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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 Point at Mobbly Bay (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 Point at Mobbly Bay. 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 hospitals and 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.

Point at Mobbly Bay is located in Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough County: Hardee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas & Polk.

Below are the counties that are near Point at Mobbly Bay. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Point at Mobbly Bay:

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Point at Mobbly Bay)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Point at Mobbly Bay, with the one closest to Point at Mobbly Bay listed first.
    • Bayside Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
      • Bayside Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Mecca City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mecca City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca City
      • Mecca City is located in Hillsborough County
    • West Waters Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Waters Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Waters Village
      • West Waters Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Westchase
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westchase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westchase
      • Westchase is located in Hillsborough County
    • Bayport Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayport Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport Village
      • Bayport Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Town 'n' Country
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town 'n' Country have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town 'n' Country
      • Town 'n' Country is located in Hillsborough County
    • Twelve Oaks Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twelve Oaks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks Village
      • Twelve Oaks Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Fawn Ridge Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fawn Ridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Ridge Village
      • Fawn Ridge Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Holiday Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
      • Holiday Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Canterbury Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canterbury Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
      • Canterbury Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Royal Troon Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Troon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Troon Village
      • Royal Troon Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Logan Gate Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan Gate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Gate Village
      • Logan Gate Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Rocky Point Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point Village
      • Rocky Point Village is located in Hillsborough County
  • Manatee County
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Point at Mobbly Bay, with the one closest to Point at Mobbly Bay listed first.
    • Trinity
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Odessa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Holiday
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Elfers
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Beacon Square
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • New Port Richey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Land O' Lakes
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Richey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jasmine Estates
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Bayonet Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fivay Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Hudson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Point at Mobbly Bay, with the one closest to Point at Mobbly Bay listed first.
    • Oldsmar
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Safety Harbor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
    • East Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
      • East Lake is located in Pinellas County
    • Dunedin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Ozona
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Palm Harbor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Feather Sound
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Four Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
      • Four Corners is located in Pinellas County
    • High Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Pinellas County
    • South Highpoint
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Highpoint have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Highpoint
      • South Highpoint is located in Pinellas County
    • Crystal Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Clearwater
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
      • Clearwater is located in Pinellas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,552 people
      • Former name for Clearwater:
      • Clear Water Harbor
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Point at Mobbly Bay ...

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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Point at Mobbly Bay.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Point at Mobbly Bay, there are papers which were published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Point at Mobbly Bay.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Point at Mobbly Bay:

Cemeteries Near Point at Mobbly Bay ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Point at Mobbly Bay.

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 Point at Mobbly Bay covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Point at Mobbly Bay, with the one closest to Point at Mobbly Bay listed first.

  • Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • McMullen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMullen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMullen Cemetery
  • Curlew Hills Memory Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curlew Hills Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curlew Hills Memory Gardens
  • Parklawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parklawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parklawn Cemetery
  • Parklawn Memory Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parklawn Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parklawn Memory Gardens
  • Dunedin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunedin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunedin Cemetery
  • Rousseau Pioneer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rousseau Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rousseau Pioneer Cemetery
  • Dunedin Highland Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunedin Highland Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunedin Highland Memorial Park
  • American Legion Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the American Legion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the American Legion Cemetery
  • Marti Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Lake Carroll Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Carroll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Carroll Cemetery
  • Continue List   (62 more) ...
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Cycadia Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cycadia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cycadia Cemetery
    • Chapel Hill Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Memorial Park

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.<6>

While we didn't find Point at Mobbly Bay in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Point at Mobbly Bay.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Point at Mobbly Bay, with the one closest to Point at Mobbly Bay listed first.

  • Keystone Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
    • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
  • Port Tampa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Tampa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
    • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
  • Tampa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
    • Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407,599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <2>
  • Odessa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ybor City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ybor City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
  • Port Richey
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Mango
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Ehren
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Limona
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
  • Thonotosassa
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Peru ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peru have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
  • Brandon
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Seffner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Gulf City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf City
      • Gulf City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Hudson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Point at Mobbly Bay. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcounty.org/

The official website for State of Florida: 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Point at Mobbly Bay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Point at Mobbly Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0177, Longitude: -82.6439       In this case, the coordinates for Point at Mobbly Bay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Point at Mobbly Bay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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