Sulphur Springs
The area about the sulphur spring here has been a favorite picnicking place since the turn of the century. There was a separate community by the same name here beginning in 1924 with the establishment of a post office. Th... ghosttowns.com
Fort Dade-egmont Key
Fort Dade was an old miltary outpost on Egmont Key that is a relic from the Spanish American War. Being a sister fort to Fort Desoto it saw little to no action. The island was used as a Seminole prison at one time. When t... ghosttowns.com
Port Tampa
Port Tampa, which was also known as Passage Point or Black Point, was established in 1887 as the end of the Henry Plant Railroad line. Plant wanted more control of his passangers for his steamboat line. Here, about 1888, ... ghosttowns.com
Gulf City
This ancient pirate town was established by Ben Margoza, a mid 1600s English pirate. He set up the town on the south bank of Little Manatee River, between Tampa & Bradenton, across the river from Ruskin. It went into de... history.rootsweb
Fort Brooke
In 1823 the Secretary of War, John C. Calhoun ordered the establishment of a military post in Tampa, Florida. Colonel George Mercer Brooke was ordered to establish the military post with four military companies at a point... ghosttowns.com
Boyette
Boyette P.O. was established in 1902 by Sarah Boyette and named the town for her Father, Thomas Boyette. This farming community once was a thriving little town that boasted a general store with a gas pump(to the south of ... ghosttowns.com
Fort Lonesome
I know some will want to argue with me but, there never was a fort at Fort Lonesome. Originally a man named Snyder had a store there that was called "Boogerman's Corner". This was the place on a Saturday night your Momma ... ghosttowns.com
Cosme
Cosme was a scheduled train stop of the Tampa Gulf Coast Railway. The tracks were used until 1960 when they were removed. No remnant of the Depot exists today. Cosme was first settled between 1900 and 1910. There was a de... ghosttowns.com
Nowatney
Nowatney was originally a terpentine disstillery and train station located at mile marker 835.1 of the _____, which is around the modern day intersection of Skipper Road and Nebraska Avenue along the railroad tracks. The ... ghosttowns.com
Picnic
Picnic was never a town. The residents figure the name came from the fact that two wooden bridges crossed the hurrah creek there and it was the community place for a picnic in 1900's. The store is separated. The back part... ghosttowns.com
Castortown
This class A pirate town was established by an English pirate based out of Savannah, Georgia, on the east side of Egmont Key at the mouth of Tampa Bay. It is said to have had about 20 buildings, a general store and a pi... history.rootsweb
Welcome
A branch of the Florida Peninsular Railroad created Welcome at the turn of the century. This expanded the original Warnell Lumber and Veneer Company RR that had run from Keysville to Plant City. Most of the shipments were... ghosttowns.com
Hopewell
The earliest known settlement in the Hopewell area was the "Turner Plantation". There is little information about this pre-Civil War plantation except to say that when the slaves were free the plantation was divided into ... ghosttowns.com
Balm
June 7, 1902 the town's name was changed to Balm. For the 24 days previous the town had been know as Doris. Established on May 14, 1902. Mike Woodfin . Originated by the Hicks family in 1905 Balm was a farming community o... ghosttowns.com
Limona
LIMONA Founded January 12, 1896 Lakewood Drive, part of old Seminole Indian trails, led to Fort Brooke and "Pease Creek". In 1876 Judge Gillette Knapp of Wisconsin settled and named Limona after citrus trees left by the S... ghosttowns.com
Lake Fern
Lake Fern was a small town on the lake of the same name. The community began around 1900 as a citrus community. Pictoral records show the existence of a large school called the Lake Fern School. The site was on the west s... ghosttowns.com
Gulf City
Gulf City,FL was founded in the mid 17th century. It was founded by a British Pirate by the name of Ben Margoza. In the 19th century it went into decline. In 1865 it was listed as having a population of over 76 residents.... ghosttowns.com
Rattlesnake
In the 1930's a gentleman by the name of George End moved from Arcadia and started a Rattlesnake canning business in what he called the town of Rattlesnake. He was granted a town and a Post Office. He had a snake pit attr... ghosttowns.com