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 Spring Lake (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 Spring Lake. 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 Spring Lake ...
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 Spring Lake: Spring Lk.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Spring Lake. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spring Lake.
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 and 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.
Spring Lake is located in Hernando 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 Hernando County: Citrus, Pasco & Sumter.
Below are the counties that are near Spring Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spring Lake:
- Hernando County (The home county of Spring Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Lake, with the one closest to Spring Lake listed first.
- Hill 'n Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
- Brooksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Brooksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
- Ridge Manor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Brooksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Brooksville is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooksville
- Lake Lindsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Lindsey is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lindsey
- Nobleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Masaryktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wiscon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wiscon is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
- Istachatta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brookridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brookridge is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
- High Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- High Point is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Citrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Lake, with the one closest to Spring Lake listed first.
- Floral City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sugarmill Woods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarmill Woods is located in Citrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarmill Woods
- Inverness Highlands South
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mannfield ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mannfield is located in Citrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
- Inverness
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Inverness Highlands North
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Homosassa Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Homosassa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lecanto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Citrus Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Citrus Hills is located in Citrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Hills
- Hernando
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Beverly Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Lake, with the one closest to Spring Lake listed first.
- Pebble Creek Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pebble Creek Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek Village
- Pebble Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pebble Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Florida Townsend Colony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Villas at Pebble Creek Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lake Keen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Keen is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Keen
- Lutz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Brooker Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Brooker Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brooker Village
- Kingston City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kingston City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston City
- Cannes Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cannes Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannes Village
- Cheval Wimbledon Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Harbor Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Sapphire Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Sapphire Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sapphire Village
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Lake, with the one closest to Spring Lake listed first.
- Mascotte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Groveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Okahumpka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pasco County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Lake, with the one closest to Spring Lake listed first.
- Trilby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blanton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blanton is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Moss Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Moss Town is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Town
- Lacoochee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- San Antonio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- 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 <1>
- Saint Leo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dade City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fivay ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fivay is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
- Wesley Chapel South
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
- Richland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richland is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
- Polk County
- Kathleen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Lake, with the one closest to Spring Lake listed first.
- Bucker Womans Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bucker Womans Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucker Womans Town
- Wahoo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wahoo is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Tarrytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
- Bay Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
- Linden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Linden is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Bushnell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Webster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mabel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mabel is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Center Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Panasoffkee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sumterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spring Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Spring Lake.
Cemeteries Near Spring Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spring Lake.
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 Spring Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spring Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spring Lake, with the one closest to Spring Lake listed first.
- Long Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Twin Lakes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Townsend House Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brooksville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brooksville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Brooksville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71806 <2>
- Hope Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hope Hill Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hope Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Brooksville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2457068 <2>
- McGeachy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Trilby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Trilby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Pond Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (69 more) ...
- Wild Cow Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Florida National Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Masaryktown 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 Spring Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spring Lake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spring Lake, with the one closest to Spring Lake listed first.
- Jessamine
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jessamine is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessamine
- Blanton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blanton is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Brooksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lacoochee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- San Antonio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- 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 <1>
- Wiscon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wiscon is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
- Saint Leo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Istachatta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Catherine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Catherine is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catherine
- Ellerslie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ellerslie is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
- Tarrytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
- Bay Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Linden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Linden is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Bushnell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ehren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ehren is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spring Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spring Lake.
Newspapers Published in Spring Lake ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spring Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spring Lake, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spring Lake.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Spring Lake:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Hernando County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Citrus County
- Hillsborough County
- Lake County
- Pasco County
- Polk County
- Sumter County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Florida
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 Spring Lake, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spring Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |