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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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Pumpkin Center: Pumpkin Ctr. (or less commonly used: Pumpkin Cen., Pumpkin Cent. or Pumpkin Cntr.)

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

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.

Pumpkin Center is located in Lake 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 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)
      • Sunnyside is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Leesburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Silver Lake is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Tavares
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Montclair
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Montclair is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
    • Orange Bend
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Orange Bend is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Bend
    • Bassville Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bassville Park is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassville Park
    • Whitney
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Whitney is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Ferndale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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.
    • Richloam ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Richloam is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richloam
    • 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)
      • Electra is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Silver Springs Shores
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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)
      • Tildenville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tildenville
    • Apopka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Paradise Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Paradise Heights is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Heights
    • Crown Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Crown Point is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
    • Winter Garden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • South Apopka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • South Apopka is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Apopka
    • Ocoee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ocoee is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoee
      • 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)
      • Moss Town is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Town
    • 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)
      • Forest City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Wekiwa Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Wekiwa Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wekiwa Springs
    • 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)
      • Sanlando Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanlando Springs
    • 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)
      • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Orange Home
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Orange Home is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
    • Mabel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Mabel is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
    • 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)
      • The Villages is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Villages
    • Wildwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Linden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Linden is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Tarrytown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
    • 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)
      • Fort Florida is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Florida

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.

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 Pumpkin Center - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
  • Taylor Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Oakridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Astatula Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lane Park Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cool Spring Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Merritt Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tavares Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lone Oak Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Tuscanooga Baptist Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (89 more) ...
    • Woods - Boyd Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Mascotte Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dukes Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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.<2>

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)
    • Lane Park is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Park
  • Eldorado
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Eldorado is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Leesburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellsworth Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellsworth Junction is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth Junction
  • Tavares
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Montclair
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Montclair is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
  • Orange Bend
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Orange Bend is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Bend
  • Whitney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitney is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • 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)
      • Lisbon is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Bamboo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bamboo is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo

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]<3>. 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 begin 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:

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>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.
<3>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- Pumpkin Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.