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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 Port Richey (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 Port Richey. 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 Port Richey ...

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 Port Richey: Prt. Richey

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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Port Richey is located in Pasco 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 Pasco County: Hernando, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk & Sumter.

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

  • Pasco County     (The home county of Port Richey)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Richey, with the one closest to Port Richey listed first.
    • Jasmine Estates
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • New Port Richey
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Bayonet Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Elfers
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Beacon Square
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Hudson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Holiday
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Trinity
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Aripeka
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Odessa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • 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
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Richey, with the one closest to Port Richey listed first.
    • Hernando Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Timber Pines
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Spring Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Weeki Wachee Gardens
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Weeki Wachee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Bayport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
      • Bayport is located in Hernando County
    • Masaryktown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Island
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
      • Pine Island is located in Hernando County
    • North Weeki Wachee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weeki Wachee
      • North Weeki Wachee is located in Hernando County
    • High Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
      • Brookridge is located in Hernando County
  • Hillsborough County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Richey, with the one closest to Port Richey listed first.
    • Keystone Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Keystone
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Canterbury Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • 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
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Northlake Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northlake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake Village
      • Northlake Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Biarritz Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Eaglebrook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglebrook
      • Eaglebrook is located in Hillsborough County
    • Heritage Harbor Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Eastbrook
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastbrook
      • Eastbrook is located in Hillsborough County
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Richey, with the one closest to Port Richey listed first.
    • Tarpon Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Cove Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
      • Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
    • East Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Crystal Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Palm Harbor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Ozona
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Oldsmar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Dunedin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Safety Harbor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Clearwater Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Beach
      • Clearwater Beach is located in Pinellas County
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Clearwater
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • 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 Port Richey, see our County-by-County Page for Port Richey.

Newspapers Published in Port Richey ...

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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Richey.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Port Richey, 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 Port Richey.

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 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 Port Richey:

Cemeteries Near Port Richey ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Port Richey.

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 Port Richey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens
  • Stark Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stark Cemetery
  • Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens
  • East Elfers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hudson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Grace Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Memorial Gardens
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • 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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Fivay Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fivay Cemetery
  • Parklawn Memory Gardens
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Curlew Hills Memory Gardens
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Loyce Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loyce Cemetery
  • Continue List   (57 more) ...
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the south of Land O' Lakes.
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ehren African American Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2319666 <5>
    • Parklawn Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • The Fountains Memorial Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the The Fountains Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the The Fountains 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Port Richey had a population of 27 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Port Richey had a population of 3,041 people.

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

  • Hudson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Keystone Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Odessa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ehren
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Bayport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
    • Bayport is located in Hernando County
  • Wiscon
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
    • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
  • Tampa
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Ybor City
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • San Antonio
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
    • San Antonio is located in Pasco County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,506 people
    • Former name for San Antonio:
    • Lake Jovita
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Antonio <2>
  • Brooksville
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Leo
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Jessamine
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Thonotosassa
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

The official website for Pasco County: www.pascocountyfl.net/

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- Port Richey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Port Richey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.2773, Longitude: -82.7196    
<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 Port Richey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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