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Nearest Communities to Zolfo Springs,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Zolfo Springs, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Zolfo Springs:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small town in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Zolfo Springs.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Zolfo Springs is located in Hardee County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hardee County: DeSoto, Highlands, Hillsborough, Manatee & Polk.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 130 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Zolfo Springs. Of these communities, 109 are located in counties other than Hardee County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Zolfo Springs (which is Hardee County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Zolfo Springs

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Hardee County   (where Zolfo Springs resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.hardeecountyfl.gov/
    • County Seat for Hardee:   Wauchula
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Zolfo Springs   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Zolfo Springs.
      • Moffitt
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Moffitt is located in Hardee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
      • Wauchula
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Griffins Corner
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Griffins Corner is located in Hardee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Corner
      • Oak Grove
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Oak Grove is located in Hardee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Coker
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Coker is located in Hardee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker
      • Wauchula Hills
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Wauchula Hills is located in Hardee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauchula Hills
      • Buchanan
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Buchanan is located in Hardee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
      • Ona
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Torrey
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Torrey is located in Hardee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrey
      • Lemon Grove
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Lemon Grove is located in Hardee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Grove
      • Sweetwater
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Sweetwater is located in Hardee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
      • Vandolah
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Vandolah is located in Hardee County
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        • Gardner
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
          • Gardner is located in Hardee County
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        • Bridges
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Bridges is located in Hardee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
        • Bowling Green
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Limestone
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Limestone is located in Hardee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
        • Fort Green Springs
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Fort Green Springs is located in Hardee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Green Springs
        • Fort Green
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Fort Green is located in Hardee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Green
        • Kinsey
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Kinsey is located in Hardee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
        • Crewsville
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Lily
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Lily is located in Hardee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
  • DeSoto County
  • Highlands County
    • County Website:   https://www.highlandsfl.gov/
    • County Seat for Highlands:   Sebring
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Zolfo Springs   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Zolfo Springs.
      • Avon Park Lakes
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Avon Park Lakes is located in Highlands County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Park Lakes
      • Avon Park
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Sebring Shores
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Sebring Shores is located in Highlands County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring Shores
      • Highland Lakes
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Highland Lakes is located in Highlands County
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      • Negrotown Knoll
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Negrotown Knoll is located in Highlands County
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      • Lakemont
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Lakemont is located in Highlands County
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      • Sebring
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Alpine
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hen Scratch
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Hen Scratch is located in Highlands County
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      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • De Soto City
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • De Soto City is located in Highlands County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto City
        • Kuhlman
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Kuhlman is located in Highlands County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuhlman
        • Istokpoga
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Istokpoga is located in Highlands County
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        • Lake Placid
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Placid Lakes
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Placid Lakes is located in Highlands County
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        • Sylvan Shores
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Sylvan Shores is located in Highlands County
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  • Hillsborough County
    • County Website:   https://hcfl.gov/
    • County Seat for Hillsborough:   Tampa
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Zolfo Springs   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Zolfo Springs.
      • Fort Lonesome
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Fort Lonesome is located in Hillsborough County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lonesome
      • Hiscock Acres
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Hiscock Acres is located in Hillsborough County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiscock Acres
      • Holland Acres
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Holland Acres is located in Hillsborough County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Acres
      • Lillibridge
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Lillibridge is located in Hillsborough County
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      • Mac Acres
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Mac Acres is located in Hillsborough County
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      • Hendry Estates
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Hendry Estates is located in Hillsborough County
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      • Hunters Hill
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Hunters Hill is located in Hillsborough County
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      • Jameson Farms
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jameson Farms is located in Hillsborough County
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      • Lonesome Hollow
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Lonesome Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonesome Hollow
      • Alafia Ranch
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Alafia Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alafia Ranch
      • Cindy Lynn Place
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Cindy Lynn Place is located in Hillsborough County
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      • Corbett Acres
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Corbett Acres is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Creightons Mizelle Creek Garden Estates
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Edge
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Edge is located in Hillsborough County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
        • Edison
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Edison is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Great Oaks
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Great Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Oaks
        • Mannhurst Oak Manors
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Mannhurst Oak Manors is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Rogers Ranch
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Rogers Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
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        • Welcome
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Wendel Wood
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Wendel Wood is located in Hillsborough County
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  • Manatee County
  • Polk County

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Zolfo Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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