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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 Sunland Estates (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 Sunland Estates. 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 Sunland Estates ...

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 Sunland Estates: Sunland Ests.

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

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 southeast 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 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.

Sunland Estates is located in Seminole 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 Seminole County: Lake, Orange & Volusia.

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

  • Seminole County     (The home county of Sunland Estates)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunland Estates, with the one closest to Sunland Estates listed first.
    • Lake Mary
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cameron City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Cameron City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron City
    • Sanford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Midway
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Midway is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Winter Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Longwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Mound Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Mound Village is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
    • Lake Monroe
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Casselberry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Heathrow
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Oviedo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Sanlando Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Sanlando Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanlando Springs
    • Altamonte Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Brevard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunland Estates, with the one closest to Sunland Estates listed first.
    • Aurantia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Aurantia is located in Brevard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurantia
    • Scottsmoor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Turnbull
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Turnbull is located in Brevard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
    • Mims
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Titusville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunland Estates, with the one closest to Sunland Estates listed first.
    • Ethel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Ethel is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Cassia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cassia is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassia
    • Pine Lakes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Lakes is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lakes
    • Mount Plymouth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Mount Plymouth is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Plymouth
    • Sorrento
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Lake Mack - Forest Hills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Kathryn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Kathryn is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kathryn
    • Acron ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Acron is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acron
    • Paisley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Dora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Lake Jem
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Lake Jem is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jem
    • Oakland Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Oakland Park is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Park
    • Eustis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunland Estates, with the one closest to Sunland Estates listed first.
    • Aloma
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Goldenrod
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Maitland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Winter Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Eatonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Alafaya
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Fairview Shores
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairview Shores is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Shores
    • Lockhart
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Azalea Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Fairvilla
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • South Apopka
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • South Apopka is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Apopka
    • Apopka
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Osceola County
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunland Estates, with the one closest to Sunland Estates listed first.
    • Valdez
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Valdez is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
    • Enterprise
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lemon Bluff
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Lemon Bluff is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Bluff
    • De Bary
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Osteen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Florida
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Fort Florida is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Florida
    • Deltona
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Orange City Hills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Orange City Hills is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange City Hills
    • Kalamazoo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Kalamazoo is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
    • Orange City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Cassadaga
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Cow Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Cow Creek is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek
    • Lake Helen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Sunland Estates ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sunland Estates.

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 Sunland Estates - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Restlawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sanford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Longwood Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Oaklawn Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Slavia Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Garfield Settlement Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Enterprise Evergreen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise Evergreen Cemetery
    • The Enterprise Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Enterprise Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
  • Glen Haven Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Geneva Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Rouse Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Deltona Memorial Gardens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • MB Church Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (94 more) ...
    • Highland Memory Gardens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Memory Gardens
      • The Highland Memory Gardens has also been known as:
      • Highland Memorial Garden
      • Highland Memorial Gardens
    • Palm Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Osteen Memorial Gardens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Enterprise
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Osteen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Maitland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Goldenrod
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Ethel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Ethel is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Eatonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Winter Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Piedmont
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Piedmont is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
  • Orange City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Cassia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cassia is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassia
  • Apopka
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Fatio
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Fatio is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fatio
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Plymouth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Clarcona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Orlando
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Sunland Estates ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunland Estates.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sunland Estates, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sunland Estates.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Sunland Estates:

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