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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 Harbor (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 Harbor. 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 Harbor ...

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 Harbor: Sunset Hbr. (or less commonly used: Sunset Harb. or Sunset Hrbr.)

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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Sunset Harbor is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Alachua, Citrus, Lake, Levy, Putnam, Sumter & Volusia.

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

  • Marion County     (The home county of Sunset Harbor)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Harbor, with the one closest to Sunset Harbor listed first.
    • Weirsdale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Summerfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Eastlake Weir
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ocklawaha
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Candler
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Belleview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Springs Shores
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs Shores
      • Silver Springs Shores is located in Marion County
    • Danks Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Electra
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
      • Electra is located in Marion County
    • Lynne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
      • Lynne is located in Marion County
    • Silver Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Ocala
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocala
      • Ocala is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,669 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocala <1>
    • Anthony
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Citrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Harbor, with the one closest to Sunset Harbor listed first.
    • Inverness
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Hernando
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Floral City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Inverness Highlands South
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Inverness Highlands North
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Holder
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Citrus Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Hills
      • Citrus Hills is located in Citrus County
    • Beverly Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Citrus Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Pine Ridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
      • Pine Ridge is located in Citrus County
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Harbor, with the one closest to Sunset Harbor listed first.
    • Istachatta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Nobleton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Harbor, with the one closest to Sunset Harbor listed first.
    • Conant
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
      • Conant is located in Lake County
    • Lady Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Carlton Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Village
      • Carlton Village is located in Lake County
    • Fruitland Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Montclair
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montclair have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
      • Montclair is located in Lake County
    • Whitney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Whitney is located in Lake County
    • Leesburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lisbon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Lake County
    • Orange Bend
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Bend
      • Orange Bend is located in Lake County
    • Silver Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
      • Silver Lake is located in Lake County
    • Sunnyside
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
      • Sunnyside is located in Lake County
    • Bassville Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassville Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassville Park
      • Bassville Park is located in Lake County
    • Grand Island
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Harbor, with the one closest to Sunset Harbor listed first.
    • Tangerine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Zellwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Harbor, with the one closest to Sunset Harbor listed first.
    • The Villages
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Villages have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Villages
      • The Villages is located in Sumter County
    • Oxford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wildwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Adamsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
      • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
    • Coleman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Lake Panasoffkee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sumterville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Bushnell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Center Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Wahoo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahoo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
      • Wahoo is located in Sumter County
    • Bay Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
      • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
    • Webster
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Mabel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
      • Mabel is located in Sumter County
  • Volusia County
    • Volusia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia
      • Volusia is located in Volusia County

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

Newspapers Published in Sunset Harbor ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunset Harbor.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sunset Harbor, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sunset Harbor.

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 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 Harbor:

Cemeteries Near Sunset Harbor ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sunset Harbor.

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

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

  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
  • Stanton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanton Cemetery
  • Ocklawaha Community Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ocklawaha Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ocklawaha Community Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Pine Level Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Level Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Level Cemetery
  • Crum Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crum Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
  • Royal Memorial Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Royal Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Royal Memorial Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
  • Burrell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burrell Cemetery
  • Continue List   (101 more) ...
    • Olivet Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olivet Cemetery
    • Fisher Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
    • Nichols Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nichols Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nichols Cemetery

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

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

  • Lake Weir ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Weir
    • Lake Weir is located in Marion County
  • Stanton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
    • Stanton is located in Marion County
  • Summerfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Conant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
    • Conant is located in Lake County
  • Ocklawaha
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Oxford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Candler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lady Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Belleview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Moss Bluff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moss Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
    • Moss Bluff is located in Marion County
  • Royal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
    • Royal is located in Sumter County
  • Wildwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Fruitland Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Santos
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santos
      • Santos is located in Marion County
    • Orange Home
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
      • Orange Home 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 Sunset Harbor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sunset Harbor.

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

The official website for Marion County: www.marioncountyfl.org/

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

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 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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sunset Harbor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunset Harbor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.9919, Longitude: -81.9793       In this case, the coordinates for Sunset Harbor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Sunset Harbor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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