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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 Wendel Wood (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 Wendel Wood. 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.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Wendel Wood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wendel Wood, with the one closest to Wendel Wood listed first.
    • Lithia
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Pinecrest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Welcome
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Welcome is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Boyette
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Boyette is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyette
    • Fish Hawk
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Fish Hawk is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Hawk
    • Parkside Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Parkside Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside Village
    • Balm
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Durant
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bloomingdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Indian Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Hills is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • West Plant City Farms
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • West Plant City Farms is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plant City Farms
    • Countryside Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Countryside Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
    • Summerfield Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Summerfield Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Village
  • Hardee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wendel Wood, with the one closest to Wendel Wood listed first.
    • Bowling Green
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wauchula
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Zolfo Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Manatee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wendel Wood, with the one closest to Wendel Wood listed first.
    • Duette
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Parrish
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Waterbury
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Waterbury is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
    • Verna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Verna is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
    • Ellenton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Myakka City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Memphis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Memphis is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
    • Terra Ceia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wendel Wood, with the one closest to Wendel Wood listed first.
    • Crystal Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Zephyrhills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wendel Wood, with the one closest to Wendel Wood listed first.
    • Gandy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
    • Saint Petersburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wendel Wood, with the one closest to Wendel Wood listed first.
    • Nichols
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bradley Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Bradley Junction is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Junction
    • Brewster ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Brewster is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
    • Willow Oak
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
    • Mulberry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeland Highlands
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeland Highlands is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Highlands
    • Medulla
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
    • Winston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Armour ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Armour is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
    • Lyle Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lyle Corner is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle Corner
    • Bartow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Homeland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Highland City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Wendel Wood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wendel Wood.

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 Wendel Wood - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lithia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hunter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Blue Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southwest of Bradley Junction.
    • The Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Little Alafia Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Olive Primitive Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Willow Oak Baptist Church Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hackney - Riverview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <3>
  • Serenity Meadows Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Samford Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Prairie Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Cemetery
    • The Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bone Valley Cemetery
    • Fuller Heights Cemetery
    • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72484 <3>
  • Brandon Family Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (97 more) ...
    • Keen Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Memorial Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Springhead Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Keysville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Keysville is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
  • Bloomingdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Valrico
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Peru ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Sydney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Brandon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Limona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Seffner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Plant City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Mango
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Gulf City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Gulf City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf City
  • Knights
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Knights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Thonotosassa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Homeland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Bartow
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Wendel Wood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wendel Wood.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Wendel Wood:

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>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- Wendel Wood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Wendel Wood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.