Ponce Inlet in Volusia County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Pacetti Cemetery

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 15, 2021

1. Pacetti Cemetery Marker

Inscription. The Pacetti Cemetery is the final resting place for some of Ponce Inlet's first settlers. Bartolo Pacetti was a descendant of the Minorcans who had come east to Florida as part of a failed British attempt at colonization in New Smyrna Beach. Pacetti's ancestors were able to secure land grants by pledging their loyalty to Spain when Great Britain returned its Florida holdings to Spain in 1783. In 1843, Bartolo Pacetti came to Mosquito Inlet, now Ponce Inlet, and settled upon family land he owned jointly with his sister-in-law Mercedes Triay Pacetti. On November 15, 1883, Bartolo Pacetti and his sister-in-law sold 10 acres of their land for $400 dollars to the United States government for construction of a new light house station. This is where the Ponce deLeon Inlet Lighthouse station stands today. The dedication of the cemetery was held on April 30, 1972. There are seven headstones in the Pacetti family cemetery, including those of Bartolo Pacetti and his wife Martha, their daughter Saraphina Isabella and her husband Captain John Gardner.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites

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• Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is April 30, 1972.

Location. 29° 4.824′ N, 80° 55.83′ W. Marker is in Ponce Inlet, Florida, in Volusia County. It is on Sailfish Drive 0.1 miles west of South Peninsula Drive, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Port Orange FL 32127, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in First Coast.

It is also in the American South

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 walking distance of this marker: Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ponce Inlet Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away); Oil Storage House (about 700 feet away); Kedge Anchor (about 700 feet away); 16th Century Anchor (about

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 15, 2021

2. Pacetti Cemetery Marker

700 feet away); Jesse Linzy (about 700 feet away); The Tramway (about 800 feet away); Bronze Bell (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ponce Inlet.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,529 times since then and 118 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 24, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.