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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 South Apopka (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 South Apopka. 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 South Apopka ...

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 South Apopka: S. Apopka

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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

South Apopka is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Brevard, Lake, Osceola, Polk & Seminole.

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

  • Orange County     (The home county of South Apopka)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Apopka, with the one closest to South Apopka listed first.
    • Apopka
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Plymouth
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarcona
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Paradise Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Paradise Heights is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Heights
    • Lockhart
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ocoee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Ocoee is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocoee <1>
    • Crown Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Crown Point is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
    • Zellwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Minorville ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Minorville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
    • Pine Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Eatonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Fairview Shores
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairview Shores is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Shores
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Apopka, with the one closest to South Apopka listed first.
    • Ethel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Ethel is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Mount Plymouth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Mount Plymouth is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Plymouth
    • Sorrento
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Montverde
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Jem
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Jem is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jem
    • Mount Dora
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Waits Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Waits Junction is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Junction
    • Ferndale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Astatula
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Oakland Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Oakland Park is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Park
    • Mohawk
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Mohawk is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
    • Cassia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Cassia is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassia
  • Osceola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Apopka, with the one closest to South Apopka listed first.
    • Celebration
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Buena Ventura Lakes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Kissimmee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Reunion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Intercession City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Campbell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Campbell is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • ChampionsGate
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • ChampionsGate is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for ChampionsGate
  • Polk County
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Apopka, with the one closest to South Apopka listed first.
    • Forest City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Forest City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Wekiwa Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Wekiwa Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wekiwa Springs
    • Sanlando Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Sanlando Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanlando Springs
    • Altamonte Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Fern Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Longwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Heathrow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Casselberry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Winter Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lake Mary
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Monroe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sanford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Apopka, with the one closest to South Apopka listed first.
    • Mabel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Mabel is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
    • Center Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Apopka, with the one closest to South Apopka listed first.
    • Fort Florida
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Fort Florida is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Florida
    • Valdez
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Valdez is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
    • De Bary
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Enterprise
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Deltona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Orange City Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Orange City Hills is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange City Hills
    • Orange City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Lemon Bluff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lemon Bluff is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Bluff
    • Osteen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Beresford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Beresford is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
    • Cassadaga
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • De Land Southwest
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • De Land Southwest is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Land Southwest

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

Cemeteries Near South Apopka ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Apopka.

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 South Apopka - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Florida Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Edgewood - Greenwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • West Orange Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland Memory Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Memory Gardens
    • The Highland Memory Gardens has also been known as:
    • Highland Memorial Garden
    • Highland Memorial Gardens
  • Plymouth Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Zellwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bay Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • West Orange Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Ocoee Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Woodlawn Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Woodlawn Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (97 more) ...
    • Sorrento Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tangerine Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Montverde Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Apopka
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarcona
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Piedmont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Piedmont is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
  • Plymouth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • McDonald
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • McDonald is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
  • Crown Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Crown Point is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
  • Ocoee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Ocoee is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocoee <1>
  • Minorville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Minorville is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
  • Bay Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bay Ridge is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Ridge
  • Zellwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Winter Garden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Eatonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Tildenville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Tildenville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tildenville
    • Gotha
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Maitland
      (9 miles [14.5 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 South Apopka. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Apopka.

Newspapers Published in South Apopka ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Apopka.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Apopka, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Apopka.

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 helpful 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 South Apopka:

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 South Apopka, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Apopka) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.