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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 Waller 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 Waller 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 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.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Waller Acres)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waller Acres, with the one closest to Waller Acres listed first.
    • Sydney
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dover
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • West Plant City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • West Plant City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plant City
    • Woodfield Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Woodfield Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield Village
    • Cedar Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedar Run is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
    • Strawberry Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Strawberry Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Village
    • West Plant City Farms
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • West Plant City Farms is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plant City Farms
    • Plant City Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Plant City Heights is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City Heights
    • Plant City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Parrish
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Parrish is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
    • Valrico Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Valrico Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valrico Village
    • Valrico
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Durant
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Manatee County
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waller Acres, with the one closest to Waller Acres listed first.
    • Crystal Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Zephyrhills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
    • Wesley Chapel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Richland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Richland is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Land O' Lakes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Leo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • San Antonio
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • 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
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Odessa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Blanton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Blanton is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waller Acres, with the one closest to Waller Acres listed first.
    • Gandy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
    • Oldsmar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Feather Sound
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waller Acres, with the one closest to Waller Acres listed first.
    • Winston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Nichols
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Willow Oak
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
    • Medulla
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
    • Kathleen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeland Highlands
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Lakeland Highlands is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Highlands
    • Lakeland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Mulberry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Acton ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Acton is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Gibsonia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Gibsonia is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
    • Eaton Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Combee Settlement
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Combee Settlement is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combee Settlement
    • Crystal Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Crystal Lake is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake

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

Cemeteries Near Waller Acres ...

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

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

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

  • Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Garden of Peace Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hopewell Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brandon Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mathews Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hillsboro Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Limona Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Limona Cemetery is located in Brandon.
  • Springhead Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lithia Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Loving Care Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (109 more) ...
    • Commemorative Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hackney - Riverview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Sydney
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Valrico
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Plant City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Seffner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Brandon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Knights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Knights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
  • Limona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Bloomingdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Keene
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Keene is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Mango
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Thonotosassa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Keysville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Keysville is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Peru ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Kathleen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeland
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Waller Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waller Acres.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Waller 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waller 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 Waller Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.