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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Redd (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 Redd. 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 southeast 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 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.

Redd 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 Redd. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Redd:

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Redd)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Redd, with the one closest to Redd listed first.
    • Durant
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lithia
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Pinecrest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • West Plant City Farms
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • West Plant City Farms is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plant City Farms
    • Fish Hawk
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Fish Hawk is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Hawk
    • Parrish
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Parrish is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
    • Welcome
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Welcome is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Parkside Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Parkside Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside Village
    • Boyette
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Boyette is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyette
    • Bloomingdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Sydney
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Valrico
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hardee County
    • Bowling Green
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Manatee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Redd, with the one closest to Redd listed first.
    • Duette
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Parrish
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Redd, with the one closest to Redd listed first.
    • Crystal Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Zephyrhills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
    • Wesley Chapel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Richland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Richland is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Land O' Lakes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Redd, with the one closest to Redd listed first.
    • Gandy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
    • Saint Petersburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Redd, with the one closest to Redd listed first.
    • Nichols
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Willow Oak
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
    • Mulberry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Medulla
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
    • Bradley Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bradley Junction is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Junction
    • Lakeland Highlands
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeland Highlands is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Highlands
    • Winston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Brewster ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Brewster is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
    • Lakeland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyle Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Lyle Corner is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle Corner
    • Acton ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Acton is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Eaton Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Redd ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Redd.

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 Redd - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lithia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hunter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Blue Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Willow Oak Baptist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Brandon Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Alafia Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Springhead Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hopewell Memorial Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hackney - Riverview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney - Riverview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hackney - Riverview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Hackney - Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hackney Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72067 <2>
  • Serenity Meadows Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Prairie Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Cemetery
    • The Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bone Valley Cemetery
    • Fuller Heights Cemetery
    • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72484 <2>
  • Continue List   (100 more) ...

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

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

  • Keysville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Keysville is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
  • Bloomingdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Sydney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Valrico
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Brandon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Plant City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Seffner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Limona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Peru ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Mango
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Knights
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Knights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
  • Keene
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Keene is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Thonotosassa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ybor City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Redd:

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