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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 Stillwater (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 Stillwater. 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.

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.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Stillwater)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stillwater, with the one closest to Stillwater listed first.
    • Biarritz Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Biarritz Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biarritz Village
    • Cannes Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Cannes Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannes Village
    • Cheval
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Cheval is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheval
    • Lakeshore
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakeshore is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
    • Keystone
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Keystone is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
    • Cheval Wimbledon Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Heritage Harbor Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Eaglebrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Eaglebrook is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglebrook
    • Eastbrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Eastbrook is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastbrook
    • Country Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Country Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
    • Heatherwood Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Heatherwood Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherwood Village
    • Keystone Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stillwater, with the one closest to Stillwater listed first.
    • Masaryktown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Spring Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Timber Pines
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
    • Weeki Wachee Acres
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Weeki Wachee Acres is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Acres
    • Hernando Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Weeki Wachee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Weeki Wachee Gardens
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Weeki Wachee Gardens is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Gardens
    • Bayport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Bayport is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
    • High Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • High Point is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • North Weeki Wachee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • North Weeki Wachee is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weeki Wachee
    • Wiscon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
    • Brookridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Brookridge is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stillwater, with the one closest to Stillwater listed first.
    • Odessa
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Trinity
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Land O' Lakes
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Elfers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Holiday
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • New Port Richey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Beacon Square
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Beacon Square is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Square
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
    • Jasmine Estates
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jasmine Estates is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Estates
    • Port Richey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayonet Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stillwater, with the one closest to Stillwater listed first.
    • East Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • East Lake is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
    • Oldsmar
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Tarpon Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Palm Harbor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cove Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
    • Ozona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Safety Harbor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Crystal Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Dunedin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Feather Sound
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Clearwater
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Clearwater is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,552 people
      • Former name for Clearwater:
      • Clear Water Harbor
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Stillwater ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stillwater.

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

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

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

  • Lake Carroll Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Gan Shalom Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • East Elfers Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cycadia Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Land O' Lakes.
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ehren African American Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2319666 <2>
  • Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Parklawn Memory Gardens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fivay Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Stark Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (88 more) ...
    • Curlew Hills Memory Gardens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Parklawn Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Marti Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 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.<4>

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

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

  • Odessa
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Keystone Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
  • Ehren
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ehren is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
  • Port Richey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tampa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
  • Hudson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Thonotosassa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Mango
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Tampa
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
  • Limona
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Seffner
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Brandon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Leo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • San Antonio
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>

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

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 Stillwater:

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>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- Stillwater) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Stillwater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.