Freedtown, Florida

Last updated

Freedtown [1] [2] (Earnestville) was a former community in Pasco County, Florida, located just south of Buddy Lake. The 19th century town was founded sometime prior to December 1886. It was a "freedtown", meaning it was a town populated mostly by freedmen. The town gradually ceased to exist after the Great Freeze of 1894–1895, and none of its buildings or its cemetery remain today. In 2004 the Pasco Board of County Commissioners and the Pasco County Historical Preservation Committee erected a historical marker at the intersection of Fort King Road and Bozeman Road stating that the community was about a mile west of it. [3]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pasco County, Florida</span> County in Florida, United States

Pasco County is located on the west central coast of the U.S. state of Florida. According to the 2020 census, the population was 561,691. Its county seat is Dade City, and its largest city is Zephyrhills. The county is named after Samuel Pasco.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Spring Hill, Florida</span> Census-designated place in Hernando County Florida, United States

Spring Hill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hernando County, Florida, United States. The population was 113,568 at the 2020 census, up from 98,621 at the 2010 census. Spring Hill belongs to Florida's Nature Coast region and is in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area. It is east of Hernando Beach, southwest of Brooksville, and north of Tampa.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lutz, Florida</span> Unincorporated Community in Florida, United States

Lutz is an unincorporated community in Hillsborough County and Pasco County, Florida, United States, 15 miles (24 km) north of Tampa. While there is a census-designated area of Lutz, the community itself extends beyond those boundaries into other census-designated areas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dade City, Florida</span> City in Florida, United States

Dade City is a city in and the county seat of Pasco County, Florida, United States. It is located in the Tampa Bay Area, north east of Tampa and south east of Orlando. The population was 7,275 as of the 2020 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Land o' Lakes, Florida</span> Census-designated place in Florida, United States

Land O' Lakes is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pasco County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida MSA. As of the 2020 US census, the CDP had a population of 35,929.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Port Richey, Florida</span> City in Pasco County, Florida, United States

New Port Richey is a city in Pasco County, Florida, United States. It is a suburban city included in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was counted at 16,728 in the 2020 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">San Antonio, Florida</span> City in Florida, United States

San Antonio, or unofficially San Ann or San An' as the locals call it, is a city in Pasco County, Florida, United States. It is a suburban city included in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, much more commonly known as the Tampa Bay Area. It lies within Florida's 12th congressional district. The population was 1,297 at the 2020 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trinity, Florida</span> CDP in Florida, United States

Trinity is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pasco County, Florida, United States. The population was 10,907 in 2010, according to the most recent census. The Trinity Community is named after Trinity College of Florida, a Bible college founded in 1932, when it relocated to the first occupied site in the communities developed by James Gills in the late 1980s. The main plaza is found near the high school, known as Mitchell Ranch Plaza. Trinity is located at the junction where Pasco, Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties meet. The community of Longleaf is located in Trinity and it is believed that the “Welcome Plank” originated in Longleaf.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wesley Chapel, Florida</span> CDP in Florida, United States

Wesley Chapel is a census-designated place in Pasco County, Florida, United States. The population was 64,866 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb in the Tampa Bay area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Holy Name Monastery</span> Benedictine monaster in Saint Leo, Florida

Holy Name Monastery is a Roman Catholic Benedictine women's monastery located in Saint Leo, Florida, owned and operated by the Benedictine Sisters of Florida. It was known first as Holy Name Convent and then as Holy Name Priory before taking its current name in the 1990s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Florida's 12th congressional district</span> U.S. House district for Florida

Florida's 12th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress and was assigned along the Gulf coast of central Florida. The district includes Citrus County and Hernando County, as well as most of Pasco County, including the places of New Port Richey, Dade City, Spring Hill, and Homosassa Springs.

Pasco–Hernando State College (PHSC) is a public college in Florida with campuses in Pasco and Hernando counties. It is part of the Florida College System and has additional campuses in Brooksville, Dade City, New Port Richey, Spring Hill, and Wesley Chapel. The name of the school changed from Pasco-Hernando Community College (PHCC) to Pasco–Hernando State College (PHSC) on January 21, 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sunlake High School</span> Public school

Sunlake High School is a public high school in Pasco County, Florida, located off Sunlake Boulevard and State Road 54 in Land O' Lakes, Florida. It is adjacent to Charles S. Rushe Middle School, both of which opened on August 20, 2007.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aripeka, Florida</span> Census-designated place & Unincorporated Community in Florida, United States

Aripeka is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in the U.S. state of Florida, along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico at the border dividing Pasco and Hernando counties. The ZIP Code for the community is 34679, but it was originally assigned as 33502. As of the 2020 census, the population was 320.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pasco County Sheriff's Office</span> Law enforcement agency for Pasco County, Florida

The Pasco County Sheriff's Office (PSO) is the law enforcement agency responsible for Pasco County, Florida. It is the largest law enforcement agency within the county, and serves as a full service law enforcement agency for the over 600,000 citizens of Pasco County, Florida.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trilacoochee, Florida</span> Unincorporated community in Florida, U.S.

Trilacoochee is an unincorporated community in the northeast corner of Pasco County, Florida, United States. It is at the northern terminus of the US 301 and US 98 multiplex. It has a non-profit "Greater Trilby Community Association" which exists to improve the life and quality of residents of the Trilby, Trilacoochee and Lacoochee area. The ZIP Code for this community is 33523, which it shares with Dade City.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Crews Lake Wilderness Park</span> Park in Florida, United States

Crews Lake Wilderness Park is located off Shady Hills Road in Pasco County, Florida. The park includes hiking trails, a short paved bike trail, playground, wooden tower, athletic fields, and the 7+1⁄2 in gauge Central Pasco & Gulf Railroad. Rides on the miniature railroad are offered the second Saturday of every month. The lake is the source for the Pithlachascotee River. Jumping Gully Preserve is adjacent to the park.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Moon Lake, Florida</span>

Moon Lake is an unincorporated area in Pasco County, Florida. Moon Lake Road passes through the area. Moon Lake was once home to the Moon Lake Gardens Dude Ranch, built between 1933 and 1937 by the owner of Clearwater, Florida's Fort Harrison Hotel, Ed Haley. The tourist resort included cottages, a casino, and gardens. Moon Lake's elementary school scored an A on state evaluations. At 4,458, it has 75% of its population from lower income homes. The ZIP Code for Moon Lake is 34654.

Saint Joseph, commonly referred to as St. Joe, is an unincorporated community in Pasco County, Florida, United States. It was originally settled as a German Catholic community. It is located in the northeastern part of Pasco County in Central Florida a few miles north of San Antonio and Saint Leo University. Saint Joseph also claims to be the "kumquat capital of the world" for its production of the citrus fruit. Because of this, nearby Dade City hosts the annual Kumquat Festival. The community is also home to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, the third oldest parish in the Diocese of St. Petersburg.

References

  1. ↑ "Freedtown Historical Marker". History of Pasco County, Florida. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Freedtown: The town that vanished in Pasco County". 7 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "Freedtown Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Archived from the original on May 22, 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-22.

28°18′00″N82°12′30″W / 28.3000°N 82.2084°W / 28.3000; -82.2084

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.