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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 Clermont (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 Clermont. 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 Clermont ...

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 Clermont: S. Clermont

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 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.

South Clermont is located in Lake 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 Lake County: Marion, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, Sumter & Volusia.

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

  • Lake County     (The home county of South Clermont)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Clermont, with the one closest to South Clermont listed first.
    • Clermont
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Minneola
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Mohawk
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mohawk is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
    • Groveland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Waits Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Waits Junction is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Junction
    • Mascotte
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ferndale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Montverde
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Astatula
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Four Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Howey-in-the-Hills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Yalaha
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Clermont, with the one closest to South Clermont listed first.
    • Richloam ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Richloam is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richloam
    • Ridge Manor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Clermont, with the one closest to South Clermont listed first.
    • Killarney
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Tildenville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Tildenville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tildenville
    • Winter Garden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Crown Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Crown Point is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
    • Lake Butter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Lake Butter is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Butter
    • Minorville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Minorville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
    • Ocoee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Windermere
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bay Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bay Lake is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Bay Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Bay Hill is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
    • Gotha
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Osceola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Clermont, with the one closest to South Clermont listed first.
    • Celebration
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • ChampionsGate
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • ChampionsGate is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for ChampionsGate
    • Reunion
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Intercession City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Campbell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Campbell is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Kissimmee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Buena Ventura Lakes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Poinciana Place
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Poinciana Place is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinciana Place
    • Poinciana
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Clermont, with the one closest to South Clermont listed first.
    • Lacoochee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Moss Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Moss Town is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Town
    • Trilby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Richland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Richland is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Dade City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Blanton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Blanton is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
    • Zephyrhills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Clermont, with the one closest to South Clermont listed first.
    • Loughman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Polk City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Fox Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Fox Town is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
    • Davenport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Hammock Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Haines City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Lake Alfred
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Auburndale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Gibsonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Gibsonia is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
    • Kathleen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Clermont, with the one closest to South Clermont listed first.
    • Forest City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Forest City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Wekiwa Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Wekiwa Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wekiwa Springs
    • Altamonte Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sanlando Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sanlando Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanlando Springs
    • Fern Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Casselberry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Longwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Heathrow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Clermont, with the one closest to South Clermont listed first.
    • Mabel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Mabel is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
    • Linden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Linden is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Center Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Tarrytown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
    • Webster
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Bucker Womans Town ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Bucker Womans Town is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucker Womans Town
    • Bushnell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Sumterville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Adamsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Orange Home
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Orange Home is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
    • Coleman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wahoo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Wahoo is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo

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

Cemeteries Near South Clermont ...

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

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 Clermont - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the south of Clermont.
    • The Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • True Life Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2568605 <3>
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Minneola Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Edgewood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dukes Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Empire Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Woods - Boyd Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fender Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Montverde Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mascotte Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (97 more) ...
    • Winter Garden Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Greenpond Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • West Orange Memorial Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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.<4>

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

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

  • Mohawk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mohawk is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
  • Minneola
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Waits Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Waits Junction is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Junction
  • Killarney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mascotte
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Montverde
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Tildenville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tildenville is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tildenville
  • Winter Garden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Crown Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Crown Point is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
  • Windermere
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Minorville ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Minorville is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ocoee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Astatula
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Green Pond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Green Pond is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond

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

Newspapers Published in South Clermont ...

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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Clermont.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Clermont, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Clermont.

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 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 Clermont:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- South Clermont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Clermont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.