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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 Panther Trace (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 Panther Trace. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Panther Trace is located in Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough County: Hardee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas & Polk.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Panther Trace)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Panther Trace, with the one closest to Panther Trace listed first.
    • Stelling Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Stelling Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelling Village
    • Summerfield Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Summerfield Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Village
    • East Bay Lakes
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • East Bay Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bay Lakes
    • Riverview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Countryside Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Countryside Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
    • Adamsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Adamsville is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Gibsonton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Garden City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Garden City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Indian Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Hills is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Balm
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Apollo Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgewater Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Edgewater Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
  • Manatee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Panther Trace, with the one closest to Panther Trace listed first.
    • Parrish
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Duette
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Terra Ceia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellenton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Memphis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Memphis is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
    • Palmetto
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Waterbury
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Waterbury is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
    • Bradenton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Samoset
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Samoset is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
    • Palma Sola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • West Bradenton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • West Bradenton is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bradenton
    • West Samoset
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • West Samoset is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Samoset
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Panther Trace, with the one closest to Panther Trace listed first.
    • Crystal Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Land O' Lakes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
    • Wesley Chapel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Odessa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Zephyrhills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Panther Trace, with the one closest to Panther Trace listed first.
    • Gandy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
    • Saint Petersburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Lealman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Lealman is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lealman
    • Feather Sound
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Pinellas Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Gulfport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Kenneth City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • High Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • High Point is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • South Highpoint
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • South Highpoint is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Highpoint
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Safety Harbor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Four Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Four Corners is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Panther Trace, with the one closest to Panther Trace listed first.
    • Nichols
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Willow Oak
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
    • Bradley Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Bradley Junction is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Junction
    • Brewster ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Brewster is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
    • Mulberry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Medulla
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
    • Winston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Lakeland Highlands
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeland Highlands is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Highlands
    • Lyle Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Lyle Corner is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle Corner
    • Kathleen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Acton ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Acton is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton

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

Cemeteries Near Panther Trace ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Panther Trace.

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 Panther Trace - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Samford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hackney - Riverview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney - Riverview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hackney - Riverview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Hackney - Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hackney Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72067 <2>
  • Serenity Meadows Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Commemorative Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Brandon Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hillsboro Memorial Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Limona Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Limona Cemetery is located in Brandon.
  • Ruskin Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ruskin Memorial Gardens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lithia Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Centro Asturiano Memorial Park Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro Asturiano Memorial Park Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Asturiano Memorial Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Centro Asturiano Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Centro Asturiano Cemetery
    • Centro Asturiano Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71836 <2>
  • Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rodeph Sholom Cemetery is located in Tampa.
    • The Rodeph Sholom Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
    • Tampa Jewish Memorial Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2500750 <2>
  • Continue List   (101 more) ...
    • Orange Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
      • The Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Centro Espanol Cemetery
      • Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71837 <2>
    • Myrtle Hill Memorial Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Hill Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Myrtle Hill Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
      • The Myrtle Hill Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Myrtle Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72326 <2>

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

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

  • Peru ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Bloomingdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Brandon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Limona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Gulf City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gulf City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf City
  • Valrico
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mango
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Ybor City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
  • Sydney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Seffner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Port Tampa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
  • Tampa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407,599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <1>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Keysville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Keysville is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
    • Thonotosassa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Erie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Erie is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie

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

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 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 Panther Trace:

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 Panther Trace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.