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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 Snows Corner (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 Snows Corner. 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 Snows Corner ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Snows Corner: Snows Cor. (or less commonly used: Snows Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Snows Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Snows Corner may originally have been Snow's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Snows Corner might be written as Snow Corner.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Snows Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Snows Corner.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Snows Corner 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 Snows Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Snows Corner:

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Snows Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snows Corner, with the one closest to Snows Corner listed first.
    • Dover
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sydney
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Seffner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Run is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
    • Strawberry Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Strawberry Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Village
    • Valrico
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Valrico Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Valrico Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valrico Village
    • Plant City Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Plant City Heights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City Heights
    • Plant City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • West Plant City Farms
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • West Plant City Farms is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plant City Farms
    • Lakeview Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakeview Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
    • Mango
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Manatee County
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snows Corner, with the one closest to Snows Corner listed first.
    • Crystal Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Zephyrhills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
    • Wesley Chapel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Richland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Richland is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Land O' Lakes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Leo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • San Antonio
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • 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 <2>
    • Odessa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Dade City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
    • Blanton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Blanton is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snows Corner, with the one closest to Snows Corner listed first.
    • Gandy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
    • Oldsmar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Feather Sound
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • East Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • East Lake is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
    • Safety Harbor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Lealman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lealman is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lealman
    • Saint Petersburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • High Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • High Point is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • South Highpoint
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • South Highpoint is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Highpoint
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snows Corner, with the one closest to Snows Corner listed first.
    • Winston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Nichols
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Willow Oak
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
    • Kathleen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Medulla
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
    • Lakeland Highlands
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Lakeland Highlands is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Highlands
    • Lakeland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Gibsonia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Gibsonia is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
    • Mulberry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Acton ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Acton is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Combee Settlement
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Combee Settlement is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combee Settlement
    • Crystal Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Crystal Lake is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake

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

Cemeteries Near Snows Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Snows Corner.

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 Snows Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mathews Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Brandon Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Loving Care Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Limona Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Limona Cemetery is located in Brandon.
  • Hillsboro Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hopewell Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Garden of Peace Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Commemorative Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset Gardens Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (110 more) ...
    • Hackney - Riverview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney - Riverview Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hackney - Riverview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
      • The Hackney - Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hackney Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72067 <4>
    • Serenity Meadows Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lithia 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.<5>

While we didn't find Snows Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Snows Corner.

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

  • Sydney
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Seffner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Valrico
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mango
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Plant City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Limona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Brandon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Thonotosassa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bloomingdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Knights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Knights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
  • Keene
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Keene is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Peru ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Keysville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Keysville is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
    • Ybor City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
    • Tampa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • 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 <2>

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Snows Corner:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Snows Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.
<5>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 Snows Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.