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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 Wynstone (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 Wynstone. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Wynstone)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wynstone, with the one closest to Wynstone listed first.
    • Lakeview Villas at Pebble Creek Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Pebble Creek Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Pebble Creek Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek Village
    • Pebble Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Pebble Creek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
    • Florida Townsend Colony
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Rustic Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Rustic Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Village
    • Langshire Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Langshire Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langshire Village
    • Thonotosassa
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • John Knox Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • John Knox Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Knox Village
    • Lake Keen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Lake Keen is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Keen
    • Bay Hills Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bay Hills Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hills Village
    • Brant Lake Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Brant Lake Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake Village
    • Lutz
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wynstone, with the one closest to Wynstone listed first.
    • Masaryktown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Spring Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Spring Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hill 'n Dale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
    • South Brooksville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
    • Timber Pines
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
    • Ridge Manor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Wiscon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
    • Weeki Wachee Acres
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Weeki Wachee Acres is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Acres
    • Brooksville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Richloam ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Richloam is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richloam
    • Weeki Wachee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wynstone, with the one closest to Wynstone listed first.
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • 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 north)
    • Land O' Lakes
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Crystal Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Zephyrhills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Odessa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • San Antonio
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Saint Leo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
    • Richland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Richland is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
    • Dade City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wynstone, with the one closest to Wynstone listed first.
    • East Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • East Lake is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
    • Oldsmar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Safety Harbor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Gandy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
    • Cove Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
    • Tarpon Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Feather Sound
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Crystal Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Dunedin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Ozona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Palm Harbor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wynstone, with the one closest to Wynstone listed first.
    • Kathleen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Winston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Gibsonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Gibsonia is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
    • Lakeland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Medulla
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
    • Nichols
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Willow Oak
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
    • Acton ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Acton is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Fox Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Fox Town is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
    • Combee Settlement
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Combee Settlement is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combee Settlement
    • Lakeland Highlands
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakeland Highlands is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Highlands
    • Crystal Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Crystal Lake is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake

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

Cemeteries Near Wynstone ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wynstone.

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 Wynstone - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Gan Shalom Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunset Gardens Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Loving Care Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Double Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lake Carroll Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Robles Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Myrtle Hill Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 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
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Rose Hill Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Rose Hill Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Rose Hills Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72535 <2>
  • Orange Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Centro Asturiano Memorial Park Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro Asturiano Memorial Park Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Asturiano Memorial Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Centro Asturiano Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Centro Asturiano Cemetery
    • Centro Asturiano Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71836 <2>
  • Continue List   (109 more) ...
    • Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rodeph Sholom Cemetery is located in Tampa.
      • The Rodeph Sholom Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
      • Tampa Jewish Memorial Gardens
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2500750 <2>
    • Mathews Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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>

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

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

  • Thonotosassa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mango
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Ehren
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ehren is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
  • Seffner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tampa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
  • Keene
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Keene is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Odessa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Limona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Knights
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Knights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
  • Brandon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Valrico
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sydney
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • San Antonio
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Saint Leo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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 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 Wynstone:

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wynstone) 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 Wynstone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.