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 Saint Catherine (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 Saint Catherine. 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.
Name Variations for Saint Catherine ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Catherine: St. Catherine
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Catherine. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Catherine.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 doctors 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.
Saint Catherine 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 Saint Catherine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Catherine:
- Sumter County (The home county of Saint Catherine)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Catherine, with the one closest to Saint Catherine listed first.
- Bucker Womans Town ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bucker Womans Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucker Womans Town
- Bushnell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Webster
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wahoo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wahoo is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Tarrytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
- Linden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Center Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bay Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
- Mabel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mabel is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Sumterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Panasoffkee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coleman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Adamsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Citrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Catherine, with the one closest to Saint Catherine listed first.
- Floral City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Inverness Highlands South
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Inverness
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Inverness Highlands North
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mannfield ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mannfield is located in Citrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
- Sugarmill Woods
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sugarmill Woods is located in Citrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarmill Woods
- Hernando
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Citrus Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Citrus Hills is located in Citrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Hills
- Lecanto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Black Diamond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Black Diamond is located in Citrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Holder
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Homosassa Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hernando County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Catherine, with the one closest to Saint Catherine listed first.
- Ridge Manor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nobleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Istachatta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hill 'n Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
- Spring Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Lake Lindsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lake Lindsey is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lindsey
- Brooksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- North Brooksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- North Brooksville is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooksville
- South Brooksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
- Ringgold ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ringgold is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Wiscon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wiscon is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
- Brookridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Brookridge is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
- Masaryktown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Catherine, with the one closest to Saint Catherine listed first.
- Mascotte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Groveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Okahumpka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Montclair
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Montclair is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Leesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yalaha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitland Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Clermont
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Howey-in-the-Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Minneola
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lady Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Catherine, with the one closest to Saint Catherine listed first.
- Danks Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Summerfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Weirsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orange County
- Killarney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pasco County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Catherine, with the one closest to Saint Catherine listed first.
- Lacoochee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Moss Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Moss Town is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Town
- Trilby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blanton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blanton is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Dade City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Leo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- San Antonio
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Richland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Richland is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Zephyrhills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wesley Chapel South
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
- Wesley Chapel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Catherine, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Catherine.
Cemeteries Near Saint Catherine ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Catherine.
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 Saint Catherine - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Catherine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Catherine, with the one closest to Saint Catherine listed first.
- Matchett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wild Cow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden is located outside and to the east of Bushnell.
- The St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden has also been known as:
- St. Francis Memorial Garden
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2736557 <2>
- Florida National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stewart Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Sumter Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tema Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Linden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (89 more) ...
- Center Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Trilby Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trilby Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Saint Catherine had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Catherine, with the one closest to Saint Catherine listed first.
- Bushnell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Webster
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tarrytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
- Linden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Bay Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
- Istachatta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lacoochee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sumterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Floral City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blanton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blanton is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Brooksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Carlson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Carlson is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlson
- Jessamine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jessamine is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessamine
- Mascotte
(15 miles [24.1 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 Saint Catherine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Catherine.
Newspapers Published in Saint Catherine ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Catherine.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Catherine, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Catherine.
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 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 Saint Catherine:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Sumter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Citrus County
- Hernando County
- Lake County
- Marion County
- Orange County
- Pasco 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 Saint Catherine, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Catherine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |