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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 Summerport Beach (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 Summerport Beach. 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 Summerport Beach ...

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 Summerport Beach: Summerport Bch.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Summerport Beach is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Brevard, Lake, Osceola, Polk & Seminole.

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

  • Orange County     (The home county of Summerport Beach)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Summerport Beach, with the one closest to Summerport Beach listed first.
    • Windermere
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lake Butter
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Lake Butter is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Butter
    • Gotha
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bay Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bay Hill is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
    • Minorville ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Minorville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
    • Ocoee
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Winter Garden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Tildenville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Tildenville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tildenville
    • Doctor Phillips
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Doctor Phillips is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Phillips
    • Sand Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Crown Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Crown Point is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
    • Killarney
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Summerport Beach, with the one closest to Summerport Beach listed first.
    • Waits Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Waits Junction is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Junction
    • Montverde
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mohawk
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mohawk is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
    • Four Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Ferndale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Minneola
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Clermont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Lake Jem
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Lake Jem is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jem
    • Astatula
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Groveland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Howey-in-the-Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mascotte
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Sorrento
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Osceola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Summerport Beach, with the one closest to Summerport Beach listed first.
    • Celebration
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Reunion
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Kissimmee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • ChampionsGate
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • ChampionsGate is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for ChampionsGate
    • Intercession City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Buena Ventura Lakes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Campbell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Campbell is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Poinciana Place
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Poinciana Place is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinciana Place
    • Poinciana
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Runnymede
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Runnymede is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
    • Saint Cloud
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Summerport Beach, with the one closest to Summerport Beach listed first.
    • Loughman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Davenport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Lake Hammock Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Haines City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Polk City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Alfred
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Lake Hamilton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Summerport Beach, with the one closest to Summerport Beach listed first.
    • Forest City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Forest City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Altamonte Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fern Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wekiwa Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wekiwa Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wekiwa Springs
    • Sanlando Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sanlando Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanlando Springs
    • Casselberry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Longwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Winter Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Heathrow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Mary
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Oviedo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Oviedo is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oviedo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oviedo <1>
    • Cameron City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cameron City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron City
    • Lake Monroe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Summerport Beach, with the one closest to Summerport Beach listed first.
    • Mabel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Mabel is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
    • Center Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Linden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Linden is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Tarrytown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
    • Webster
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Summerport Beach, with the one closest to Summerport Beach listed first.
    • Fort Florida
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Fort Florida is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Florida
    • Valdez
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Valdez is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
    • De Bary
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Summerport Beach ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Summerport Beach.

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 Summerport Beach - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Winter Garden Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Doctor Phillips Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Woodlawn Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ocoee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • West Orange Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington Park Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Doctor Phillips Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • West Orange Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Montverde Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (80 more) ...
    • Taft Memorial Gardens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft Memorial Gardens
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Taft Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Taft.
      • The Taft Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
      • Taft Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1217063 <2>
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Florida Memorial Park
      (12 miles [19.3 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 Summerport Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Summerport Beach.

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

  • Windermere
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Gotha
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Minorville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Minorville is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
  • Winter Garden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Tildenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tildenville is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tildenville
  • Ocoee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Crown Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Crown Point is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
  • Oakland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Killarney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarcona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Waits Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Waits Junction is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Junction
  • Montverde
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Pine Castle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Orlando
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Mohawk
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mohawk is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk

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

Newspapers Published in Summerport Beach ...

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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Summerport Beach.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Summerport Beach, 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 Summerport Beach.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Summerport Beach:

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 Summerport Beach, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Summerport Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.