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 Talisman (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 Talisman. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Talisman is located in Hernando 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 Hernando County: Citrus, Pasco & Sumter.
Below are the counties that are near Talisman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Talisman:
- Hernando County (The home county of Talisman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Talisman, with the one closest to Talisman listed first.
- Ridge Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Richloam ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Richloam is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richloam
- Hill 'n Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
- Spring Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Nobleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Istachatta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brooksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- South Brooksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
- Lake Lindsey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Lindsey is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lindsey
- North Brooksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Brooksville is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooksville
- Masaryktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wiscon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wiscon is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
- Citrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Talisman, with the one closest to Talisman listed first.
- Floral City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Inverness Highlands South
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Inverness
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mannfield ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mannfield is located in Citrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
- Sugarmill Woods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarmill Woods is located in Citrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarmill Woods
- Inverness Highlands North
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Talisman, with the one closest to Talisman listed first.
- Pebble Creek Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pebble Creek Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek Village
- Kingston City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kingston City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston City
- Lakeview Villas at Pebble Creek Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pebble Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pebble Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Florida Townsend Colony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Knights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
- Lake Keen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Keen is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Keen
- Lutz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Langshire Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Langshire Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langshire Village
- Lake Brooker Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Brooker Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brooker Village
- Bay Hills Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bay Hills Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hills Village
- Brant Lake Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brant Lake Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake Village
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Talisman, with the one closest to Talisman listed first.
- Mascotte
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Groveland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Okahumpka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clermont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Minneola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mohawk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mohawk is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Whitney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Leesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Montclair
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Montclair is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Yalaha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Howey-in-the-Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Pasco County
- The following are listed by their distance from Talisman, with the one closest to Talisman listed first.
- Lacoochee
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Moss Town
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Moss Town is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Town
- Trilby
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Blanton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blanton is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Dade City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Leo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- San Antonio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- San Antonio is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,506 people
- Former name for San Antonio:
- Lake Jovita
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Antonio <1>
- Richland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Richland is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Zephyrhills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wesley Chapel South
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
- Wesley Chapel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Talisman, with the one closest to Talisman listed first.
- Kathleen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fox Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
- Gibsonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gibsonia is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
- Polk City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Talisman, with the one closest to Talisman listed first.
- Bucker Womans Town ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bucker Womans Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucker Womans Town
- Tarrytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
- Linden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Linden is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Webster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bushnell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mabel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mabel is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Wahoo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wahoo is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Center Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
- Sumterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lake Panasoffkee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Coleman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Talisman, see our County-by-County Page for Talisman.
Cemeteries Near Talisman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Talisman.
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 Talisman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Talisman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Talisman, with the one closest to Talisman listed first.
- Trilby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Trilby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Pond Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dade City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wild Cow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Floral Memory Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Florida National Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Townsend House Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (76 more) ...
- Withlacoochee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Long Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Linden Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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 Talisman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Talisman.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Talisman, with the one closest to Talisman listed first.
- Lacoochee
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Blanton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blanton is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Jessamine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jessamine is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessamine
- Tarrytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
- Saint Catherine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Catherine is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catherine
- Linden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Linden is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- San Antonio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- San Antonio is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,506 people
- Former name for San Antonio:
- Lake Jovita
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Antonio <1>
- Saint Leo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ellerslie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ellerslie is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
- Webster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Richland is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Istachatta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bushnell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Brooksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bay Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Talisman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Talisman.
Newspapers Published in Talisman ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Talisman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Talisman, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Talisman.
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 Talisman:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Hernando County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Citrus County
- Hillsborough County
- Lake County
- Pasco County
- Polk County
- Sumter County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Florida
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 Talisman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Talisman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |