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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 Willowbrae Village (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 Willowbrae Village. 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 Willowbrae Village ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Willowbrae Village: Willowbrae Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Willowbrae Village is located in Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough County: Hardee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas & Polk.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Willowbrae Village)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willowbrae Village, with the one closest to Willowbrae Village listed first.
    • Fairway Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
      • Fairway Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Grove Point Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Point Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Point Village
      • Grove Point Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Hollyglen Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollyglen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyglen Village
      • Hollyglen Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Greater Carrollwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greater Carrollwood
      • Greater Carrollwood is located in Hillsborough County
    • Bellefield Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellefield Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefield Village
      • Bellefield Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Brightside Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brightside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightside Village
      • Brightside Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Brookgreen Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookgreen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookgreen Village
      • Brookgreen Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Greenbrook Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrook Village
      • Greenbrook Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Cedarwood Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood Village
      • Cedarwood Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Chadbourne Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chadbourne Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadbourne Village
      • Chadbourne Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Fairfield Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Village
      • Fairfield Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Glen Ellen Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Ellen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen Village
      • Glen Ellen Village is located in Hillsborough County
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willowbrae Village, with the one closest to Willowbrae Village listed first.
    • Masaryktown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Spring Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Timber Pines
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
      • Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
    • Weeki Wachee Acres
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeki Wachee Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Acres
      • Weeki Wachee Acres is located in Hernando County
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willowbrae Village, with the one closest to Willowbrae Village listed first.
    • Odessa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Land O' Lakes
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Trinity
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Holiday
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Elfers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
    • Wesley Chapel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Beacon Square
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beacon Square have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Square
      • Beacon Square is located in Pasco County
    • New Port Richey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fivay Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fivay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
    • Jasmine Estates
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasmine Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Estates
      • Jasmine Estates is located in Pasco County
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willowbrae Village, with the one closest to Willowbrae Village listed first.
    • Oldsmar
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • East Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
      • East Lake is located in Pinellas County
    • Safety Harbor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
    • Feather Sound
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gandy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gandy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
    • High Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
      • High Point is located in Pinellas County
    • South Highpoint
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Highpoint have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Highpoint
      • South Highpoint is located in Pinellas County
    • Dunedin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Four Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
      • Four Corners is located in Pinellas County
    • Cove Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
      • Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
    • Ozona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willowbrae Village, with the one closest to Willowbrae Village listed first.
    • Kathleen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Winston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
      • Winston is located in Polk County

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

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 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 Willowbrae Village:

Cemeteries Near Willowbrae Village ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Willowbrae Village.

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

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

  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Lake Carroll Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Carroll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Carroll Cemetery
  • Marti Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Israel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Beth Israel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Israel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2425075 <4>
  • Showmans Rest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old)
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old) is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old) has also been known as:
    • Old Centro Asturiano Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centro Asturiano Cemetery (Old)
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2346261 <4>
  • American Legion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the American Legion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the American Legion Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
  • Robles Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robles Cemetery
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (88 more) ...
    • Centro Espanol Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • La Unione Italiana Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Home Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The The Home Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Oakland Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the The Home 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.<5>

While we didn't find Willowbrae Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Willowbrae Village.

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

  • Tampa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
    • Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407,599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <2>
  • Ybor City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ybor City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
  • Odessa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Keystone Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
    • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
  • Port Tampa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Tampa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
    • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
  • Mango
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Thonotosassa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Limona
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
  • Seffner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Ehren
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ehren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
    • Ehren is located in Pasco County
  • Brandon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Peru ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peru have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Valrico
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Sydney
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Bloomingdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
      • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County

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

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

The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcounty.org/

The official website for State of Florida: https://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>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.
<5>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 Willowbrae Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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