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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 Sunset 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 Sunset 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 Sunset 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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Sunset Beach: Sunset 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 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.

Sunset Beach is located in Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough County: Hardee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas & Polk.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Sunset Beach)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Beach, with the one closest to Sunset Beach listed first.
    • Culbreath Isles
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culbreath Isles
      • Culbreath Isles is located in Hillsborough County
    • Culbreath Bayou
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culbreath Bayou
      • Culbreath Bayou is located in Hillsborough County
    • Gray Gables
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Gables
      • Gray Gables is located in Hillsborough County
    • Barr City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barr City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barr City
      • Barr City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Courier City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Courier City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courier City
      • Courier City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Bungalow City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bungalow City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bungalow City
      • Bungalow City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Park City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
      • Park City is located in Hillsborough County
    • West Tampa
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tampa
      • West Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Drew Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew Park
      • Drew Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Rocky Point Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point Village
      • Rocky Point Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Port Tampa
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Port Tampa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
      • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Holiday Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
      • Holiday Village is located in Hillsborough County
  • Manatee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Beach, with the one closest to Sunset Beach listed first.
    • Parrish
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Terra Ceia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Memphis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
      • Memphis is located in Manatee County
    • Ellenton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Palmetto
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Palma Sola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Bradenton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • West Bradenton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bradenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bradenton
      • West Bradenton is located in Manatee County
    • Anna Maria
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Beach, with the one closest to Sunset Beach listed first.
    • Odessa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Trinity
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Land O' Lakes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Holiday
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Beacon Square
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beacon Square have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Square
      • Beacon Square is located in Pasco County
    • Elfers
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
    • Wesley Chapel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • New Port Richey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fivay Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
    • Jasmine Estates
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasmine Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Estates
      • Jasmine Estates is located in Pasco County
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Beach, with the one closest to Sunset Beach listed first.
    • Gandy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gandy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
    • Feather Sound
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • High Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
      • High Point is located in Pinellas County
    • South Highpoint
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Highpoint have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Highpoint
      • South Highpoint is located in Pinellas County
    • Oldsmar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Safety Harbor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lealman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lealman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lealman
      • Lealman is located in Pinellas County
    • Pinellas Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bayview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
    • Four Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
      • Four Corners is located in Pinellas County
    • Saint Petersburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kenneth City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Polk County

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

Cemeteries Near Sunset Beach ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sunset 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.

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 Sunset Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • American Legion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the American Legion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the American Legion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Marti Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old)
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old) is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old) has also been known as:
    • Old Centro Asturiano Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2346261 <4>
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Israel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Israel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Beth Israel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2425075 <4>
  • Showmans Rest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Centro Espanol Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • La Unione Italiana Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (75 more) ...
    • Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
      • The Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Centro Espanol Cemetery
      • Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71837 <4>
    • Garden of Memories
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Memories
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Garden of Memories is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
      • The Garden of Memories has also been known as:
      • Garden of Memories Cemetery
      • Tampa Garden of Memories Cemetery
      • Tampa Garden of Memories
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72022 <4>
    • Myrtle Hill Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myrtle Hill Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Myrtle Hill Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
      • The Myrtle Hill Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Myrtle Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72326 <4>

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.<5>

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

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

  • Port Tampa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Port Tampa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
    • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
  • Tampa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
    • Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407,599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <3>
  • Ybor City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ybor City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
  • Peru ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peru have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
  • Limona
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
  • Mango
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Gulf City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf City
    • Gulf City is located in Hillsborough County
  • Brandon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Keystone Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keystone Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
    • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
  • Seffner
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Valrico
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Thonotosassa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Odessa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Bloomingdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
      • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
    • Sydney
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)

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

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

The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Sunset Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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