park is located in Sarasota County
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        • Sarasota
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • North Sarasota
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • North Sarasota is located in Sarasota County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sarasota
  • Charlotte County
  • DeSoto County
    • County Website:   https://www.desotobocc.com/
    • County Seat for DeSoto:   Arcadia
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to North Port   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from North Port.
      • Lake Suzy
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Lake Suzy is located in DeSoto County
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      • Platt
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Platt is located in DeSoto County
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      • Southfort
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Southfort is located in DeSoto County
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      • Fort Ogden
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Hull
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Hull is located in DeSoto County
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      • Pine Level
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Pine Level is located in DeSoto County
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      • Tryon
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Tryon is located in DeSoto County
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      • Nocatee
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Belgium ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Belgium is located in DeSoto County
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      • Lansing
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Lansing is located in DeSoto County
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      • Arcadia
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cubitis
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Cubitis is located in DeSoto County
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      • Brownville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Brownville is located in DeSoto County
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  • Hardee County
    • County Website:   https://www.hardeecountyfl.gov/
    • County Seat for Hardee:   Wauchula
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to North Port   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from North Port.
      • Lily
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Lily is located in Hardee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
      • Kinsey
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Kinsey is located in Hardee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
      • Limestone
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Limestone is located in Hardee County
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  • Lee County
  • Manatee County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Port) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.