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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 Odessa (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 Odessa. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Odessa is primarily located in Pasco County. A portion of Odessa extends into Hillsborough County.

To see how the shape of Florida's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pasco County: Hernando, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk & Sumter.

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

  • Pasco County     (The home county of Odessa)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Odessa, with the one closest to Odessa listed first.
    • Land O' Lakes
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Trinity
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fivay Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fivay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
    • New Port Richey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Elfers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Holiday
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jasmine Estates
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasmine Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Estates
      • Jasmine Estates is located in Pasco County
    • Port Richey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayonet Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Beacon Square
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beacon Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Square
      • Beacon Square is located in Pasco County
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Odessa, with the one closest to Odessa listed first.
    • Masaryktown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Spring Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Timber Pines
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
      • Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
    • Hernando Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Weeki Wachee Acres
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeki Wachee Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Acres
      • Weeki Wachee Acres is located in Hernando County
    • Weeki Wachee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Weeki Wachee Gardens
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeki Wachee Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Gardens
      • Weeki Wachee Gardens is located in Hernando County
    • High Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
      • High Point is located in Hernando County
    • North Weeki Wachee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weeki Wachee
      • North Weeki Wachee is located in Hernando County
    • Wiscon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
      • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
    • Bayport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
      • Bayport is located in Hernando County
    • Brookridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
      • Brookridge is located in Hernando County
  • Hillsborough County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Odessa, with the one closest to Odessa listed first.
    • Heritage Harbor Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Harbor Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Harbor Village
      • Heritage Harbor Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Biarritz Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biarritz Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biarritz Village
      • Biarritz Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Cannes Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannes Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannes Village
      • Cannes Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Cheval
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheval have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheval
      • Cheval is located in Hillsborough County
    • Cheval Wimbledon Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheval Wimbledon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheval Wimbledon Village
      • Cheval Wimbledon Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Lakeshore
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeshore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
      • Lakeshore is located in Hillsborough County
    • Keystone
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
      • Keystone is located in Hillsborough County
    • Lake Brooker Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Brooker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brooker Village
      • Lake Brooker Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Lake Sapphire Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Sapphire Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sapphire Village
      • Lake Sapphire Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Northdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northdale
      • Northdale is located in Hillsborough County
      • Northdale has also been known as:
      • Greater Northdale
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northdale <1>
    • Yocam Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yocam Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocam Village
      • Yocam Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Keystone Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
      • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Odessa, with the one closest to Odessa listed first.
    • East Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
      • East Lake is located in Pinellas County
    • Oldsmar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tarpon Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Cove Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
      • Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
    • Crystal Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Palm Harbor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ozona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Safety Harbor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunedin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
    • Clearwater Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Beach
      • Clearwater Beach is located in Pinellas County
    • Clearwater
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
      • Clearwater is located in Pinellas County
      • 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 Odessa, see our County-by-County Page for Odessa.

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 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 Odessa:

Cemeteries Near Odessa ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Odessa.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Gan Shalom Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Lake Carroll Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Carroll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Carroll Cemetery
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<5> to the south of Land O' Lakes.
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ehren African American Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2319666 <4>
  • East Elfers Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens
  • Cycadia Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cycadia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cycadia Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
  • Fivay Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fivay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fivay Cemetery
  • Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Stark Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stark Cemetery
  • Parklawn Memory Gardens
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parklawn Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parklawn Memory Gardens
  • Continue List   (88 more) ...
    • Curlew Hills Memory Gardens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curlew Hills Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curlew Hills Memory Gardens
    • Robles Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robles Cemetery
    • Double Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Odessa had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Keystone Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
    • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
  • Ehren
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ehren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
    • Ehren is located in Pasco County
  • Port Richey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hudson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Tampa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
    • Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ybor City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
  • Thonotosassa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mango
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • San Antonio
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
    • San Antonio is located in Pasco County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,506 people
    • Former name for San Antonio:
    • Lake Jovita
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Antonio <1>
  • Port Tampa
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Tampa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
    • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
  • Seffner
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Leo
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Limona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
      • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Brandon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Jessamine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessamine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessamine
      • Jessamine is located in Pasco County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Odessa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pasco County: www.pascocountyfl.net/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Odessa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Odessa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.1789, Longitude: -82.5601    
<6>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 Odessa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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