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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 Rosemont (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 Rosemont. 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.

Rosemont is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Brevard, Lake, Osceola, Polk & Seminole.

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

  • Orange County     (The home county of Rosemont)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosemont, with the one closest to Rosemont listed first.
    • Lockhart
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Fairview Shores
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Fairview Shores is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Shores
    • Fairvilla
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Eatonville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Pine Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Clarcona
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Maitland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Orlovista
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Orlovista is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlovista
    • Winter Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Orlando
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ocoee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Paradise Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Paradise Heights is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Heights
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosemont, with the one closest to Rosemont listed first.
    • Ethel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Ethel is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Montverde
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Mount Plymouth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Plymouth is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Plymouth
    • Waits Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Waits Junction is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Junction
    • Sorrento
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ferndale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Lake Jem
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Jem is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jem
    • Mohawk
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Mohawk is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
    • Mount Dora
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Astatula
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Minneola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Cassia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Cassia is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassia
  • Osceola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosemont, with the one closest to Rosemont listed first.
    • Buena Ventura Lakes
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Celebration
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Kissimmee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Campbell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Campbell is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Intercession City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Reunion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Runnymede
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Runnymede is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
    • ChampionsGate
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • ChampionsGate is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for ChampionsGate
    • Saint Cloud
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Poinciana Place
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Poinciana Place is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinciana Place
    • Poinciana
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Polk County
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosemont, with the one closest to Rosemont listed first.
    • Forest City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Forest City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Altamonte Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fern Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wekiwa Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Wekiwa Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wekiwa Springs
    • Sanlando Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sanlando Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanlando Springs
    • Casselberry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Longwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Winter Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Heathrow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lake Mary
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Oviedo
      (14 miles [22.5 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>
    • Cameron City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cameron City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron City
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosemont, with the one closest to Rosemont listed first.
    • Fort Florida
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Fort Florida is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Florida
    • Valdez
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Valdez is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
    • De Bary
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Enterprise
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Orange City Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Orange City Hills is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange City Hills
    • Deltona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Lemon Bluff
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Lemon Bluff is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Bluff
    • Osteen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Orange City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Kalamazoo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Kalamazoo is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
    • Cassadaga
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Beresford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Beresford is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford

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

Cemeteries Near Rosemont ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rosemont.

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

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

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

  • Woodlawn Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Palm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Highland Memory Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Memory Gardens
    • The Highland Memory Gardens has also been known as:
    • Highland Memorial Garden
    • Highland Memorial Gardens
  • Doctor Phillips Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ocoee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodlawn Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington Park Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pinewood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Glen Haven Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Edgewood - Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (88 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 Rosemont in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rosemont.

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

  • Piedmont
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Piedmont is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
  • Eatonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Clarcona
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Maitland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Orlando
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Winter Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ocoee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Minorville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Minorville is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
  • Gotha
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Goldenrod
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Apopka
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Crown Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Crown Point is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Winter Garden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Windermere
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Castle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Rosemont ...

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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rosemont.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rosemont, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rosemont.

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 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 Rosemont:

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 Rosemont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Rosemont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.