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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 Orienta Gardens (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 Orienta Gardens. 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 Orienta Gardens ...

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 Orienta Gardens: Orienta Gdns. (or less commonly used: Orienta Gardns., Orienta Grdens. or Orienta Grdns.)

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 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.

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.

Orienta Gardens is located in Seminole 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 Seminole County: Lake, Orange & Volusia.

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

  • Seminole County     (The home county of Orienta Gardens)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orienta Gardens, with the one closest to Orienta Gardens listed first.
    • Altamonte Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Fern Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Sanlando Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Sanlando Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanlando Springs
    • Casselberry
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Wekiwa Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Wekiwa Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wekiwa Springs
    • Forest City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Forest City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Longwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Winter Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Heathrow
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lake Mary
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Oviedo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Oviedo is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oviedo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oviedo <1>
    • Lake Monroe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Sanford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Brevard County
    • Aurantia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Aurantia is located in Brevard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurantia
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orienta Gardens, with the one closest to Orienta Gardens listed first.
    • Ethel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Ethel is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Mount Plymouth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Plymouth is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Plymouth
    • Sorrento
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cassia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Cassia is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassia
    • Mount Dora
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Jem
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Lake Jem is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jem
    • Montverde
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Pine Lakes
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Pine Lakes is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lakes
    • Ferndale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Waits Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Waits Junction is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Junction
    • Oakland Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Oakland Park is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Park
    • Astatula
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Mohawk
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Mohawk is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orienta Gardens, with the one closest to Orienta Gardens listed first.
    • Eatonville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Maitland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairview Shores
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Fairview Shores is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Shores
    • Winter Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lockhart
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairvilla
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Aloma
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Goldenrod
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarcona
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • South Apopka
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • South Apopka is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Apopka
    • Orlando
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pine Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Apopka
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Osceola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orienta Gardens, with the one closest to Orienta Gardens listed first.
    • Buena Ventura Lakes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Celebration
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Kissimmee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Campbell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Campbell is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Runnymede
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Runnymede is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
    • Intercession City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Saint Cloud
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Reunion
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • ChampionsGate
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • ChampionsGate is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for ChampionsGate
  • Polk County
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orienta Gardens, with the one closest to Orienta Gardens listed first.
    • Valdez
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Valdez is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
    • Fort Florida
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Fort Florida is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Florida
    • De Bary
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Enterprise
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Deltona
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Lemon Bluff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Lemon Bluff is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Bluff
    • Osteen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Orange City Hills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Orange City Hills is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange City Hills
    • Orange City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Kalamazoo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Kalamazoo is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
    • Cassadaga
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Beresford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Beresford is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
    • Cow Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cow Creek is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek

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

Cemeteries Near Orienta Gardens ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Orienta Gardens.

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 Orienta Gardens - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Palm Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen Haven Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Longwood Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Highland Memory Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Memory Gardens
    • The Highland Memory Gardens has also been known as:
    • Highland Memorial Garden
    • Highland Memorial Gardens
  • Pinewood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgewood - Greenwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Chapel Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Florida Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • West Orange Memorial Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Woodlawn Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (86 more) ...
    • Doctor Phillips Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Slavia Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Oaklawn Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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 Orienta Gardens in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Orienta Gardens.

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

  • Eatonville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Maitland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Piedmont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Piedmont is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
  • Winter Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Goldenrod
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clarcona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Orlando
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Apopka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Ethel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Ethel is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Plymouth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Ocoee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ocoee is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocoee <1>
  • Minorville ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Minorville is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Conway
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Conway is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • McDonald
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • McDonald is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
    • Crown Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Crown Point is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point

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

Newspapers Published in Orienta Gardens ...

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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Orienta Gardens.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Orienta Gardens, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Orienta Gardens.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Orienta Gardens:

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 Orienta Gardens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Orienta Gardens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.