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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 Roan (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 Roan. 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 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.

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

  • Lake County     (The home county of Roan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roan, with the one closest to Roan listed first.
    • Waits Junction
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Waits Junction is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Junction
    • Montverde
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Mohawk
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mohawk is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
    • Ferndale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Clermont
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Minneola
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Groveland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Astatula
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Howey-in-the-Hills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mascotte
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Lake Jem
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Lake Jem is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jem
    • Yalaha
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Four Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roan, with the one closest to Roan listed first.
    • Richloam ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Richloam is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richloam
    • Ridge Manor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roan, with the one closest to Roan listed first.
    • Killarney
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Oakland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Tildenville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Tildenville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tildenville
    • Winter Garden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Crown Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Crown Point is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
    • Minorville ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Minorville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
    • Ocoee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Gotha
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lake Butter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Lake Butter is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Butter
    • Paradise Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Paradise Heights is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Heights
    • Windermere
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarcona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Bay Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bay Hill is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
  • Osceola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roan, with the one closest to Roan listed first.
    • Celebration
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Reunion
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • ChampionsGate
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • ChampionsGate is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for ChampionsGate
    • Intercession City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kissimmee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Campbell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Campbell is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Buena Ventura Lakes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Poinciana Place
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Poinciana Place is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinciana Place
    • Poinciana
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roan, with the one closest to Roan listed first.
    • Lacoochee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Moss Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Moss Town is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Town
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roan, with the one closest to Roan listed first.
    • Loughman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Davenport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Polk City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Lake Hammock Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Haines City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roan, with the one closest to Roan listed first.
    • Forest City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Forest City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Wekiwa Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Wekiwa Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wekiwa Springs
    • Altamonte Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sanlando Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sanlando Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanlando Springs
    • Fern Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Casselberry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Heathrow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Longwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Winter Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Mary
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Monroe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Oviedo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Oviedo is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oviedo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oviedo <1>
    • Sanford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roan, with the one closest to Roan listed first.
    • Mabel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Mabel is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
    • Center Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Linden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Linden is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Tarrytown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
    • Webster
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Adamsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Orange Home
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Orange Home is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
    • Sumterville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bucker Womans Town ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Bucker Womans Town is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucker Womans Town
    • Bushnell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Coleman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wildwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roan, with the one closest to Roan listed first.
    • Fort Florida
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Fort Florida is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Florida
    • Valdez
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Valdez is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez

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

Cemeteries Near Roan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roan.

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

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

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

  • Williams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Montverde Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Minneola Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Winter Garden Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the south of Clermont.
    • The Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • True Life Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2568605 <3>
  • West Orange Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ocoee Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • West Orange Memorial Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Edgewood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Woodlawn Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (86 more) ...
    • Astatula Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Doctor Phillips Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Taylor Memorial Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • Waits Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Waits Junction is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Junction
  • Killarney
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Oakland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Montverde
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mohawk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mohawk is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
  • Tildenville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Tildenville is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tildenville
  • Minneola
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Winter Garden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Crown Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Crown Point is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
  • Minorville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Minorville is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
  • Ocoee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Windermere
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Gotha
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Astatula
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Clarcona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Roan ...

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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roan.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roan, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roan.

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 websites either 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 Roan:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Roan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.