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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 Ozello (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 Ozello. 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 northwest 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 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.

Ozello is located in Citrus 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 Citrus County: Hernando, Levy, Marion & Sumter.

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

  • Citrus County     (The home county of Ozello)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ozello, with the one closest to Ozello listed first.
    • Homosassa
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Homosassa Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Crystal River
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lecanto
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Black Diamond
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Black Diamond is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
    • Sugarmill Woods
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sugarmill Woods is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarmill Woods
    • Mannfield ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Mannfield is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
    • Beverly Hills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Ridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Citrus Hills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Citrus Hills is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Hills
    • Citrus Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hernando
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Holder
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ozello, with the one closest to Ozello listed first.
    • Centralia ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Centralia is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
    • Pine Island
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Pine Island is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
    • Ringgold ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Ringgold is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
    • Bayport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Bayport is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
    • North Weeki Wachee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • North Weeki Wachee is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weeki Wachee
    • Weeki Wachee Gardens
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Weeki Wachee Gardens is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Gardens
    • High Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • High Point is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • Weeki Wachee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Brookridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Brookridge is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
    • Lake Lindsey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Lindsey is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lindsey
    • Wiscon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
    • Hernando Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • North Brooksville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • North Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooksville
  • Levy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ozello, with the one closest to Ozello listed first.
    • Inglis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Yankeetown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Gulf Hammock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ozello, with the one closest to Ozello listed first.
    • Dunnellon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Chatmire
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Chatmire is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmire
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ozello, with the one closest to Ozello listed first.
    • Aripeka
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Shady Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ozello, with the one closest to Ozello listed first.
    • Bay Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
    • Wahoo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Wahoo is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo

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

Cemeteries Near Ozello ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ozello.

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

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

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

  • Stage Stand Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Crystal River Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Level Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lecanto Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Citronelle Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mannfield Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Stage Pond Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hernando Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Burke Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Community Baptist Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (28 more) ...
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Priest Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Dunnellon Community Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Homosassa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Crystal River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lecanto
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Citronelle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Citronelle is located in Citrus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citronelle
  • Mannfield ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Mannfield is located in Citrus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
  • Hernando
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Arlington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Arlington is located in Citrus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Bayport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Bayport is located in Hernando County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
  • Inverness
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Wiscon
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
  • Floral City
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Brooksville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Istachatta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bay Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
    • Rutland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Rutland is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland

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

Newspapers Published in Ozello ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ozello.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ozello, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ozello.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Ozello:

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