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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 Oak Springs (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 Oak Springs. 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 Oak Springs ...

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 Oak Springs: Oak Spgs. (or less commonly used: Oak Spngs. or Oak Sprngs.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Oak Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Springs.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Oak Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Springs, with the one closest to Oak Springs listed first.
    • Spring Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Spring Hill is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • College Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • College Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
    • Poinsettia Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Poinsettia Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinsettia Village
    • Indian Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Indian Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Evelyn City
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Evelyn City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn City
    • Forest Hills Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Forest Hills Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills Village
    • Citrus Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Citrus Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Park
    • Del Rio
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Del Rio is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rio
    • Shadowlawn Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Shadowlawn Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn Village
    • Catherine City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Catherine City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine City
    • Carroll City Center
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Carroll City Center is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll City Center
    • Carroll City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Carroll City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll City
  • Hernando County
  • Manatee County
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Springs, with the one closest to Oak Springs listed first.
    • Odessa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Land O' Lakes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
    • Wesley Chapel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Trinity
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
    • Crystal Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Zephyrhills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Elfers
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Holiday
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Beacon Square
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Beacon Square is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Square
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Springs, with the one closest to Oak Springs listed first.
    • Oldsmar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Gandy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
    • Safety Harbor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Feather Sound
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • East Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • East Lake is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
    • High Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • High Point is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • South Highpoint
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • South Highpoint is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Highpoint
    • Four Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Four Corners is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Dunedin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Palm Harbor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Cove Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Springs, with the one closest to Oak Springs listed first.
    • Kathleen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Nichols
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Winston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Willow Oak
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
    • Medulla
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
    • Gibsonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Gibsonia is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
    • Lakeland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Lakeland Highlands
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Lakeland Highlands is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Highlands
    • Mulberry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Oak Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak Springs.

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 Oak Springs - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Robles Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Showmans Rest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Israel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Beth Israel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2425075 <2>
  • Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old)
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old) is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old) has also been known as:
    • Old Centro Asturiano Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2346261 <2>
  • Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • The Home Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Home Cemetery
    • The Home Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oakland Cemetery
  • Myrtle Hill Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Hill Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Myrtle Hill Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Myrtle Hill Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Myrtle Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72326 <2>
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rose Hill Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Rose Hill Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Rose Hills Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72535 <2>
  • Continue List   (104 more) ...
    • Lake Carroll Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 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.<3>

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

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

  • Tampa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • 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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
  • Mango
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Thonotosassa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Limona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Seffner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Brandon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Tampa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
  • Odessa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Peru ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Valrico
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Keystone Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bloomingdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Sydney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Ehren
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Ehren is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Oak Springs:

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 Oak Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.