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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 Orlovista (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 Orlovista. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Orlovista is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Brevard, Lake, Osceola, Polk & Seminole.

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

  • Orange County     (The home county of Orlovista)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orlovista, with the one closest to Orlovista listed first.
    • Pine Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Gotha
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Orlando
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fairvilla
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Minorville ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Minorville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
    • Fairview Shores
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairview Shores is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Shores
    • Clarcona
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ocoee
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Sand Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Holden Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Holden Heights is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Heights
    • Oak Ridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Ridge is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
    • Bay Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bay Hill is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
    • Lake Butter
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Butter is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Butter
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orlovista, with the one closest to Orlovista listed first.
    • Montverde
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Waits Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Waits Junction is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Junction
    • Ferndale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Mohawk
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Mohawk is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
    • Four Corners
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Minneola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Ethel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Ethel is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Lake Jem
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Jem is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jem
    • Clermont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Mount Plymouth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Mount Plymouth is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Plymouth
    • Sorrento
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Astatula
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Dora
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Osceola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orlovista, with the one closest to Orlovista listed first.
    • Celebration
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Buena Ventura Lakes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kissimmee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Campbell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Campbell is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Intercession City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Reunion
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • ChampionsGate
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • ChampionsGate is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for ChampionsGate
    • Runnymede
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Runnymede is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
    • Saint Cloud
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Poinciana Place
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Poinciana Place is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinciana Place
    • Poinciana
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orlovista, with the one closest to Orlovista listed first.
    • Loughman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Davenport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Haines City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Lake Hammock Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orlovista, with the one closest to Orlovista listed first.
    • Forest City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Forest City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Altamonte Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fern Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wekiwa Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Wekiwa Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wekiwa Springs
    • Sanlando Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sanlando Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanlando Springs
    • Casselberry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Longwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Winter Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Heathrow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lake Mary
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Oviedo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Chuluota
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Cameron City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cameron City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron City
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orlovista, with the one closest to Orlovista listed first.
    • Valdez
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Valdez is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
    • Fort Florida
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Fort Florida is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Florida
    • De Bary
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Enterprise
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lemon Bluff
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lemon Bluff is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Bluff
    • Osteen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Orange City Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Orange City Hills is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange City Hills
    • Deltona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Orange City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Kalamazoo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Kalamazoo is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo

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

Cemeteries Near Orlovista ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Orlovista.

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 Orlovista - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Woodlawn Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Washington Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Doctor Phillips Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Doctor Phillips Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ocoee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • West Orange Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • West Orange Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Palm Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Winter Garden Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (79 more) ...
    • Taft Memorial Gardens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft Memorial Gardens
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Taft Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Taft.
      • The Taft Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
      • Taft Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1217063 <2>
    • Pinewood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Edgewood - Greenwood Cemetery
      (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 Orlovista in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Orlovista.

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

  • Gotha
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Orlando
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Minorville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Minorville is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
  • Windermere
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarcona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ocoee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Piedmont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Piedmont is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
  • Pine Castle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Eatonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Crown Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Crown Point is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
  • Winter Garden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Conway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Conway is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Winter Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Maitland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Tildenville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Tildenville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tildenville

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

Newspapers Published in Orlovista ...

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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Orlovista.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Orlovista, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Orlovista.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Orlovista:

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 Orlovista, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Orlovista) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.