Our Genealogy Helper
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 Orange Grove Villas (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 Orange Grove Villas. 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 Orange Grove Villas ...
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 Orange Grove Villas: Orange Grv. Villas
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 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.
Orange Grove Villas is located in Pasco 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 Pasco County: Hernando, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk & Sumter.
Below are the counties that are near Orange Grove Villas. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Orange Grove Villas:
- Pasco County (The home county of Orange Grove Villas)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orange Grove Villas, with the one closest to Orange Grove Villas listed first.
- Richland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Richland is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Zephyrhills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dade City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Saint Leo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- San Antonio
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- San Antonio is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
- 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>
- Crystal Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Wesley Chapel South
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
- Wesley Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blanton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blanton is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Moss Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Moss Town is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Town
- Lacoochee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Trilby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hernando County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orange Grove Villas, with the one closest to Orange Grove Villas listed first.
- Richloam ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Richloam is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richloam
- Ridge Manor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Spring Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Hill 'n Dale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
- Masaryktown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Brooksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
- Brooksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Brooksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- North Brooksville is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooksville
- Wiscon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wiscon is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
- Nobleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Brookridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brookridge is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
- Spring Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orange Grove Villas, with the one closest to Orange Grove Villas listed first.
- Kingston City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kingston City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston City
- Pebble Creek Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pebble Creek Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek Village
- Lakeview Villas at Pebble Creek Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pebble Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pebble Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Knights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Knights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
- Florida Townsend Colony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Langshire Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Langshire Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langshire Village
- Bay Hills Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Hills Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hills Village
- Thonotosassa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cedar Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
- Colonial Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lake Keen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Keen is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Keen
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orange Grove Villas, with the one closest to Orange Grove Villas listed first.
- Groveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mascotte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orange Grove Villas, with the one closest to Orange Grove Villas listed first.
- Kathleen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gibsonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gibsonia is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
- Fox Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
- Winston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winston is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Lakeland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Acton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Acton is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Polk City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Combee Settlement
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Combee Settlement is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combee Settlement
- Crystal Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Eaton Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fussels Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fussels Corner is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussels Corner
- Medulla
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Medulla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orange Grove Villas, with the one closest to Orange Grove Villas listed first.
- Bucker Womans Town ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bucker Womans Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucker Womans Town
- Tarrytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
- Linden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Linden is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Webster
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mabel
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mabel is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Bushnell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wahoo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wahoo is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Center Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Orange Grove Villas, see our County-by-County Page for Orange Grove Villas.
Cemeteries Near Orange Grove Villas ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Orange Grove Villas.
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 Orange Grove Villas - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Orange Grove Villas covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Orange Grove Villas, with the one closest to Orange Grove Villas listed first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oakside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Geiger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Withlacoochee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Floral Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dade City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crystal Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Withlacoochee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (119 more) ...
- Indian Pond Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Emmaus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Double Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Orange Grove Villas in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Orange Grove Villas.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Orange Grove Villas, with the one closest to Orange Grove Villas listed first.
- Richland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Richland is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Ellerslie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ellerslie is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
- Saint Leo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- San Antonio
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- San Antonio is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
- 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>
- Blanton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blanton is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Jessamine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jessamine is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessamine
- Lacoochee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Keene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Keene is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
- Knights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Knights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
- Kathleen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ehren
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ehren is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
- Thonotosassa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Green Pond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Green Pond is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Plant City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tarrytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Orange Grove Villas. See our List of 1890's Communities around Orange Grove Villas.
Newspapers Published in Orange Grove Villas ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Orange Grove Villas.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Orange Grove Villas, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Orange Grove Villas.
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 Orange Grove Villas:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Pasco County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hernando County
- Hillsborough County
- Lake County
- Polk County
- Sumter County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Florida
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 Orange Grove Villas, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Orange Grove Villas) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |