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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 Wall Springs (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 Wall Springs. 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 Wall Springs ...

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 Wall Springs: Wall Spgs. (or less commonly used: Wall Spngs. or Wall Sprngs.)

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 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.

Wall Springs is located in Pinellas 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 Pinellas County: Hillsborough & Pasco.

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

  • Pinellas County     (The home county of Wall Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wall Springs, with the one closest to Wall Springs listed first.
    • Crystal Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cove Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
      • Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
    • Palm Harbor
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Ozona
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Tarpon Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • East Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
      • East Lake is located in Pinellas County
    • Dunedin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Oldsmar
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Safety Harbor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Clearwater Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Beach
      • Clearwater Beach is located in Pinellas County
    • Clearwater
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
      • Clearwater is located in Pinellas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,552 people
      • Former name for Clearwater:
      • Clear Water Harbor
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <1>
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
    • Belleair
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wall Springs, with the one closest to Wall Springs listed first.
    • Hernando Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Timber Pines
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
      • Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
    • Weeki Wachee Acres
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeki Wachee Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Acres
      • Weeki Wachee Acres is located in Hernando County
    • Spring Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Masaryktown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillsborough County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wall Springs, with the one closest to Wall Springs listed first.
    • Canterbury Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canterbury Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
      • Canterbury Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Keystone Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
      • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Royal Troon Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Troon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Troon Village
      • Royal Troon Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Keystone
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
      • Keystone is located in Hillsborough County
    • Fawn Ridge Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fawn Ridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Ridge Village
      • Fawn Ridge Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Northlake Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northlake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake Village
      • Northlake Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Westchase
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westchase have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westchase
      • Westchase is located in Hillsborough County
    • Eaglebrook
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglebrook
      • Eaglebrook is located in Hillsborough County
    • Bayport Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayport Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport Village
      • Bayport Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Bayside Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
      • Bayside Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Mecca City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mecca City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca City
      • Mecca City is located in Hillsborough County
    • West Waters Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Waters Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Waters Village
      • West Waters Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Eastbrook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastbrook
      • Eastbrook is located in Hillsborough County
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wall Springs, with the one closest to Wall Springs listed first.
    • Holiday
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Beacon Square
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beacon Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Square
      • Beacon Square is located in Pasco County
    • Elfers
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Trinity
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • New Port Richey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Port Richey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Odessa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jasmine Estates
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasmine Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Estates
      • Jasmine Estates is located in Pasco County
    • Bayonet Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Hudson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Land O' Lakes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fivay Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fivay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County

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

Newspapers Published in Wall Springs ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wall Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wall Springs, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wall Springs.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Wall Springs:

Cemeteries Near Wall Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wall Springs.

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 Wall Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Parklawn Memory Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parklawn Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parklawn Memory Gardens
  • Curlew Hills Memory Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curlew Hills Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curlew Hills Memory Gardens
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
  • Cycadia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cycadia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cycadia Cemetery
  • Parklawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parklawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parklawn Cemetery
  • Dunedin Highland Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunedin Highland Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunedin Highland Memorial Park
  • Dunedin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunedin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunedin Cemetery
  • McMullen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMullen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMullen Cemetery
  • Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens
  • Rousseau Pioneer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rousseau Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rousseau Pioneer Cemetery
  • East Elfers Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (54 more) ...
    • Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens
    • Stark Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stark Cemetery
    • Serenity Gardens Memorial Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Serenity Gardens Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Anona.
      • The Serenity Gardens Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Moss Feaster Serenity Gardens
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Serenity Gardens Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72605 <5>

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.<6>

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

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

  • Keystone Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
    • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
  • Port Richey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Odessa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hudson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Tampa
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
    • Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407,599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <1>
  • Port Tampa
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Tampa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
    • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
  • Ybor City
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ybor City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
  • Ehren
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ehren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
    • Ehren is located in Pasco County
  • Thonotosassa
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Mango
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

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

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

The official website for Pinellas County: www.pinellascounty.org/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wall Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wall Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.1014, Longitude: -82.7718       In this case, the coordinates for Wall Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Wall Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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