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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 Pine Island (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 Pine Island. 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.

Name Variations for Pine Island ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Pine Island: Pine Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

Pine Island is located in Hernando County.

To see how the shape of Florida's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hernando County: Citrus, Pasco & Sumter.

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

  • Hernando County     (The home county of Pine Island)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Island, with the one closest to Pine Island listed first.
    • Bayport
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
      • Bayport is located in Hernando County
    • Weeki Wachee Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeki Wachee Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Gardens
      • Weeki Wachee Gardens is located in Hernando County
    • North Weeki Wachee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weeki Wachee
      • North Weeki Wachee is located in Hernando County
    • Centralia ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
      • Centralia is located in Hernando County
    • Hernando Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Weeki Wachee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Timber Pines
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
      • Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
    • Weeki Wachee Acres
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeki Wachee Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Acres
      • Weeki Wachee Acres is located in Hernando County
    • High Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
      • High Point is located in Hernando County
    • Brookridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
      • Brookridge is located in Hernando County
    • Spring Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wiscon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
      • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
  • Citrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Island, with the one closest to Pine Island listed first.
    • Homosassa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Sugarmill Woods
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarmill Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarmill Woods
      • Sugarmill Woods is located in Citrus County
    • Homosassa Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Mannfield ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mannfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
      • Mannfield is located in Citrus County
    • Lecanto
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Crystal River
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Floral City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Inverness Highlands South
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Black Diamond
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
      • Black Diamond is located in Citrus County
    • Citrus Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Hills
      • Citrus Hills is located in Citrus County
    • Inverness Highlands North
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Beverly Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillsborough County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Island, with the one closest to Pine Island listed first.
    • Keystone Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keystone Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
      • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Keystone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
      • Keystone is located in Hillsborough County
    • Biarritz Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biarritz Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biarritz Village
      • Biarritz Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Cannes Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannes Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannes Village
      • Cannes Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Cheval Wimbledon Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheval Wimbledon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheval Wimbledon Village
      • Cheval Wimbledon Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Cheval
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheval have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheval
      • Cheval is located in Hillsborough County
    • Heritage Harbor Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Harbor Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Harbor Village
      • Heritage Harbor Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Lake Brooker Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Brooker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brooker Village
      • Lake Brooker Village is located in Hillsborough County
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Island, with the one closest to Pine Island listed first.
    • Aripeka
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Shady Hills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hudson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Bayonet Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jasmine Estates
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasmine Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Estates
      • Jasmine Estates is located in Pasco County
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fivay Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
    • Port Richey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fivay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
    • New Port Richey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Elfers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Beacon Square
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beacon Square have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Square
      • Beacon Square is located in Pasco County
    • Trinity
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Pinellas County
    • Tarpon Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Island, with the one closest to Pine Island listed first.
    • Bay Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bay Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
      • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
    • Wahoo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wahoo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
      • Wahoo is located in Sumter County

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

Cemeteries Near Pine Island ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Island.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • The Fountains Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Fountains Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Fountains Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Community Baptist Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Community Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Community Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Florida Hills Memorial Gardens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Grace Memorial Gardens
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hudson Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Loyce Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loyce Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loyce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Masaryktown Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hope Hill Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Hill Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hope Hill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hope Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Brooksville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2457068 <4>
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stage Stand Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • McGeachy Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGeachy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGeachy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brooksville Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooksville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brooksville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Brooksville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71806 <4>
  • Continue List   (40 more) ...
    • Lake Lindsey Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Lindsey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Lindsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Stage Pond Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stage Pond Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stage Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fivay Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fivay Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fivay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Pine Island in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Island.

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

  • Bayport
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
    • Bayport is located in Hernando County
  • Wiscon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
    • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
  • Hudson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Homosassa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Brooksville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Mannfield ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mannfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
    • Mannfield is located in Citrus County
  • Port Richey
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Lecanto
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Crystal River
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Istachatta
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Ehren
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ehren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
    • Ehren is located in Pasco County
  • Floral City
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Jessamine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessamine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessamine
      • Jessamine is located in Pasco County
    • Bay Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bay Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
      • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
    • Inverness
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Pine Island ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Island.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Island, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Island.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Pine Island:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pine Island. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hernando County: www.co.hernando.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Pine Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Pine Island) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.5753, Longitude: -82.6526       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Island have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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