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Near Dade City in Pasco County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Townsend House Church & Cemetery

 
 
Townsend House Church & Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tim Fillmon, June 1, 2013
1. Townsend House Church & Cemetery Marker
Inscription. Captain John Townsend and his wife, Nancy, brought their family and slaves to this area from North Florida in the late 1840's. The log home they built became the center of a pioneer community and a refuge from unfriendly Indians. After 1865 when the Townsends moved to a new home nearby, settlers built another "Townsend House" for use as a Methodist church and three-month-term school. The present building was constructed about 1880 on land donated by Joshua Mizell. The cemetery has been in use since before 1854.

The area also was the site of a substantial Indian settlement in the sixteenth century.
 
Erected 1981 by The Pasco Board of County Commissioners and The Historical Preservation Committee.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesChurches & Religion. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.
 
Location. 28° 25.657′ N, 82° 19.081′ W. Marker is near Dade City, Florida, in Pasco County. Marker is on Townsend House Road. The marker is located in the cemetery near the end of Townsend House Road, south of Dan Brown Hill Road, which is the county line between Hernando and Pasco counties. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dade City FL 33523, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured
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as the crow flies. Chipco Township (approx. 3.4 miles away); St. Joseph Community (approx. 4.1 miles away); Blanton Methodist Church (approx. 4˝ miles away); Spring Lake Community Center (approx. 4.6 miles away); The Bradley Massacre (approx. 5.2 miles away); San Antonio Railroad Depot (approx. 6.4 miles away); Mount Zion Methodist Church and Cemetery (approx. 6.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.9 miles away).
 
More about this marker. The 'present building' mentioned in the text is no longer standing.
 
Townsend House Church & Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dave W, January 14, 2023
2. Townsend House Church & Cemetery Marker
Townsend House Cemetery Grave of a Woodman of the World image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tim Fillmon, June 1, 2013
3. Townsend House Cemetery Grave of a Woodman of the World
Townsend House Cemetery Confederate Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tim Fillmon, June 1, 2013
4. Townsend House Cemetery Confederate Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2013, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 972 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on August 13, 2013, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.   2. submitted on February 27, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado.   3, 4. submitted on August 13, 2013, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.

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