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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 Rutland (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 Rutland. 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.

Rutland is located in Sumter 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 Sumter County: Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Pasco & Polk.

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

  • Sumter County     (The home county of Rutland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rutland, with the one closest to Rutland listed first.
    • Lake Panasoffkee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Coleman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Bay Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
    • Wildwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Oxford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wahoo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Wahoo is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
    • Sumterville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Adamsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Orange Home
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Orange Home is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
    • Bushnell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Villages
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The Villages is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Villages
    • Center Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Webster
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Citrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rutland, with the one closest to Rutland listed first.
    • Inverness
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Inverness Highlands South
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Floral City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Inverness Highlands North
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hernando
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Citrus Hills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Citrus Hills is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Hills
    • Holder
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mannfield ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Mannfield is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
    • Beverly Hills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Black Diamond
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Black Diamond is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
    • Lecanto
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Pine Ridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Citrus Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rutland, with the one closest to Rutland listed first.
    • Istachatta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Nobleton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Lake Lindsey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Lindsey is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lindsey
    • Ringgold ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Ringgold is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
    • North Brooksville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • North Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooksville
    • Hill 'n Dale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
    • Ridge Manor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Brooksville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • South Brooksville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
    • Richloam ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Richloam is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richloam
    • Spring Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Brookridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Brookridge is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
    • Centralia ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Centralia is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rutland, with the one closest to Rutland listed first.
    • Whitney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Whitney is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Conant
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Conant is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
    • Fruitland Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Lady Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Montclair
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Montclair is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
    • Leesburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Carlton Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Carlton Village is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Village
    • Okahumpka
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Sunnyside
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Sunnyside is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Orange Bend
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Orange Bend is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Bend
    • Lisbon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Lisbon is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Silver Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Silver Lake is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Yalaha
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Levy County
    • Inglis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rutland, with the one closest to Rutland listed first.
    • Danks Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Summerfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Belleview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Weirsdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Springs Shores
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Chatmire
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Chatmire is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmire
    • Dunnellon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • York
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • York is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Candler
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Eastlake Weir
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ocklawaha
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ocala
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Ocala is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocala
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,669 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocala <1>
    • Silver Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rutland, with the one closest to Rutland listed first.
    • Lacoochee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Trilby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Moss Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Moss Town is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Town
    • Blanton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Blanton is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton

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

Cemeteries Near Rutland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rutland.

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

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

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

  • Rutland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Dampeir Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Nichols Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Royal Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hill of Rest Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Frazier Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hernando Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Bay Hill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Sumterville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Level Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tema Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (103 more) ...
    • Crum Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mannfield Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rutland had a population of 23 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Carlson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Carlson is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlson
  • Inverness
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Royal
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Royal is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
  • Floral City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Arlington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Arlington is located in Citrus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Bay Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
  • Coleman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Wildwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hernando
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Sumterville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oxford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Istachatta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Orange Home
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Orange Home is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
    • Mannfield ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Mannfield is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
    • Bushnell
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Rutland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rutland.

Newspapers Published in Rutland ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rutland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rutland, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rutland.

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 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 Rutland:

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