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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 Webster (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 Webster. 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 northeast 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 north.

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 north 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.

Webster is located in Sumter 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 Sumter County: Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Pasco & Polk.

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

  • Sumter County     (The home county of Webster)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Webster, with the one closest to Webster listed first.
    • Linden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Linden is located in Sumter County
    • Tarrytown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
      • Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
    • Center Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bushnell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mabel
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
      • Mabel is located in Sumter County
    • Bucker Womans Town ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucker Womans Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucker Womans Town
      • Bucker Womans Town is located in Sumter County
    • Sumterville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Wahoo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahoo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
      • Wahoo is located in Sumter County
    • Lake Panasoffkee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Adamsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
      • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
    • Coleman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Bay Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
      • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
  • Citrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Webster, with the one closest to Webster listed first.
    • Floral City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Inverness Highlands South
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Inverness
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Inverness Highlands North
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mannfield ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mannfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
      • Mannfield is located in Citrus County
    • Hernando
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sugarmill Woods
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarmill Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarmill Woods
      • Sugarmill Woods is located in Citrus County
    • Citrus Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Hills
      • Citrus Hills is located in Citrus County
    • Lecanto
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Webster, with the one closest to Webster listed first.
    • Ridge Manor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Nobleton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Istachatta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hill 'n Dale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
      • Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
    • Spring Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
      • Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
    • Lake Lindsey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lindsey
      • Lake Lindsey is located in Hernando County
    • Brooksville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • North Brooksville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooksville
      • North Brooksville is located in Hernando County
    • South Brooksville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
      • South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
    • Ringgold ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
      • Ringgold is located in Hernando County
    • Wiscon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
      • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
    • Brookridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
      • Brookridge is located in Hernando County
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Webster, with the one closest to Webster listed first.
    • Mascotte
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Groveland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Okahumpka
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Whitney is located in Lake County
    • Montclair
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montclair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
      • Montclair is located in Lake County
    • Leesburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Yalaha
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Clermont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Minneola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Howey-in-the-Hills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunnyside
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
      • Sunnyside is located in Lake County
    • Fruitland Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Webster, with the one closest to Webster listed first.
    • Weirsdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Danks Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Summerfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Eastlake Weir
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Ocklawaha
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Webster, with the one closest to Webster listed first.
    • Killarney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Oakland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Tildenville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tildenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tildenville
      • Tildenville is located in Orange County
    • Tangerine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Winter Garden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Zellwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Paradise Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Heights
      • Paradise Heights is located in Orange County
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Webster, with the one closest to Webster listed first.
    • Lacoochee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Moss Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moss Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Town
      • Moss Town is located in Pasco County
    • Trilby
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Blanton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
      • Blanton is located in Pasco County
    • Dade City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Leo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Richland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Pasco County
    • San Antonio
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
      • San Antonio is located in Pasco County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,506 people
      • Former name for San Antonio:
      • Lake Jovita
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Antonio <2>
    • Zephyrhills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Crystal Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
    • Wesley Chapel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Webster ...

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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Webster.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Webster, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Webster.

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 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 Webster:

Cemeteries Near Webster ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Webster.

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

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

  • Garden of Memories Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Stewart Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Chapel Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • South Sumter Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Sumter Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Sumter Evergreen Cemetery
  • Linden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linden Cemetery
  • Matchett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Matchett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matchett Cemetery
  • Center Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Hill Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden is located outside and to the east of Bushnell.
    • The St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden has also been known as:
    • St. Francis Memorial Garden
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Episcopal Church Memorial Garden
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2736557 <5>
  • Tuscanooga Baptist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tuscanooga Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuscanooga Baptist Cemetery
  • Tema Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tema Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tema Cemetery
  • Merritt Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merritt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merritt Cemetery
  • Continue List   (92 more) ...
    • Cool Spring Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cool Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cool Spring Cemetery
    • Wild Cow Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wild Cow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wild Cow Cemetery
    • Mascotte Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mascotte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mascotte 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Webster had a population of 111 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Webster had a population of 1,217 people.

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

  • Tarrytown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
    • Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
  • Linden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Linden is located in Sumter County
  • Bushnell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Catherine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Catherine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catherine
    • Saint Catherine is located in Sumter County
  • Sumterville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mascotte
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Lacoochee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Okahumpka
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Coleman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Bay Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
    • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
  • Istachatta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Whitney
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Whitney is located in Lake County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Bamboo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bamboo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
      • Bamboo is located in Sumter County
    • Orange Home
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
      • Orange Home is located in Sumter County
    • Carlson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlson
      • Carlson is located in Sumter County

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

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

The official website for Sumter County: www.bocc.co.sumter.fl.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Webster) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Webster. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.6099, Longitude: -82.0547    
<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 Webster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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