Near Madison in Madison County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Site of San Pedro

Spanish Mission and First Official County Seat of Madison County

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, May 29, 2025

1. Site of San Pedro Marker

Inscription. In the mid 1600's San Pedro de Potohiriba, a Spanish mission, was established in this area on the Old Spanish Trail. The first courthouse of Madison County was erected at San Pedro, the county seat from 1828 to 1838. San Pedro, located about ten miles south of the present town of Madison, was on a post road from Tallahassee to Jacksonville. In 1833 the first post office was established with Archibald McNeil serving as postmaster.

Erected 1971 by The San Pedro Bay Sportsman Club in Cooperation with Department of State, Bureau of Historic Sites and Properties. (Marker Number F-184.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Hispanic Americans • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1828.

Location. 30° 21.922′ N, 83° 29.077′ W. Marker is near Madison, Florida, in Madison County. It is on State Road 14 0.1 miles north of County Road 360, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Madison FL 32340, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Florida.

It is also

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in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Florida Manufacturing Company (approx. 7.8 miles away); Steam Engine of the Florida Manufacturing Company (approx. 7.8 miles away); First Baptist Church 1898 Sanctuary (approx. 8.2 miles away); City of Madison (approx. 8.2 miles away); Pioneer Hickstown Baptist Church (approx. 8.3 miles away); W.T. Davis Building (approx. 8.3 miles away); Wardlaw-Smith-Goza Conference Center (approx. 8.3 miles away); The Wardlaw-Smith House (approx. 8.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Madison.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, May 29, 2025

2. Site of San Pedro Marker

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, 1993

3. Site of San Pedro Marker

Former Site of San Pedro Marker location with post image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, April 20, 2020

4. Former Site of San Pedro Marker location with post

San Pedro Cemetery located across the road from marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, April 20, 2020

5. San Pedro Cemetery located across the road from marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2019, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 2,017 times since then and 188 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 31, 2025, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. 3. submitted on January 31, 2019, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. 4, 5. submitted on April 26, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.