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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 Tuscany Bay (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 Tuscany Bay. 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 and hospitals 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.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Tuscany Bay)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tuscany Bay, with the one closest to Tuscany Bay listed first.
    • Stelling Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Stelling Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelling Village
    • Adamsville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Adamsville is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Garden City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Garden City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Apollo Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgewater Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Edgewater Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
    • Summerfield Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Summerfield Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Village
    • East Bay Lakes
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • East Bay Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bay Lakes
    • Gibsonton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Golf and Sea Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Golf and Sea Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf and Sea Village
    • Apollo Key Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Apollo Key Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo Key Village
    • Marina Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Marina Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina Village
    • McQueens Village ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • McQueens Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQueens Village
    • Cypress Creek Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Cypress Creek Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek Village
  • Manatee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tuscany Bay, with the one closest to Tuscany Bay listed first.
    • Parrish
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Terra Ceia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Duette
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellenton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Memphis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Memphis is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
    • Palmetto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Waterbury
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Waterbury is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
    • Bradenton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Samoset
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Samoset is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
    • Palma Sola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • West Bradenton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • West Bradenton is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bradenton
    • West Samoset
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • West Samoset is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Samoset
    • Lakewood Ranch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tuscany Bay, with the one closest to Tuscany Bay listed first.
    • Land O' Lakes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Crystal Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Odessa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wesley Chapel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tuscany Bay, with the one closest to Tuscany Bay listed first.
    • Gandy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
    • Saint Petersburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Feather Sound
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Lealman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Lealman is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lealman
    • Gulfport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Pinellas Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Kenneth City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • High Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • High Point is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • South Highpoint
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • South Highpoint is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Highpoint
    • South Pasadena
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • South Pasadena is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pasadena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,067 people
    • Tierra Verde
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Four Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Four Corners is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tuscany Bay, with the one closest to Tuscany Bay listed first.
    • Nichols
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Bradley Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Bradley Junction is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Junction
    • Willow Oak
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
    • Brewster ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Brewster is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
    • Mulberry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Medulla
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
    • Winston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Lakeland Highlands
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeland Highlands is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Highlands
    • Lakeland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sarasota County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tuscany Bay, with the one closest to Tuscany Bay listed first.
    • Desoto Lakes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Desoto Lakes is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto Lakes
    • Kensington Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Kensington Park is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington Park
    • The Meadows
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • The Meadows is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
    • North Sarasota
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • North Sarasota is located in Sarasota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sarasota

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

Cemeteries Near Tuscany Bay ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tuscany Bay.

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 Tuscany Bay - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Samford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hackney - Riverview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney - Riverview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hackney - Riverview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Hackney - Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hackney Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72067 <2>
  • Serenity Meadows Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ruskin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ruskin Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Commemorative Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Brandon Family Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillsboro Memorial Gardens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Limona Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Limona Cemetery is located in Brandon.
  • La Unione Italiana Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Unione Italiana Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the La Unione Italiana Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The La Unione Italiana Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Italian Clud Cemetery
    • L'Unione Italiana Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979335 <2>
  • Centro Espanol Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro Espanol Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Espanol Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Centro Espanol Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cemeterio Espanol
    • Centro Espanol Memorial Park Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2355874 <2>
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (84 more) ...
    • Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
      • The Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Centro Espanol Cemetery
      • Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71837 <2>
    • Garden of Memories
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Garden of Memories is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
      • The Garden of Memories has also been known as:
      • Garden of Memories Cemetery
      • Tampa Garden of Memories Cemetery
      • Tampa Garden of Memories
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72022 <2>
    • The Home Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Home Cemetery
      • The Home Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Oakland 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.<3>

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

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

  • Peru ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Gulf City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gulf City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf City
  • Bloomingdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Port Tampa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
  • Brandon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Limona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Ybor City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
  • Tampa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Valrico
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mango
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Seffner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sydney
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Erie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Erie is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Keysville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Keysville is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
    • Thonotosassa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Tuscany Bay ...

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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tuscany Bay.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tuscany Bay, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tuscany Bay.

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 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 Tuscany Bay:

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 Tuscany Bay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Tuscany Bay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.