Near Land O' Lakes in Pasco County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Fivay Junction - Greenfield - Tucker Cemetery and Community

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, May 25, 2013

1. Fivay Junction-Greenfield-Tucker Cemetery and Community Marker

Inscription. This cemetery was established about 1900 on land donated by A.O. Pierce. Marked burials date from 1912. A structure which served as church and public school has since disappeared. The surrounding community has been variously known as "Fivay Junction", "Tucker" and "Greenfield." Fivay Junction served as a shipping point for the timber industry at Fivay, a few miles west. The railhead was also used by Lykes Cattle Co. An in-ground dipping vat, used to rid cattle of ticks, was located nearby.

Erected 1996 by The Pasco Board of County Commissioners and The Pasco County Historical Preservation Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 28° 19.869′ N, 82° 31.105′ W. Marker is near Land O' Lakes, Florida, in Pasco County. It is on Kent Grove Drive half a mile north of State Road 52, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Spring Hill FL 34610, 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Loyce Cemetery (approx. 5.4 miles away); Ehren African American Community / Mount Carmel Church And Cemetery (approx. 6.2 miles away); Moon Lake Gardens and Dude Ranch

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(approx. 6.7 miles away); Moon Lake Gardens Stone Barn (approx. 6.7 miles away); Ehren Community (approx. 7 miles away); Dupree Gardens (approx. 7 miles away); Vereen Methodist Episcopal Church, School and Cemetery (approx. 7.8 miles away); Masaryktown (approx. 8½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Land O' Lakes.

Photographed by Janet Pratt, November 4, 2019

2. Fivay Junction - Greenfield - Tucker Cemetery and Community Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 7, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2013, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,360 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 14, 2013, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. 2. submitted on November 7, 2019, by Janet Pratt of Spring Hill, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.