Our Genealogy Helper
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 Wesley Chapel South (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 Wesley Chapel South. 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.
Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco 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 Pasco County: Hernando, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk & Sumter.
Below are the counties that are near Wesley Chapel South. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wesley Chapel South:
- Pasco County (The home county of Wesley Chapel South)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley Chapel South, with the one closest to Wesley Chapel South listed first.
- Wesley Chapel
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Saint Leo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- San Antonio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Zephyrhills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Land O' Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crystal Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Richland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Richland is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Dade City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fivay ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fivay is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
- Blanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Blanton is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
- Odessa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hernando County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley Chapel South, with the one closest to Wesley Chapel South listed first.
- Masaryktown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Hill 'n Dale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
- South Brooksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
- Ridge Manor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brooksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wiscon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wiscon is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
- Richloam ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Richloam is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richloam
- North Brooksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- North Brooksville is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooksville
- Brookridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Brookridge is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
- Timber Pines
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
- Hillsborough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley Chapel South, with the one closest to Wesley Chapel South listed first.
- Lakeview Villas at Pebble Creek Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pebble Creek Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pebble Creek Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek Village
- Pebble Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pebble Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Florida Townsend Colony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston City
- Lake Brooker Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Brooker Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brooker Village
- Lake Keen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Keen is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Keen
- Lutz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Sapphire Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Sapphire Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sapphire Village
- Yocam Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yocam Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocam Village
- Bay Hills Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bay Hills Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hills Village
- Brant Lake Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brant Lake Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake Village
- Pinellas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley Chapel South, with the one closest to Wesley Chapel South listed first.
- East Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Lake is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
- Oldsmar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tarpon Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Safety Harbor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
- Ozona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palm Harbor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bayview ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bayview is located in Pinellas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
- Dunedin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley Chapel South, with the one closest to Wesley Chapel South listed first.
- Kathleen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gibsonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gibsonia is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
- Winston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Winston is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Fox Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fox Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
- Lakeland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Acton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Acton is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Combee Settlement
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Combee Settlement is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combee Settlement
- Medulla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Medulla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
- Crystal Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Eaton Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Oak is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
- Lakeland Highlands
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeland Highlands is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Highlands
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wesley Chapel South, with the one closest to Wesley Chapel South listed first.
- Bucker Womans Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bucker Womans Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucker Womans Town
- Tarrytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tarrytown is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
- Linden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Linden is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Webster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wesley Chapel South, see our County-by-County Page for Wesley Chapel South.
Cemeteries Near Wesley Chapel South ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wesley Chapel South.
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 Wesley Chapel South - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wesley Chapel South covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wesley Chapel South, with the one closest to Wesley Chapel South listed first.
- Double Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Geiger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Emmaus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gan Shalom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Land O' Lakes.
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ehren African American Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2319666 <2>
- Oakside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Crystal Springs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (107 more) ...
- Chapel Hill Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Floral Memory Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Withlacoochee Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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 Wesley Chapel South in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wesley Chapel South.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wesley Chapel South, with the one closest to Wesley Chapel South listed first.
- Saint Leo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- San Antonio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Ehren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ehren is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
- Richland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Richland is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Ellerslie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellerslie is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
- Thonotosassa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Blanton is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Jessamine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jessamine is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessamine
- Odessa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Keene
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keene is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
- Knights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
- Mango
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Seffner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lacoochee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Plant City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wesley Chapel South. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wesley Chapel South.
Newspapers Published in Wesley Chapel South ...
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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wesley Chapel South.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wesley Chapel South, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wesley Chapel South.
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 Wesley Chapel South:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Pasco County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hernando County
- Hillsborough County
- Pinellas County
- Polk County
- Sumter County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Florida
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- Wesley Chapel South) 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 Wesley Chapel South, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |