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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 Piedmont (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 Piedmont. 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.

Piedmont 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 Piedmont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Piedmont:

  • Orange County     (The home county of Piedmont)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont, with the one closest to Piedmont listed first.
    • Lockhart
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • South Apopka
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • South Apopka is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Apopka
    • Clarcona
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Eatonville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fairview Shores
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairview Shores is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Shores
    • Maitland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Apopka
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Fairvilla
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Paradise Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Paradise Heights is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Heights
    • Plymouth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Orlovista
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Orlovista is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlovista
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont, with the one closest to Piedmont listed first.
    • Ethel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Ethel is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Mount Plymouth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Mount Plymouth is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Plymouth
    • Sorrento
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Montverde
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Lake Jem
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Jem is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jem
    • Ferndale
      (14 miles [22.5 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
    • Mount Dora
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cassia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Cassia is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassia
    • Oakland Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Oakland Park is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Park
    • Astatula
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Mohawk
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Mohawk is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
  • Osceola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont, with the one closest to Piedmont listed first.
    • Buena Ventura Lakes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Celebration
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Kissimmee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Campbell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Campbell is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Intercession City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Reunion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • ChampionsGate
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • ChampionsGate is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for ChampionsGate
    • Runnymede
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Runnymede is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
    • Saint Cloud
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Polk County
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont, with the one closest to Piedmont listed first.
    • Forest City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Forest City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Wekiwa Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Wekiwa Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wekiwa Springs
    • Altamonte Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sanlando Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sanlando Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanlando Springs
    • Fern Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Casselberry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Longwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Heathrow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Winter Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Mary
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oviedo
      (15 miles [24.1 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont, with the one closest to Piedmont listed first.
    • Fort Florida
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Fort Florida is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Florida
    • Valdez
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Valdez is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
    • De Bary
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Enterprise
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Deltona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lemon Bluff
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lemon Bluff is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Bluff
    • Orange City Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Orange City Hills is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange City Hills
    • Osteen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Orange City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Kalamazoo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Kalamazoo is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
    • Beresford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Beresford is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
    • Cassadaga
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Piedmont ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Piedmont.

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

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

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

  • Highland Memory Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Memory Gardens
    • The Highland Memory Gardens has also been known as:
    • Highland Memorial Garden
    • Highland Memorial Gardens
  • Edgewood - Greenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Florida Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • West Orange Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Woodlawn Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Palm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ocoee Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodlawn Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Glen Haven Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Plymouth Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • West Orange Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (91 more) ...
    • Washington Park Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Doctor Phillips Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pinewood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Piedmont had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Clarcona
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Eatonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Maitland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Apopka
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Plymouth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Crown Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Crown Point is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
  • Ocoee
    (7 miles [11.3 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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Minorville is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
  • Winter Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Gotha
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Orlando
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • McDonald
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • McDonald is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Winter Garden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Tildenville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Tildenville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tildenville
    • Windermere
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Piedmont ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Piedmont.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Piedmont, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Piedmont.

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 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 Piedmont:

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 Piedmont, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Piedmont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.