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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 Trapnell Acres (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 Trapnell Acres. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Trapnell Acres is located in Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough County: Hardee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas & Polk.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Trapnell Acres)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trapnell Acres, with the one closest to Trapnell Acres listed first.
    • South Plant City Farms
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • South Plant City Farms is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Plant City Farms
    • Kings Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Kings Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
    • Parrish
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Parrish is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
    • West Plant City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • West Plant City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plant City
    • Woodfield Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Woodfield Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield Village
    • Colonial Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Colonial Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Plant City Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Plant City Heights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City Heights
    • Plant City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Run
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedar Run is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
    • Strawberry Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Strawberry Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Village
    • West Plant City Farms
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • West Plant City Farms is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plant City Farms
    • Knights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Knights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
    • Durant
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hardee County
    • Bowling Green
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Manatee County
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trapnell Acres, with the one closest to Trapnell Acres listed first.
    • Crystal Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Zephyrhills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Richland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Richland is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
    • Wesley Chapel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Dade City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Saint Leo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • San Antonio
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Land O' Lakes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trapnell Acres, with the one closest to Trapnell Acres listed first.
    • Willow Oak
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
    • Medulla
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
    • Winston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Nichols
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lakeland Highlands
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Lakeland Highlands is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Highlands
    • Mulberry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Eaton Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Acton ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Acton is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Crystal Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Crystal Lake is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
    • Highland City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Combee Settlement
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Combee Settlement is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combee Settlement
    • Gibsonia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Gibsonia is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia

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

Cemeteries Near Trapnell Acres ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Trapnell Acres.

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 Trapnell Acres - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Springhead Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Willow Oak Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hopewell Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Prairie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Cemetery
    • The Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bone Valley Cemetery
    • Fuller Heights Cemetery
    • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72484 <2>
  • Garden of Peace Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Alafia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Medulla Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Fitzgerald Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • New Home Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (117 more) ...
    • Blue Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Stephenson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunter Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Plant City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Keysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Keysville is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
  • Lakeland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Knights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Knights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
  • Sydney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Keene
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Keene is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Kathleen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Valrico
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bloomingdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Seffner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Brandon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Bartow
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Limona
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
    • Gordonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Gordonville is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
    • Mango
      (15 miles [24.1 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 Trapnell Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Trapnell Acres.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Trapnell Acres:

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 Trapnell Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.