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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 South Pasadena (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 Pasadena. 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 Pasadena ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for South Pasadena: S. Pasadena

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

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 and 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.

South Pasadena is located in Pinellas 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 Pinellas County: Hillsborough & Pasco.

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

  • Pinellas County     (The home county of South Pasadena)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Pasadena, with the one closest to South Pasadena listed first.
    • Gulfport
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Treasure Island
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Pete Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Saint Petersburg Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kenneth City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bay Pines
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Madeira Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Tierra Verde
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Saint Petersburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Pinellas Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lealman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lealman is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lealman
    • North Redington Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Redington Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillsborough County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Pasadena, with the one closest to South Pasadena listed first.
    • Fort Dade ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Fort Dade is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dade
    • Port Tampa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
    • Sun City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Gulf City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Gulf City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf City
    • Manatee Harbor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Manatee Harbor is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatee Harbor
    • Barr City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Barr City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barr City
    • Culbreath Isles
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Culbreath Isles is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culbreath Isles
    • McQueens Village ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • McQueens Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQueens Village
    • Ruskin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Bayport Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Bayport Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport Village
    • Bayside Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Bayside Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
    • Culbreath Bayou
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Culbreath Bayou is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culbreath Bayou
    • Apollo Key Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Apollo Key Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo Key Village
  • Manatee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Pasadena, with the one closest to South Pasadena listed first.
    • Anna Maria
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Terra Ceia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Holmes Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Palma Sola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Memphis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Memphis is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
    • Palmetto
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • West Bradenton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • West Bradenton is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bradenton
    • Bradenton Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Cortez
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Bradenton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellenton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Parrish
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Samoset
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Samoset is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Pasadena, with the one closest to South Pasadena listed first.
    • Holiday
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Trinity
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Sarasota County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Pasadena, with the one closest to South Pasadena listed first.
    • North Sarasota
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • North Sarasota is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sarasota
    • Desoto Lakes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Desoto Lakes is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto Lakes
    • Kensington Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Kensington Park is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington Park

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

Cemeteries Near South Pasadena ...

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

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

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

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

  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Woodlawn Memory Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Memory Gardens
    • The Woodlawn Memory Gardens has also been known as:
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Royal Palm South Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bay Pines National Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Eternal Light Mausoleums and Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Royal Palm North Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • The Garden Sanctuary
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Chapel Hill Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (57 more) ...
    • Serenity Gardens Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenity Gardens Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Serenity Gardens Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Anona.
      • The Serenity Gardens Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Moss Feaster Serenity Gardens
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72605 <2>
    • Rousseau Pioneer Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • McMullen Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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

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

  • Port Tampa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
  • Terra Ceia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Palma Sola
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Gulf City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Gulf City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf City
  • Palmetto
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Bradenton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Ellenton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Erie
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Erie is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Manatee
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Manatee is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatee
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Tampa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
    • Peru ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Keystone Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
    • Rye
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rye is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
    • Limona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona

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

Newspapers Published in South Pasadena ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Pasadena.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Pasadena, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Pasadena.

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 Pasadena:

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 Pasadena, 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 Pasadena) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.