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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 Vizcaya 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 Vizcaya 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 Vizcaya 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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

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

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Vizcaya Lakes is located in Charlotte County.

To see how the shape of Florida's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Charlotte County: DeSoto, Glades, Hendry, Highlands, Lee & Sarasota.

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

  • Charlotte County     (The home county of Vizcaya Lakes)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vizcaya Lakes, with the one closest to Vizcaya Lakes listed first.
    • El Jobean
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Murdock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rotonda West
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Charlotte
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Charlotte Harbor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Grove City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Fishermens Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishermens Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishermens Village
      • Fishermens Village is located in Charlotte County
    • Cape Haze
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Manasota Key
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Harbor View
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
      • Harbor View is located in Charlotte County
    • Placida
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Charlotte Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlotte Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte Park
      • Charlotte Park is located in Charlotte County
  • DeSoto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vizcaya Lakes, with the one closest to Vizcaya Lakes listed first.
    • Fort Ogden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Nocatee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Arcadia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vizcaya Lakes, with the one closest to Vizcaya Lakes listed first.
    • Boca Grande
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Burnt Store Marina
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Store Marina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Store Marina
      • Burnt Store Marina is located in Lee County
    • Bokeelia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Cayo Costa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Pineland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Matlacha Isles - Matlacha Shores
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Matlacha
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Pine Island Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island Center
      • Pine Island Center is located in Lee County
    • Pineland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineland
      • Pineland is located in Lee County
    • Palmona Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmona Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmona Park
      • Palmona Park is located in Lee County
    • Slater
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
      • Slater is located in Lee County
    • Suncoast Estates
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suncoast Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suncoast Estates
      • Suncoast Estates is located in Lee County
  • Manatee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vizcaya Lakes, with the one closest to Vizcaya Lakes listed first.
    • Sandy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
      • Sandy is located in Manatee County
    • Myakka City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Verna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
      • Verna is located in Manatee County
  • Sarasota County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vizcaya Lakes, with the one closest to Vizcaya Lakes listed first.
    • North Port
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Warm Mineral Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Englewood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Plantation
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation
      • Plantation is located in Sarasota County
    • Venice Gardens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venice Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice Gardens
      • Venice Gardens is located in Sarasota County
    • South Venice
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Nokomis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Shiney Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiney Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiney Town
      • Shiney Town is located in Sarasota County
    • Venice
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
      • Venice is located in Sarasota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,634 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venice <1>
    • Laurel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Osprey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Vamo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vamo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vamo
      • Vamo is located in Sarasota County

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

Newspapers Published in Vizcaya Lakes ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vizcaya Lakes.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vizcaya Lakes, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vizcaya Lakes.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Vizcaya Lakes:

Cemeteries Near Vizcaya Lakes ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vizcaya 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Restlawn Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gulf Pines Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gulf Pines Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gulf Pines Memorial Cemetery
  • Gulf Pines Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gulf Pines Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gulf Pines Memorial Park
  • Indian Springs Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Springs Cemetery
  • Cleveland Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cleveland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cleveland Cemetery
  • Royal Palm Memorial Gardens
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Royal Palm Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Royal Palm Memorial Gardens
  • Venice Memorial Gardens
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Venice Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Venice Memorial Gardens
  • Ft. Ogden Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Ogden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Ogden Cemetery
  • Ogden Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ogden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ogden Cemetery
  • Hull Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hull Cemetery
  • Sarasota National Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Owens Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owens Cemetery
    • Pine Level Campground Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Level Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Level Campground Cemetery
    • Myakka Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myakka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myakka 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.<5>

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

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

  • Grove City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Charlotte Harbor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Punta Gorda
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Harbor View
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
    • Harbor View is located in Charlotte County
  • Cleveland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Charlotte County
  • Fort Ogden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
    • Sandy is located in Manatee County
  • Nocatee
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Level
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Level have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
    • Pine Level is located in DeSoto County
  • Arcadia
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vizcaya Lakes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Charlotte County: www.charlottecountyfl.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Vizcaya Lakes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vizcaya Lakes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.9745, Longitude: -82.2109       In this case, the coordinates for Vizcaya Lakes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Vizcaya Lakes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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