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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 Sheldon Chase (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 Sheldon Chase. 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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

Sheldon Chase is located in Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough County: Hardee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas & Polk.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Sheldon Chase)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheldon Chase, with the one closest to Sheldon Chase listed first.
    • West Waters Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • West Waters Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Waters Village
    • Town 'n' Country
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Town 'n' Country is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town 'n' Country
    • Twelve Oaks Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Twelve Oaks Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks Village
    • Fawn Ridge Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Fawn Ridge Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Ridge Village
    • Indian Lakes
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lakes
    • Logan Gate Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Logan Gate Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Gate Village
    • Westchase
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Westchase is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westchase
    • Bayport Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Bayport Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport Village
    • Mecca City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Mecca City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca City
    • Bayside Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayside Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
    • Andover Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Andover Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover Village
    • Bellefield Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bellefield Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefield Village
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheldon Chase, with the one closest to Sheldon Chase listed first.
    • Masaryktown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Spring Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Timber Pines
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheldon Chase, with the one closest to Sheldon Chase listed first.
    • Odessa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Trinity
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Land O' Lakes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Holiday
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Beacon Square
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Beacon Square is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Square
    • Elfers
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • New Port Richey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jasmine Estates
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jasmine Estates is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Estates
    • Port Richey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayonet Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sheldon Chase, with the one closest to Sheldon Chase listed first.
    • Oldsmar
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Safety Harbor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • East Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • East Lake is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Feather Sound
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunedin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Gandy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
    • High Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • High Point is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • South Highpoint
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • South Highpoint is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Highpoint
    • Ozona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Palm Harbor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Cove Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs

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

Cemeteries Near Sheldon Chase ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sheldon Chase.

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 Sheldon Chase - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lake Carroll Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • American Legion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Marti Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Israel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Beth Israel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2425075 <2>
  • Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old)
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old) is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old) has also been known as:
    • Old Centro Asturiano Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2346261 <2>
  • Showmans Rest Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Robles Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (74 more) ...
    • Parklawn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • McMullen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Centro Espanol Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro Espanol Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Espanol Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
      • The Centro Espanol Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cemeterio Espanol
      • Centro Espanol Memorial Park Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2355874 <2>

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 Sheldon Chase in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sheldon Chase.

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

  • Keystone Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
  • Tampa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407,599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <1>
  • Ybor City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
  • Odessa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Port Tampa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
  • Mango
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Thonotosassa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Limona
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Port Richey
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Ehren
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Ehren is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
  • Peru ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Brandon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...

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

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 either 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 Sheldon Chase:

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 Sheldon Chase, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.