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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 Silver Springs Shores (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 Silver Springs Shores. 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 Silver Springs Shores ...

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 Silver Springs Shores: Silver Spgs. Shrs. (or less commonly used: Silver Spngs. Shrs. or Silver Sprngs. Shrs.)

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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Silver Springs Shores is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Alachua, Citrus, Lake, Levy, Putnam, Sumter & Volusia.

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

  • Marion County     (The home county of Silver Springs Shores)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silver Springs Shores, with the one closest to Silver Springs Shores listed first.
    • Candler
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Belleview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Summerfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Ocklawaha
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Electra
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Electra is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Silver Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Eastlake Weir
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Danks Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lynne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lynne is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
    • Ocala
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Weirsdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Anthony
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Alachua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silver Springs Shores, with the one closest to Silver Springs Shores listed first.
    • Island Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Lochloosa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Evinston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Citrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silver Springs Shores, with the one closest to Silver Springs Shores listed first.
    • Hernando
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Holder
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Inverness
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Inverness Highlands North
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Inverness Highlands South
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Citrus Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Beverly Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Citrus Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Citrus Hills is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Hills
    • Floral City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silver Springs Shores, with the one closest to Silver Springs Shores listed first.
    • Conant
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Conant is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
    • Carlton Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Carlton Village is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Village
    • Lady Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fruitland Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Montclair
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Montclair is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
    • Whitney
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Whitney is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Leesburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Lisbon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lisbon is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Orange Bend
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Orange Bend is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Bend
    • Silver Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver Lake is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Bassville Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Bassville Park is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassville Park
    • Grand Island
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Levy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silver Springs Shores, with the one closest to Silver Springs Shores listed first.
    • Morriston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • East Williston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • East Williston is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Williston
  • Putnam County
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silver Springs Shores, with the one closest to Silver Springs Shores listed first.
    • Oxford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Villages
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Villages is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Villages
    • Wildwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Orange Home
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Orange Home is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
    • Adamsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Coleman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Lake Panasoffkee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Sumterville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bushnell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Wahoo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Wahoo is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
    • Bay Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
  • Volusia County
    • Volusia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Volusia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia

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

Cemeteries Near Silver Springs Shores ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Silver Springs Shores.

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 Silver Springs Shores - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Burrell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Olivet Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Forest Lawn Memory Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ocklawaha Community Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ft. King Burial Grounds
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Crum Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Electra Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Ocklawaha Bridge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Waldena Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (97 more) ...

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 Silver Springs Shores in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Silver Springs Shores.

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

  • Belleview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Candler
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Montague
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Montague is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
  • Santos
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Santos is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santos
  • Summerfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lake Weir ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lake Weir is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Weir
  • Ocklawaha
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Moss Bluff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Moss Bluff is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
  • Electra
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Electra is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
  • Stanton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Stanton is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Lynne
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lynne is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Grahamsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Grahamsville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamsville
    • Ocala
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Oxford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Silver Springs Shores ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Silver Springs Shores.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Silver Springs Shores, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Silver Springs Shores.

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 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 Silver Springs Shores:

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 Silver Springs Shores, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Silver Springs Shores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.