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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 Ziegler Brothers Estates (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 Ziegler Brothers Estates. 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 Ziegler Brothers Estates ...

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 Ziegler Brothers Estates: Ziegler Brothers Ests.

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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

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

  • Hillsborough County     (The home county of Ziegler Brothers Estates)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ziegler Brothers Estates, with the one closest to Ziegler Brothers Estates listed first.
    • Florida Townsend Colony
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lake Keen
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Lake Keen is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Keen
    • Lake Brooker Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Lake Brooker Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brooker Village
    • Lutz
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Brant Lake Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Brant Lake Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake Village
    • Kambridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Kambridge is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kambridge
    • Lake Sapphire Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Lake Sapphire Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sapphire Village
    • Yocam Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Yocam Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocam Village
    • Indian Mound Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Indian Mound Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
    • Cannes Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Cannes Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannes Village
    • Cheval Wimbledon Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Heritage Harbor Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ziegler Brothers Estates, with the one closest to Ziegler Brothers Estates listed first.
    • Masaryktown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Spring Hill
      (23 miles [37 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
    • Timber Pines
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
    • Weeki Wachee Acres
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Weeki Wachee Acres is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Acres
    • 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
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Wiscon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
    • Hernando Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Brookridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Brookridge is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
    • Brooksville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • High Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • High Point is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ziegler Brothers Estates, with the one closest to Ziegler Brothers Estates listed first.
    • Land O' Lakes
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
    • Wesley Chapel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Odessa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
    • 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
    • San Antonio
      (15 miles [24.1 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>
    • Trinity
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Crystal Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Zephyrhills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Saint Leo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Elfers
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ziegler Brothers Estates, with the one closest to Ziegler Brothers Estates listed first.
    • Oldsmar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • East Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • East Lake is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
    • Safety Harbor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Tarpon Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Cove Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Crystal Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Ozona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Palm Harbor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Dunedin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Feather Sound
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Gandy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ziegler Brothers Estates, with the one closest to Ziegler Brothers Estates listed first.
    • Kathleen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Winston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Gibsonia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Gibsonia is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
    • Lakeland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • 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
    • Fox Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Fox Town is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
    • Medulla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
    • Nichols
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Ziegler Brothers Estates ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ziegler Brothers Estates.

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 Ziegler Brothers Estates - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Gan Shalom Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lake Carroll Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Double Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Robles Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Sunset Gardens Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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)
  • 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>
  • Continue List   (100 more) ...
    • 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)
    • Rose Hill Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 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>

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

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

  • Odessa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ehren
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Ehren is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
  • Thonotosassa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Tampa
    (12 miles [19.3 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
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
  • Mango
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Keystone Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
  • Seffner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • San Antonio
    (15 miles [24.1 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>
  • Limona
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Saint Leo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Brandon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Keene
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Keene is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
    • Valrico
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Sydney
      (18 miles [29 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 Ziegler Brothers Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ziegler Brothers Estates.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Ziegler Brothers Estates:

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