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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Tala Apopka. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Tala Apopka to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tala Apopka, please Contact Us.

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 Tala Apopka (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 Tala Apopka. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Tala Apopka is historic, it would have been located within present day Orange 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 Orange County: Brevard, Lake, Osceola, Polk & Seminole.

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

  • Orange County     (The home county of Tala Apopka)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tala Apopka, with the one closest to Tala Apopka listed first.
    • Wedgefield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgefield
      • Wedgefield is located in Orange County
    • Alafaya
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lake Hart
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
      • Lake Hart is located in Orange County
    • Bithlo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bithlo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bithlo
      • Bithlo is located in Orange County
    • Union Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Azalea Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Conway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
      • Conway is located in Orange County
    • Belle Isle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Isle
      • Belle Isle is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,294 people
    • Aloma
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Goldenrod
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgewood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Pine Castle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Brevard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tala Apopka, with the one closest to Tala Apopka listed first.
    • Port Saint John
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Saint John
      • Port Saint John is located in Brevard County
    • Indian River City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River City
      • Indian River City is located in Brevard County
    • Mims
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Titusville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Sharpes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Aurantia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurantia
      • Aurantia is located in Brevard County
    • Scottsmoor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cocoa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocoa
      • Cocoa is located in Brevard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,694 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cocoa <2>
    • Rockledge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Viera
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake County
    • Four Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Osceola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tala Apopka, with the one closest to Tala Apopka listed first.
    • Runnymede
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Runnymede have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
      • Runnymede is located in Osceola County
    • Buena Ventura Lakes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Cloud
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Kissimmee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Campbell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
      • Campbell is located in Osceola County
    • Celebration
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Intercession City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Poinciana
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Poinciana Place
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poinciana Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinciana Place
      • Poinciana Place is located in Osceola County
    • Reunion
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • ChampionsGate
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for ChampionsGate
      • ChampionsGate is located in Osceola County
  • Polk County
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tala Apopka, with the one closest to Tala Apopka listed first.
    • Chuluota
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Oviedo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oviedo
      • Oviedo is located in Seminole County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oviedo <2>
    • Iowa City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
      • Iowa City is located in Seminole County
    • Casselberry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fern Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Altamonte Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Winter Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Longwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Geneva
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Sanlando Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanlando Springs
      • Sanlando Springs is located in Seminole County
    • Cameron City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron City
      • Cameron City is located in Seminole County
    • Forest City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Seminole County
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tala Apopka, with the one closest to Tala Apopka listed first.
    • Lemon Bluff
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Bluff
      • Lemon Bluff is located in Volusia County
    • Kalamazoo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
      • Kalamazoo is located in Volusia County
    • Osteen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Enterprise
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Valdez
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
      • Valdez is located in Volusia County
    • Maytown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
      • Maytown is located in Volusia County
    • De Bary
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Fort Florida
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Florida
      • Fort Florida is located in Volusia County
    • Deltona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Tala Apopka ...

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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tala Apopka.

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

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 professional and volunteer 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 Tala Apopka:

Cemeteries Near Tala Apopka ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tala Apopka.

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

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

  • Chapel Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Cemetery
  • Lock Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lock Cemetery
  • Rouse Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rouse Cemetery
  • East Lake Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Narcoossee Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Narcoossee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Narcoossee Cemetery
  • Christmas Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christmas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christmas Cemetery
  • Chuluota Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chuluota Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chuluota Cemetery
  • Pinewood Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinewood Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Slavia Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slavia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slavia Cemetery
  • Taft Memorial Gardens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Taft Memorial Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1217063 <5>
  • Barber Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barber Cemetery
  • Continue List   (44 more) ...
    • Glen Haven Memorial Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
    • Palm Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palm 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.

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

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

  • Conway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Conway is located in Orange County
  • Goldenrod
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Castle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Narcoossee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narcoossee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narcoossee
    • Narcoossee is located in Osceola County
  • Runnymede
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Runnymede have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
    • Runnymede is located in Osceola County
  • Winter Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Orlando
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Maitland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Eatonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Cloud
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Kissimmee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Piedmont
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
    • Piedmont is located in Orange County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Clarcona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gotha
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Windermere
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)

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

The official website for Orange County: www.orangecountyfl.net/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Tala Apopka, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tala Apopka) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tala Apopka. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.4669, Longitude: -81.1831       In this case, the coordinates for Tala Apopka 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.




 

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