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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 West Meadows (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 West Meadows. 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 West Meadows ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for West Meadows: W. Meadows

You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Meadows. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Meadows.

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.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of West Meadows)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Meadows, with the one closest to West Meadows listed first.
    • Lakeview Villas at Pebble Creek Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Pebble Creek Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Pebble Creek Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek Village
    • Pebble Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Pebble Creek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
    • Florida Townsend Colony
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lake Keen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Lake Keen is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Keen
    • Lutz
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • John Knox Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • John Knox Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Knox Village
    • Brant Lake Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Brant Lake Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake Village
    • Kambridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Kambridge is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kambridge
    • Lake Brooker Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Lake Brooker Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brooker Village
    • Lake Sapphire Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Lake Sapphire Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sapphire Village
    • Yocam Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Yocam Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocam Village
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Meadows, with the one closest to West Meadows listed first.
    • Masaryktown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Spring Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Spring Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Timber Pines
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
    • Hill 'n Dale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
    • South Brooksville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
    • Weeki Wachee Acres
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Weeki Wachee Acres is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Acres
    • Wiscon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
    • Ridge Manor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Brookridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Brookridge is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
    • Brooksville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Hernando Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Meadows, with the one closest to West Meadows listed first.
    • Land O' Lakes
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
    • Wesley Chapel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Odessa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Crystal Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Zephyrhills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
    • San Antonio
      (14 miles [22.5 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>
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
    • Saint Leo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Richland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Richland is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Dade City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Meadows, with the one closest to West Meadows listed first.
    • Oldsmar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • East Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • East Lake is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
    • Safety Harbor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Tarpon Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Cove Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
    • Palm Harbor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Feather Sound
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Gandy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
    • Crystal Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Dunedin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Ozona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Meadows, with the one closest to West Meadows listed first.
    • Kathleen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Winston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Gibsonia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Gibsonia is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
    • Lakeland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Fox Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Fox Town is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
    • Medulla
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
    • Nichols
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Willow Oak
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
    • Acton ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Acton is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Combee Settlement
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Combee Settlement is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combee Settlement
    • Crystal Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Crystal Lake is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
    • Lakeland Highlands
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakeland Highlands is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Highlands

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

Cemeteries Near West Meadows ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Meadows.

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 West Meadows - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Gan Shalom Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunset Gardens Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Double Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Carroll Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Robles Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Loving Care Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Holden Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • The Home Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Home Cemetery
    • The Home Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oakland Cemetery
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (105 more) ...
    • Garden of Memories
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Garden of Memories is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
      • The Garden of Memories has also been known as:
      • Garden of Memories Cemetery
      • Tampa Garden of Memories Cemetery
      • Tampa Garden of Memories
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72022 <2>
    • Myrtle Hill Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Hill Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Myrtle Hill Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
      • The Myrtle Hill Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Myrtle Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72326 <2>
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Thonotosassa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ehren
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ehren is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
  • Odessa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Mango
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Tampa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407,599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <1>
  • Ybor City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
  • Seffner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Limona
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Keene
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Keene is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • San Antonio
    (14 miles [22.5 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>
  • Brandon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Knights
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Knights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Saint Leo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Valrico
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sydney
      (16 miles [25.7 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 West Meadows. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Meadows.

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 West Meadows:

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- West Meadows) 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 West Meadows, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.