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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 Red Level (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 Red Level. 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 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.

Red Level is located in Citrus 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 Citrus County: Hernando, Levy, Marion & Sumter.

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

  • Citrus County     (The home county of Red Level)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Level, with the one closest to Red Level listed first.
    • Crystal River
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Black Diamond
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
      • Black Diamond is located in Citrus County
    • Citrus Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Pine Ridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
      • Pine Ridge is located in Citrus County
    • Beverly Hills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Homosassa Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Lecanto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Holder
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Homosassa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Citrus Hills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Hills
      • Citrus Hills is located in Citrus County
    • Hernando
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Inverness Highlands North
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Level, with the one closest to Red Level listed first.
    • Centralia ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
      • Centralia is located in Hernando County
    • Ringgold ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
      • Ringgold is located in Hernando County
    • Pine Island
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
      • Pine Island is located in Hernando County
    • Lake Lindsey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lindsey
      • Lake Lindsey is located in Hernando County
    • Bayport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
      • Bayport is located in Hernando County
    • High Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
      • High Point is located in Hernando County
    • North Weeki Wachee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weeki Wachee
      • North Weeki Wachee is located in Hernando County
    • Brookridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
      • Brookridge is located in Hernando County
    • Weeki Wachee Gardens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeki Wachee Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Gardens
      • Weeki Wachee Gardens is located in Hernando County
    • Istachatta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • North Brooksville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooksville
      • North Brooksville is located in Hernando County
  • Levy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Level, with the one closest to Red Level listed first.
    • Inglis
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Yankeetown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gulf Hammock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Morriston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Otter Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Williston Highlands
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williston Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston Highlands
      • Williston Highlands is located in Levy County
    • Cedar Key
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Level, with the one closest to Red Level listed first.
    • Dunnellon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chatmire
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmire
      • Chatmire is located in Marion County
    • Fellowship
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
      • Fellowship is located in Marion County
  • Sumter County
    • Bay Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
      • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County

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

Newspapers Published in Red Level ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Level.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Level, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red Level.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Red Level:

Cemeteries Near Red Level ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red Level.

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 Red Level covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Red Level Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Level Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Level Cemetery
  • Citronelle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Citronelle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Citronelle Cemetery
  • Crystal River Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crystal River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crystal River Cemetery
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
  • Priest Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Priest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Priest Cemetery
  • Cedar of Lebanon Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar of Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar of Lebanon Cemetery
  • Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens
  • Dunnellon Community Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunnellon Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunnellon Community Cemetery
  • Dog Ear Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stage Stand Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Lecanto Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lecanto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lecanto Cemetery
  • Rockwell Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockwell Cemetery
  • Continue List   (38 more) ...
    • Burke Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burke Cemetery
    • Sand Pond Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Pond Cemetery
    • Hernando Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hernando Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hernando Cemetery

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.<5>

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

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

  • Citronelle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Citronelle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citronelle
    • Citronelle is located in Citrus County
  • Crystal River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lecanto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Homosassa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Hernando
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Mannfield ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mannfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
    • Mannfield is located in Citrus County
  • Arlington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Arlington is located in Citrus County
  • Gulf Hammock
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Inverness
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Romeo
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romeo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
    • Romeo is located in Marion County
  • Leroy ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
    • Leroy is located in Marion County
  • York
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • York is located in Marion County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Early Bird
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Early Bird have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Bird
      • Early Bird is located in Marion County
    • Cotton Plant
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Plant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
      • Cotton Plant is located in Marion County
    • Otter Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 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 Red Level. See our List of 1890's Communities around Red Level.

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

The official website for Citrus County: www.bocc.citrus.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Red Level) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Red Level. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.9697, Longitude: -82.6362       In this case, the coordinates for Red Level have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Red Level, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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.




 

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