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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 Panacoochee Retreats (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 Panacoochee Retreats. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Panacoochee Retreats is located in Sumter 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 Sumter County: Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Pasco & Polk.

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

  • Sumter County     (The home county of Panacoochee Retreats)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Panacoochee Retreats, with the one closest to Panacoochee Retreats listed first.
    • Lake Panasoffkee
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Coleman
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sumterville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Adamsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Wildwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Orange Home
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Orange Home is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
    • Bay Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
    • Wahoo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Wahoo is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
    • Bushnell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Oxford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Center Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Villages
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Villages is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Villages
  • Citrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Panacoochee Retreats, with the one closest to Panacoochee Retreats listed first.
    • Floral City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Inverness Highlands South
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Inverness
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Inverness Highlands North
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Hernando
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mannfield ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Mannfield is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
    • Citrus Hills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Citrus Hills is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Hills
    • Holder
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Beverly Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Lecanto
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Pine Ridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Black Diamond
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Black Diamond is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Panacoochee Retreats, with the one closest to Panacoochee Retreats listed first.
    • Istachatta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Nobleton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Lindsey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Lindsey is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lindsey
    • Richloam ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Richloam is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richloam
    • Ridge Manor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Hill 'n Dale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
    • Ringgold ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ringgold is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
    • Brooksville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • North Brooksville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • North Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooksville
    • Spring Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • South Brooksville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
    • Wiscon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Panacoochee Retreats, with the one closest to Panacoochee Retreats listed first.
    • Whitney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Whitney is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Montclair
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Montclair is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
    • Fruitland Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Okahumpka
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Leesburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Conant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Conant is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
    • Lady Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Carlton Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Carlton Village is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Village
    • Sunnyside
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Sunnyside is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Orange Bend
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Orange Bend is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Bend
    • Silver Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Silver Lake is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Yalaha
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Panacoochee Retreats, with the one closest to Panacoochee Retreats listed first.
    • Danks Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Summerfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Weirsdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Belleview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Eastlake Weir
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ocklawaha
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Candler
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Springs Shores
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Ocala
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Ocala is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocala
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,669 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocala <1>
    • Chatmire
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Chatmire is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmire
    • Dunnellon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • York
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • York is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • Orange County
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Panacoochee Retreats, with the one closest to Panacoochee Retreats listed first.
    • Lacoochee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Moss Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Moss Town is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Town
    • Trilby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Blanton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Blanton is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
    • Dade City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Panacoochee Retreats ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Panacoochee Retreats.

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 Panacoochee Retreats - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Sumterville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Royal Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rutland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tema Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Nichols Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bay Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hill of Rest Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Frazier Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Level Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (108 more) ...
    • Dampeir Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • South Sumter Evergreen Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Matchett Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Coleman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Carlson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Carlson is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlson
  • Sumterville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rutland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rutland is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
  • Royal
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Royal is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
  • Wildwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bay Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
  • Orange Home
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Orange Home is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
  • Bushnell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Floral City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Bamboo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bamboo is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
  • Oxford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Inverness
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Istachatta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Whitney is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney

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

Newspapers Published in Panacoochee Retreats ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Panacoochee Retreats.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Panacoochee Retreats, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Panacoochee Retreats.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Panacoochee Retreats:

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 Panacoochee Retreats, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Panacoochee Retreats) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.