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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 Triple Lakes (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 Triple Lakes. 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 Triple Lakes ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Triple Lakes: Triple Lks.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Triple Lakes. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Triple Lakes.

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 northeast 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 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.

Triple Lakes 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 Triple Lakes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Triple Lakes:

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Triple Lakes)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Triple Lakes, with the one closest to Triple Lakes listed first.
    • Lakeshore
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Lakeshore is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
    • Northdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Northdale is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northdale
      • Northdale has also been known as:
      • Greater Northdale
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northdale <1>
    • Biarritz Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Biarritz Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biarritz Village
    • Cannes Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Cannes Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannes Village
    • Cheval Wimbledon Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cheval
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Cheval is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheval
    • Country Club Village at Carrollwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Country Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Country Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
    • Heatherwood Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Heatherwood Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherwood Village
    • Pennington Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Pennington Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Village
    • Sunshine Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunshine Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
    • Eaglebrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Eaglebrook is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglebrook
    • Eastbrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Eastbrook is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastbrook
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Triple Lakes, with the one closest to Triple Lakes listed first.
    • Masaryktown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Spring Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Timber Pines
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
    • Weeki Wachee Acres
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Weeki Wachee Acres is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Acres
    • Hernando Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Weeki Wachee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Brookridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Brookridge is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
    • High Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • High Point is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • North Weeki Wachee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • North Weeki Wachee is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weeki Wachee
    • South Brooksville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
    • Weeki Wachee Gardens
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Weeki Wachee Gardens is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Gardens
    • Wiscon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
    • Spring Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Triple Lakes, with the one closest to Triple Lakes listed first.
    • Odessa
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Land O' Lakes
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Trinity
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
    • Elfers
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Holiday
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
    • Beacon Square
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Beacon Square is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Square
    • New Port Richey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
    • Wesley Chapel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jasmine Estates
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jasmine Estates is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Estates
    • Port Richey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Triple Lakes, with the one closest to Triple Lakes listed first.
    • Oldsmar
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • East Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • East Lake is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
    • Safety Harbor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cove Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
    • Tarpon Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Crystal Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Palm Harbor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Dunedin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ozona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Feather Sound
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • High Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • High Point is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • South Highpoint
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • South Highpoint is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Highpoint

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

Cemeteries Near Triple Lakes ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Triple Lakes.

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 Triple Lakes - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lake Carroll Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gan Shalom Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Marti Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 <2>
  • Showmans Rest Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
  • Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old)
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 <2>
  • Robles Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (90 more) ...
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Land O' Lakes.
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ehren African American Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2319666 <2>
    • American Legion Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Oaklawn Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Odessa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Keystone Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
  • Tampa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407,599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <1>
  • Ehren
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ehren is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
  • Ybor City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
  • Thonotosassa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Port Richey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mango
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Tampa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
  • Limona
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Seffner
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Brandon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hudson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Peru ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Valrico
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)

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

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 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 Triple Lakes:

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>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 from Point A (ie- Triple Lakes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Triple Lakes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.