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Our Genealogy Helper

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.

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

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pine Island. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine Island.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Pine Island is located in Hernando 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 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)
      • Bayport is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
    • Weeki Wachee Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Weeki Wachee Gardens is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Gardens
    • North Weeki Wachee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • North Weeki Wachee is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weeki Wachee
    • Centralia ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Centralia is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
    • 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)
      • Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
    • Weeki Wachee Acres
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Weeki Wachee Acres is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Acres
    • High Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • High Point is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • Brookridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Brookridge is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
    • Spring Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wiscon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
    • Ringgold ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Ringgold is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
  • 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)
      • Sugarmill Woods is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarmill Woods
    • Homosassa Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Mannfield ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Mannfield is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
    • 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)
      • Black Diamond is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
    • Citrus Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Citrus Hills is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Hills
    • Inverness Highlands North
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Beverly Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Inverness
      (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)
      • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
    • Keystone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Keystone is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
    • Biarritz Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Biarritz Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biarritz Village
    • Cannes Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Cannes Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannes Village
    • Cheval Wimbledon Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Cheval
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Cheval is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheval
    • Heritage Harbor Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Lake Brooker Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Lake Brooker Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brooker Village
  • 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)
      • Jasmine Estates is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Estates
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
    • Port Richey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
    • 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)
      • Beacon Square is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Square
    • Trinity
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Blanton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Blanton is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
  • 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)
      • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
    • Wahoo
      (28 miles [45.1 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 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.

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 Pine Island - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
  • Community Baptist Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Florida Hills Memorial Gardens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Grace Memorial Gardens
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Hudson Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Loyce Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Masaryktown Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hope Hill Cemetery
    • The Hope Hill Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2457068 <2>
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stage Stand Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • McGeachy Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Brooksville Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (40 more) ...

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 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)
    • Bayport is located in Hernando County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
  • Wiscon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
  • 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)
    • Mannfield is located in Citrus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
  • 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)
    • Ehren is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
  • Floral City
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Jessamine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jessamine is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessamine
    • 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
    • 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]<4>. 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 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 Pine Island:

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 Pine Island, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Island) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.