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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 Pumpkin Center (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 Pumpkin Center. 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 Pumpkin Center ...

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 Pumpkin Center: Pumpkin Ctr. (or less commonly used: Pumpkin Cen., Pumpkin Cent. or Pumpkin Cntr.)

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.

Pumpkin Center is located in Lake 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 Lake County: Marion, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, Sumter & Volusia.

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

  • Lake County     (The home county of Pumpkin Center)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkin Center, with the one closest to Pumpkin Center listed first.
    • Yalaha
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Howey-in-the-Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Okahumpka
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Astatula
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sunnyside
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
      • Sunnyside is located in Lake County
    • Leesburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
      • Silver Lake is located in Lake County
    • Tavares
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Montclair
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montclair. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
      • Montclair is located in Lake County
    • Orange Bend
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orange Bend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Bend
      • Orange Bend is located in Lake County
    • Bassville Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassville Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassville Park
      • Bassville Park is located in Lake County
    • Whitney
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Whitney is located in Lake County
  • Citrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkin Center, with the one closest to Pumpkin Center listed first.
    • Floral City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Inverness Highlands South
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkin Center, with the one closest to Pumpkin Center listed first.
    • Ridge Manor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Nobleton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Istachatta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkin Center, with the one closest to Pumpkin Center listed first.
    • Weirsdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Eastlake Weir
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Ocklawaha
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Summerfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Candler
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Danks Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Belleview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Electra
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
      • Electra is located in Marion County
    • Silver Springs Shores
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs Shores
      • Silver Springs Shores is located in Marion County
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkin Center, with the one closest to Pumpkin Center listed first.
    • Tangerine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Zellwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Killarney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Plymouth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Tildenville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tildenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tildenville
      • Tildenville is located in Orange County
    • Apopka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Paradise Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Heights
      • Paradise Heights is located in Orange County
    • Winter Garden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • South Apopka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Apopka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Apopka
      • South Apopka is located in Orange County
    • Ocoee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoee
      • Ocoee is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocoee <1>
    • Clarcona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkin Center, with the one closest to Pumpkin Center listed first.
    • Lacoochee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Moss Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moss Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Town
      • Moss Town is located in Pasco County
    • Trilby
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkin Center, with the one closest to Pumpkin Center listed first.
    • Forest City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Seminole County
    • Wekiwa Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wekiwa Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wekiwa Springs
      • Wekiwa Springs is located in Seminole County
    • Altamonte Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Heathrow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Sanlando Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanlando Springs
      • Sanlando Springs is located in Seminole County
    • Fern Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Longwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Casselberry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Lake Mary
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pumpkin Center, with the one closest to Pumpkin Center listed first.
    • Center Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Adamsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
      • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
    • Mabel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
      • Mabel is located in Sumter County
    • Sumterville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Webster
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Coleman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • The Villages
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Villages have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Villages
      • The Villages is located in Sumter County
    • Wildwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Linden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Linden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Linden is located in Sumter County
    • Tarrytown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
      • Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
    • Bushnell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Lake Panasoffkee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Volusia County
    • Fort Florida
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Florida
      • Fort Florida is located in Volusia County

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

Cemeteries Near Pumpkin Center ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pumpkin Center.

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 Pumpkin Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Yalaha Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yalaha Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yalaha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Taylor Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Astatula Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Astatula Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Astatula Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lane Park Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cool Spring Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cool Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cool Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Merritt Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merritt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merritt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tavares Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tavares Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tavares Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lone Oak Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tuscanooga Baptist Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuscanooga Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tuscanooga Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (88 more) ...
    • Woods - Boyd Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods - Boyd Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods - Boyd Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mascotte Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mascotte Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mascotte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Dukes Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dukes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<4>

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

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

  • Yalaha
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Okahumpka
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Astatula
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lane Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Park
    • Lane Park is located in Lake County
  • Eldorado
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
    • Eldorado is located in Lake County
  • Leesburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellsworth Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsworth Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth Junction
    • Ellsworth Junction is located in Lake County
  • Tavares
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Montclair
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montclair. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
    • Montclair is located in Lake County
  • Orange Bend
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orange Bend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Bend
    • Orange Bend is located in Lake County
  • Whitney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Whitney is located in Lake County
  • Mascotte
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Fruitland Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lisbon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Lake County
    • Bamboo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bamboo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
      • Bamboo is located in Sumter County

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

Newspapers Published in Pumpkin Center ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pumpkin Center.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pumpkin Center, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pumpkin Center.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Pumpkin Center:

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

The official website for Lake County: www.lakegovernment.com/

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

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 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.
<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>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 Pumpkin Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pumpkin Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pumpkin Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.7183, Longitude: -81.8292       In this case, the coordinates for Pumpkin Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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