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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 Ocala Park Ranch (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 Ocala Park Ranch. 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 Ocala Park Ranch ...

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 Ocala Park Ranch: Ocala Park Rnch.

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 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.

Ocala Park Ranch is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Alachua, Citrus, Lake, Levy, Putnam, Sumter & Volusia.

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

  • Marion County     (The home county of Ocala Park Ranch)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ocala Park Ranch, with the one closest to Ocala Park Ranch listed first.
    • Martin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Martin is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Fellowship
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Fellowship is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
    • Lowell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Ocala
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ocala is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocala
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,669 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocala <1>
    • Anthony
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Fairfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Fairfield is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Heijahs Town ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Heijahs Town is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heijahs Town
    • Reddick
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sparr
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • York
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • York is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Silver Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Irvine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Irvine is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
  • Alachua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ocala Park Ranch, with the one closest to Ocala Park Ranch listed first.
    • Island Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Evinston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Micanopy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Lochloosa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Rochelle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Rochelle is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
    • Hawthorne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Archer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Arredondo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Arredondo is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arredondo
    • Windsor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Windsor is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Gainesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Campville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Campville is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
  • Citrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ocala Park Ranch, with the one closest to Ocala Park Ranch listed first.
    • Citrus Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Holder
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Hernando
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Pine Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Beverly Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Inverness Highlands North
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Black Diamond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Black Diamond is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
    • Citrus Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Citrus Hills is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Hills
    • Inverness
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ocala Park Ranch, with the one closest to Ocala Park Ranch listed first.
    • Conant
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Conant is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
    • Lady Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Carlton Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Carlton Village is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Village
  • Levy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ocala Park Ranch, with the one closest to Ocala Park Ranch listed first.
    • Morriston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • East Williston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • East Williston is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Williston
    • Williston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Raleigh
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Raleigh is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
    • Williston Highlands
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Williston Highlands is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston Highlands
    • East Bronson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • East Bronson is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bronson
    • Meredith
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Meredith is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
    • Bronson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gulf Hammock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ocala Park Ranch, with the one closest to Ocala Park Ranch listed first.
    • Edgar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Keuka
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Keuka is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ocala Park Ranch, with the one closest to Ocala Park Ranch listed first.
    • Oxford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Villages
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Villages is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Villages
    • Wildwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Ocala Park Ranch ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ocala Park Ranch.

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 Ocala Park Ranch - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Carter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Watula Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln Memorial Gardens of Ocala
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tucker Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Good Shepherd Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Agnew Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Hills Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Temple Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (108 more) ...

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 Ocala Park Ranch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ocala Park Ranch.

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

  • Kendrick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Kendrick is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
  • Martin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Martin is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Martel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Martel is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
  • Fellowship
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fellowship is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
  • Lowell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ocala
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ocala is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocala
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,669 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocala <1>
  • Cotton Plant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cotton Plant is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
  • Anthony
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Blitchton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Blitchton is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blitchton
  • York
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • York is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • Sparr
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Reddick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Millwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Millwood is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
    • Early Bird
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Early Bird is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Bird
    • Leroy ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Leroy is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy

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

Newspapers Published in Ocala Park Ranch ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ocala Park Ranch.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ocala Park Ranch, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ocala Park Ranch.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Ocala Park Ranch:

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 Ocala Park Ranch, 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- Ocala Park Ranch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.