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 Joseph (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 Joseph. 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 Joseph ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Joseph: St. Joseph
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Joseph. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Joseph.
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 hospitals and 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 Joseph is located in Pasco 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 Pasco County: Hernando, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk & Sumter.
Below are the counties that are near Saint Joseph. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Joseph:
- Pasco County (The home county of Saint Joseph)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- San Antonio
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Blanton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blanton is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Saint Leo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dade City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Moss Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Town is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Town
- Trilby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lacoochee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley Chapel South
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
- Wesley Chapel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Richland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richland is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Zephyrhills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fivay ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fivay is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
- Citrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Floral City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sugarmill Woods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarmill Woods is located in Citrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarmill Woods
- Inverness Highlands South
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mannfield ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mannfield is located in Citrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
- Hernando County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Spring Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Hill 'n Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
- Ridge Manor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Masaryktown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Brooksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
- Richloam ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richloam is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richloam
- Brooksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Brooksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Brooksville is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooksville
- Wiscon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wiscon is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
- Spring Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brookridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brookridge is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
- High Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- High Point is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Pebble Creek Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pebble Creek Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek Village
- Lakeview Villas at Pebble Creek Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pebble Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pebble Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Florida Townsend Colony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kingston City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston City
- Lake Brooker Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Brooker Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brooker Village
- Lake Keen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Keen is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Keen
- Lutz
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Harbor Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Sapphire Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Sapphire Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sapphire Village
- Biarritz Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Biarritz Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biarritz Village
- Brant Lake Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brant Lake Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake Village
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Mascotte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Groveland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pinellas County
- East Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Lake is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Kathleen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
- Gibsonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gibsonia is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
- Winston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Winston is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Lakeland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Bucker Womans Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bucker Womans Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucker Womans Town
- Tarrytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
- Linden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Linden is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Webster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wahoo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wahoo is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Bushnell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
- Mabel
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mabel is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Center Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sumterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Panasoffkee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Joseph, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Joseph.
Cemeteries Near Saint Joseph ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Joseph.
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 Joseph - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Joseph covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Emmaus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Pond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Townsend House Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Floral Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dade City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (110 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trilby Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Trilby Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Saint Joseph in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saint Joseph.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- San Antonio
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Jessamine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jessamine is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessamine
- Saint Leo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blanton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blanton is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Ellerslie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ellerslie is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
- Lacoochee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Richland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richland is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Ehren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ehren is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
- Brooksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wiscon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wiscon is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
- Tarrytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
- Saint Catherine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Catherine is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catherine
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Linden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Linden is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Istachatta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Keene
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Keene is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Joseph. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Joseph.
Newspapers Published in Saint Joseph ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Joseph.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Joseph, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Joseph.
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 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 Joseph:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Pasco County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Citrus County
- Hernando County
- Hillsborough County
- Lake County
- Pinellas County
- Polk County
- Sumter 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 Joseph, 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- Saint Joseph) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |