Lumberton in Pasco County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Tucker Cemetery

Photographed by Julie Szabo, August 17, 2008

1. The Tucker Cemetery Marker

Inscription. This oldest cemetery in Pasco County has existed since before 1855. Thomas and Sarah Tucker settled in the area about 1842 and in 1845 planted the county's first orange grove. Family history records an earlier generation of Tuckers lived in the vicinity about 1790. The surrounding community was called Tuckertown until the railroad came through and the name was changed to Richland. The entire front section of the cemetery property was deeded to Pasco County as a burying place for indigents in 1965. The county agreed to fence and maintain in perpetuity the original cemetery reserved for descendants of the Tuckers and their slaves.

Erected 1986 by Pasco Board of County Commissioners and The Historical Preservation Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Agriculture • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Horticulture & Forestry • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.

Location. 28° 16.864′ N, 82° 7.909′ W. Marker is in Lumberton, Florida, in Pasco County. It is on Old Lakeland Road (County Road 35A), on the left when traveling

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east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dade City FL 33525, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Gulf Coast

and on Tampa Bay.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Enterprise United Methodist Church (approx. 3.4 miles away); Zephyrhills Army Airfield (approx. 4 miles away); Veterans Park (approx. 4 miles away); Aaron W. Guynn (approx. 4 miles away); Zephyrhills Railroad Depot (approx. 4.2 miles away); A Harsh Green Desert (approx. 4.2 miles away); Zephyrhills Depot (approx. 4.2 miles away); GAR Hall (approx. 4.3 miles away).

Other markers no longer nearby. The Great Endurance Run (was approx. 3.9

The Tucker Cemetery Marker, facing north image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Julie Szabo, August 17, 2008

2. The Tucker Cemetery Marker, facing north

miles away but has been confirmed missing); Hercules Powder Company Camp #39 (was approx. 3.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

The Tucker Cemetery Marker, facing south image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Julie Szabo, August 17, 2008

3. The Tucker Cemetery Marker, facing south

The gate to the original Tucker Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Julie Szabo, August 17, 2008

4. The gate to the original Tucker Cemetery

One of the Pioneers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Julie Szabo, August 17, 2008

5. One of the Pioneers

Credits. This page was last revised on January 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2008, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. This page has been viewed 4,085 times since then and 138 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 19, 2008, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. • Christopher Busta-Peck was the editor who published this page.