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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 Quail Ridge (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 Quail Ridge. 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 Quail Ridge ...

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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Quail Ridge: Quail Rdg. (or less commonly used: Quail Rdge. or Quail Ridg.)

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

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Quail Ridge is located in Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough County: Hardee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas & Polk.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Quail Ridge)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quail Ridge, with the one closest to Quail Ridge listed first.
    • Andover Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Andover Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover Village
    • Brightside Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Brightside Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightside Village
    • Logan Gate Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Logan Gate Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Gate Village
    • Brookgreen Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Brookgreen Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookgreen Village
    • Chadbourne Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Chadbourne Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadbourne Village
    • Fairfield Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Fairfield Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Village
    • Glen Ellen Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Glen Ellen Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen Village
    • Greenbrook Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Greenbrook Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrook Village
    • Grove Point Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Grove Point Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Point Village
    • Hollyglen Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Hollyglen Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyglen Village
    • Bellefield Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Bellefield Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefield Village
    • Fairway Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Fairway Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quail Ridge, with the one closest to Quail Ridge listed first.
    • Masaryktown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Spring Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Timber Pines
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
    • Weeki Wachee Acres
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Weeki Wachee Acres is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Acres
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quail Ridge, with the one closest to Quail Ridge listed first.
    • Odessa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Trinity
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Land O' Lakes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Elfers
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Holiday
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Beacon Square
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Beacon Square is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Square
    • New Port Richey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
    • Jasmine Estates
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jasmine Estates is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Estates
    • Port Richey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quail Ridge, with the one closest to Quail Ridge listed first.
    • Oldsmar
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • East Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • East Lake is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
    • Safety Harbor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Gandy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
    • Feather Sound
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • High Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • High Point is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • South Highpoint
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • South Highpoint is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Highpoint
    • Dunedin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Palm Harbor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Cove Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
    • Crystal Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Quail Ridge ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Quail Ridge.

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 Quail Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Quail Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Carroll Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Marti Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Showmans Rest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Israel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Beth Israel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2425075 <2>
  • American Legion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
  • Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old)
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old) is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old) has also been known as:
    • Old Centro Asturiano Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2346261 <2>
  • Robles Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Centro Espanol Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro Espanol Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Espanol Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Centro Espanol Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cemeterio Espanol
    • Centro Espanol Memorial Park Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2355874 <2>
  • Continue List   (85 more) ...
    • La Unione Italiana Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Unione Italiana Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the La Unione Italiana Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
      • The La Unione Italiana Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Italian Clud Cemetery
      • L'Unione Italiana Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979335 <2>
    • Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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 Quail Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Quail Ridge.

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

  • Tampa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407,599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <1>
  • Ybor City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
  • Keystone Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
  • Odessa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Port Tampa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
  • Thonotosassa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Mango
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Limona
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Ehren
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Ehren is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
  • Brandon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Seffner
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Peru ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Valrico
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Port Richey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bloomingdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale

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

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 Quail Ridge:

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 Quail Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.