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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 Sugarmill Woods (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 Sugarmill Woods. 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 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.

Sugarmill Woods is located in Citrus County.

To see how the shape of Florida's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Citrus County: Hernando, Levy, Marion & Sumter.

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

  • Citrus County     (The home county of Sugarmill Woods)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sugarmill Woods, with the one closest to Sugarmill Woods listed first.
    • Mannfield ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mannfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
      • Mannfield is located in Citrus County
    • Homosassa Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Homosassa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lecanto
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Citrus Hills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Hills
      • Citrus Hills is located in Citrus County
    • Inverness Highlands North
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Inverness Highlands South
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Floral City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Black Diamond
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
      • Black Diamond is located in Citrus County
    • Inverness
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Crystal River
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Beverly Hills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sugarmill Woods, with the one closest to Sugarmill Woods listed first.
    • Ringgold ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
      • Ringgold is located in Hernando County
    • Centralia ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
      • Centralia is located in Hernando County
    • Lake Lindsey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lindsey
      • Lake Lindsey is located in Hernando County
    • Brookridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
      • Brookridge is located in Hernando County
    • High Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
      • High Point is located in Hernando County
    • North Brooksville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooksville
      • North Brooksville is located in Hernando County
    • North Weeki Wachee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weeki Wachee
      • North Weeki Wachee is located in Hernando County
    • Wiscon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
      • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
    • Istachatta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Brooksville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Island
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
      • Pine Island is located in Hernando County
    • Bayport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
      • Bayport is located in Hernando County
  • Levy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sugarmill Woods, with the one closest to Sugarmill Woods listed first.
    • Inglis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Yankeetown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sugarmill Woods, with the one closest to Sugarmill Woods listed first.
    • Dunnellon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Chatmire
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmire
      • Chatmire is located in Marion County
    • Danks Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sugarmill Woods, with the one closest to Sugarmill Woods listed first.
    • Shady Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Aripeka
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Trilby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Blanton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
      • Blanton is located in Pasco County
    • Lacoochee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Moss Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moss Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Town
      • Moss Town is located in Pasco County
    • Hudson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fivay Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fivay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
    • Bayonet Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • San Antonio
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
      • San Antonio is located in Pasco County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,506 people
      • Former name for San Antonio:
      • Lake Jovita
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Antonio <2>
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sugarmill Woods, with the one closest to Sugarmill Woods listed first.
    • Bay Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
      • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
    • Wahoo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahoo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
      • Wahoo is located in Sumter County
    • Lake Panasoffkee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Bushnell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Bucker Womans Town ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucker Womans Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucker Womans Town
      • Bucker Womans Town is located in Sumter County
    • Coleman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Sumterville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Webster
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Adamsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
      • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
    • Wildwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Tarrytown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
      • Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
    • Linden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Linden is located in Sumter County

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

Newspapers Published in Sugarmill Woods ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sugarmill Woods.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sugarmill Woods, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sugarmill Woods.

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 websites either 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 Sugarmill Woods:

Cemeteries Near Sugarmill Woods ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sugarmill Woods.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Mannfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Mannfield Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mannfield Cemetery
  • Stage Stand Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stage Pond Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stage Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stage Pond Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
  • Community Baptist Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Community Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Community Baptist Cemetery
  • Lecanto Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lecanto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lecanto Cemetery
  • Lake Lindsey Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Lindsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Lindsey Cemetery
  • New Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Church Cemetery
  • Crystal River Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crystal River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crystal River Cemetery
  • Frazier Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frazier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frazier Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
  • Hill of Rest Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill of Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill of Rest Cemetery
  • Continue List   (49 more) ...
    • Dampeir Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dampeir Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dampeir Cemetery
    • Hernando Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hernando Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hernando Cemetery
    • Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens

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.<6>

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

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

  • Mannfield ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mannfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
    • Mannfield is located in Citrus County
  • Homosassa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lecanto
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Crystal River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Floral City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Inverness
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Arlington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Arlington is located in Citrus County
  • Wiscon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
    • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
  • Brooksville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Istachatta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Hernando
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bayport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
    • Bayport is located in Hernando County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bay Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
      • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
    • Citronelle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Citronelle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citronelle
      • Citronelle is located in Citrus County
    • Rutland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
      • Rutland is located in Sumter County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sugarmill Woods. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Citrus County: www.bocc.citrus.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sugarmill Woods) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sugarmill Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.7322, Longitude: -82.5062       In this case, the coordinates for Sugarmill Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Sugarmill Woods, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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