Taintsville, Florida

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Taintsville
Location within Florida
Coordinates: 28°38′48″N81°08′12″W / 28.64667°N 81.13667°W / 28.64667; -81.13667 Coordinates: 28°38′48″N81°08′12″W / 28.64667°N 81.13667°W / 28.64667; -81.13667
Country United States
State Florida
County Seminole
Population
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80
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 407, 689 & 321

Taintsville is an unincorporated community in Seminole County, Florida, United States, located between Oviedo and Chuluota. On December 14, 1971, it was formally designated as the Village of Taintsville by Seminole County. [1] The population is about 80 people. [2]

The community's name was derived by residents saying "t ain't" Oviedo and "t ain't" Chuluota. [3]

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References

  1. Seminole County Board of County Commission resolution of 12/14/1971 designating area as the Village of Taintsville
  2. Byrne, Jason (2021-11-08). "The Village of Taintsville". Medium. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  3. Robinson, Jim (2012). Images of America: Around Oviedo. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 9. ISBN   978-0-7385-9060-8 . Retrieved December 18, 2013.