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 Rye (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 Rye. 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 and 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.
Rye is located in Manatee 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 Manatee County: DeSoto, Hardee, Hillsborough, Polk & Sarasota.
Below are the counties that are near Rye. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rye:
- Manatee County (The home county of Rye)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rye, with the one closest to Rye listed first.
- Parrish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waterbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waterbury is located in Manatee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
- Lakewood Ranch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ellenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Verna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Verna is located in Manatee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
- Memphis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Memphis is located in Manatee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Oneco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Samoset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Samoset is located in Manatee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
- West Samoset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West Samoset is located in Manatee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Samoset
- Bradenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Palmetto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- South Bradenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- South Bradenton is located in Manatee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bradenton
- Hardee County
- Ona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rye, with the one closest to Rye listed first.
- Park Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Park Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Bayou Pass Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bayou Pass Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Pass Village
- Sun City Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sun City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Freedom Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Montero Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Montero Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montero Village
- Ruskin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wimauma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gulf City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gulf City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf City
- Manatee Harbor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Manatee Harbor is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatee Harbor
- Cypress Creek Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cypress Creek Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek Village
- Edgewater Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Edgewater Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
- Pinellas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rye, with the one closest to Rye listed first.
- Saint Petersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tierra Verde
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gulfport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Pete Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gandy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gandy is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
- Lealman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lealman is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lealman
- Saint Petersburg Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Pasadena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Pasadena is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pasadena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,067 people
- Kenneth City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pinellas Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Treasure Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rye, with the one closest to Rye listed first.
- Brewster ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brewster is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Bradley Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bradley Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Junction
- Sarasota County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rye, with the one closest to Rye listed first.
- Desoto Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Desoto Lakes is located in Sarasota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto Lakes
- The Meadows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Meadows is located in Sarasota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- Kensington Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kensington Park is located in Sarasota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington Park
- North Sarasota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Sarasota is located in Sarasota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sarasota
- Fruitville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Sarasota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Sarasota is located in Sarasota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sarasota
- Pinecraft
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sarasota Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sarasota Springs is located in Sarasota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarasota Springs
- Sarasota
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Southgate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Southgate is located in Sarasota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate
- Bee Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bee Ridge is located in Sarasota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
- South Gate Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Gate Ridge is located in Sarasota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Ridge
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rye, see our County-by-County Page for Rye.
Cemeteries Near Rye ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rye.
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 Rye - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rye covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rye, with the one closest to Rye listed first.
- Fortner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortner Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fortner Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Parrish.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72006 <2>
- Braden River Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mansion Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bethel Mennonite Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Keen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manatee Memorial Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ruskin Memorial Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ruskin Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Skyway Memorial Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Major Adams Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Palms Memorial Park Gardens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Palms Memorial Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (35 more) ...
- Skyway Memorial Gardens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Galilee Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Myakka Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rye had a population of 27 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rye, with the one closest to Rye listed first.
- Erie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Erie is located in Manatee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Ellenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Manatee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Manatee is located in Manatee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatee
- Palmetto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bradenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Terra Ceia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gulf City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gulf City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf City
- Palma Sola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sandy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy is located in Manatee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Peru ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Peru is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Port Tampa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
- Bloomingdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Pine Level
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Level is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Keysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keysville is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Brandon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rye. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rye.
Newspapers Published in Rye ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rye.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rye, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rye.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Rye:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Manatee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hardee County
- Hillsborough County
- Pinellas County
- Polk County
- Sarasota County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Florida
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 Rye, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rye) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |