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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 Rosa Acres (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 Rosa Acres. 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.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Rosa Acres)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosa Acres, with the one closest to Rosa Acres listed first.
    • Lutz
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lake Brooker Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Lake Brooker Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brooker Village
    • Lake Sapphire Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Lake Sapphire Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sapphire Village
    • Yocam Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Yocam Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocam Village
    • Lake Keen
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Lake Keen is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Keen
    • Brant Lake Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Brant Lake Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake Village
    • Kambridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Kambridge is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kambridge
    • Cheval Wimbledon Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Heritage Harbor Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Biarritz Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Biarritz Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biarritz Village
    • Cannes Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Cannes Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannes Village
    • Cheval
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Cheval is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheval
    • Florida Townsend Colony
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosa Acres, with the one closest to Rosa Acres listed first.
    • Masaryktown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Spring Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Timber Pines
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
    • Weeki Wachee Acres
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Weeki Wachee Acres is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Acres
    • Hernando Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • South Brooksville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
    • Weeki Wachee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Spring Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Brookridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Brookridge is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
    • High Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • High Point is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • North Weeki Wachee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • North Weeki Wachee is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weeki Wachee
    • Wiscon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
    • Brooksville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosa Acres, with the one closest to Rosa Acres listed first.
    • Land O' Lakes
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Odessa
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
    • Wesley Chapel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
    • Trinity
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Elfers
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jasmine Estates
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jasmine Estates is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Estates
    • New Port Richey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Holiday
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Bayonet Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Beacon Square
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Beacon Square is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Square
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosa Acres, with the one closest to Rosa Acres listed first.
    • Oldsmar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • East Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • East Lake is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
    • Safety Harbor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cove Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
    • Tarpon Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Crystal Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Palm Harbor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Dunedin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ozona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Feather Sound
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Gandy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
    • High Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • High Point is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosa Acres, with the one closest to Rosa Acres listed first.
    • Kathleen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Winston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Gibsonia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Gibsonia is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia

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

Cemeteries Near Rosa Acres ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rosa Acres.

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 Rosa Acres - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Gan Shalom Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lake Carroll Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Land O' Lakes.
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ehren African American Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2319666 <2>
  • Robles Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunset Gardens Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Showmans Rest Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old)
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • 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.
  • Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (97 more) ...
    • Double Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fivay Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Marti Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 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.<4>

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

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

  • Odessa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ehren
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Ehren is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
  • Keystone Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
  • Tampa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • 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
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
  • Thonotosassa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mango
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Seffner
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Limona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • San Antonio
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • San Antonio is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,506 people
    • Former name for San Antonio:
    • Lake Jovita
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Antonio <1>
  • Port Richey
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Brandon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Saint Leo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Hudson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Tampa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Rosa Acres:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rosa Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Rosa Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.