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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 Varn 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 Varn 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 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.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Varn Acres)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Varn Acres, with the one closest to Varn Acres listed first.
    • Knights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Knights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
    • Cedar Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Cedar Run is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
    • Strawberry Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Strawberry Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Village
    • Colonial Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Colonial Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Plant City Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Plant City Heights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City Heights
    • Kingston City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Kingston City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston City
    • Kings Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kings Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
    • Plant City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • West Plant City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • West Plant City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plant City
    • Woodfield Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Woodfield Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield Village
    • Dover
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sydney
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • South Plant City Farms
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • South Plant City Farms is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Plant City Farms
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Varn Acres, with the one closest to Varn Acres listed first.
    • Richloam ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Richloam is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richloam
    • Ridge Manor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Spring Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Masaryktown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Varn Acres, with the one closest to Varn Acres listed first.
    • Crystal Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Zephyrhills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Richland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Richland is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
    • Wesley Chapel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Leo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • San Antonio
      (18 miles [29 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>
    • Dade City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Land O' Lakes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Blanton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Blanton is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
    • Moss Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Moss Town is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Town
    • Odessa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Varn Acres, with the one closest to Varn Acres listed first.
    • Kathleen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Winston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Gibsonia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Gibsonia is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
    • Lakeland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Acton ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Acton is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Medulla
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
    • Fox Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Fox Town is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
    • Willow Oak
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
    • Combee Settlement
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Combee Settlement is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combee Settlement
    • Crystal Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Crystal Lake is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
    • Eaton Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Lakeland Highlands
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakeland Highlands is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Highlands
    • Nichols
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Varn Acres ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Varn 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 Varn Acres - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Garden of Peace Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hopewell Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Crystal Springs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • New Home Baptist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Springhead Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
    • The Griffin Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Galloway Cemetery
    • Sleepy Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72061 <2>
  • Oakside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Loving Care Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mathews Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (110 more) ...
    • Serenity Gardens
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Socrum Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Socrum Cemetery
      • The Socrum Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bethel Baptist Cemetery
      • Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #521310 <2>
    • Sunset Gardens Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Keene
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Keene is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Knights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Knights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
  • Plant City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sydney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Kathleen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Thonotosassa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Seffner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mango
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Valrico
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brandon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Limona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Richland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Richland is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Bloomingdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Keysville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Keysville is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Varn 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>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 from Point A (ie- Varn Acres) 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 Varn Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.