Barrineau Park, Florida
Encyclopedia
Barrineau Park is an unincorporated community in Escambia County
, Florida
, United States
. It is about 5 miles (8 km) west of Molino
and a few miles from the Perdido River
. It is a picturesque rural
community of low hills, farms, creeks and woods.
Barrineau Park is part of the Pensacola
–Ferry Pass
–Brent
Metropolitan Statistical Area
.
, who moved there in 1900 and bought over 11000 acres (44.5 km²) of land for turpentine and timber. After the timber supply was exhausted, he brought in about 50 families, (mostly German
Hungarians), to farm the land in intensive small truck farms that actively produced vegetables for the market.
From the Book History of Escambia County Armstrong, Henry Clay, 1870-1930 pg 150. "Mr W.C. Barrineau also has made one of the biggest contributions to the county in the colony of industries Germans at Barrineau Park"
on the Barrineau Park Road, due west. It is next to the church and about 2 acres (8,093.7 m²) square. The settlement of Hungarian Germans came into Escambia County about 1913, many from around Chicago
and St. Louis. The cemetery is better kept and better marked than most in the county. The church was built about 1922. There is also a parish house. The cemetery includes several Austrians, Hungarians and Donauschwabens, mostly from German decent. There are about 20 unmarked graves.
. Left on SR 97 to Sunshine Hill Road, at third curve continue straight through. The cemetery is behind houses and is not marked, although residents know of it. This area was once part of the extensive land holdings of the Morgan Family in early history.
THE BARRINEAU PARK HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
PO BOX 508 MOLINO, FL 32577-0508
Escambia County, Florida
Escambia County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of Florida. The 2010 population was 297,619. The U.S. Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county is 296,772. Its county seat is Pensacola.- History :...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is about 5 miles (8 km) west of Molino
Molino, Florida
Molino is a census-designated place in Escambia County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,312 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Pensacola–Ferry Pass–Brent Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
and a few miles from the Perdido River
Perdido River
The Perdido River is a river in the U.S. states of Alabama and Florida. The river forms part of the boundary between the two states along nearly its entire length and drains into the Gulf of Mexico...
. It is a picturesque rural
Rural
Rural areas or the country or countryside are areas that are not urbanized, though when large areas are described, country towns and smaller cities will be included. They have a low population density, and typically much of the land is devoted to agriculture...
community of low hills, farms, creeks and woods.
Barrineau Park is part of the Pensacola
Pensacola, Florida
Pensacola is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle and the county seat of Escambia County, Florida, United States of America. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 56,255 and as of 2009, the estimated population was 53,752...
–Ferry Pass
Ferry Pass, Florida
Ferry Pass is a census-designated place in Escambia County, Florida, United States. The population was 27,176 at the 2000 census. It is a principal city of the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
–Brent
Brent, Florida
Brent is a census-designated place in Escambia County, Florida, United States. The population was 22,257 at the 2000 census. It is a principal city of the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area
30° 26′ 0″ N, 87° 12′ 0″ WThe Pensacola metropolitan area is the metropolitan area centered on Pensacola, Florida.The Office of Management and Budget has designated Escambia and Santa Rosa counties as the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent Metropolitan Statistical Area, a metropolitan statistical area used...
.
History
It was named after William Capers Barrineau of South CarolinaSouth Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
, who moved there in 1900 and bought over 11000 acres (44.5 km²) of land for turpentine and timber. After the timber supply was exhausted, he brought in about 50 families, (mostly German
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
Hungarians), to farm the land in intensive small truck farms that actively produced vegetables for the market.
From the Book History of Escambia County Armstrong, Henry Clay, 1870-1930 pg 150. "Mr W.C. Barrineau also has made one of the biggest contributions to the county in the colony of industries Germans at Barrineau Park"
St. Elizabeth Catholic Church
Barrineau Park was colonized by the German Hungarians / Donauschwabens who farmed the land. These colonizers were excellent farmers and industrious people. Most were devout Catholics. In 1923 they built St. Elizabeth Catholic Church. During these years, Barrineau Park had a post office, railway station and stores. The forest reclaimed most of these structures and the community dwindled to a scattering of farms and homes until around the 1980s when people started settling small farms in the area.St Elizabeth's Catholic Cemetery
St Elizabeth's Catholic Cemetery is about 6 miles (9.7 km) from U.S. Route 29U.S. Route 29
U.S. Route 29 is a north–south United States highway that runs for from the western suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland, to Pensacola, Florida. This highway's northern terminus is at Maryland Route 99 in Ellicott City, Maryland...
on the Barrineau Park Road, due west. It is next to the church and about 2 acres (8,093.7 m²) square. The settlement of Hungarian Germans came into Escambia County about 1913, many from around Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
and St. Louis. The cemetery is better kept and better marked than most in the county. The church was built about 1922. There is also a parish house. The cemetery includes several Austrians, Hungarians and Donauschwabens, mostly from German decent. There are about 20 unmarked graves.
Slave Cemetery
There is also an unmarked black slave graveyard in Barrineau Park. US-29 North to Florida State Road 97Florida State Road 97
State Road 97 is a southeast-northwest two-lane highway in Escambia County, Florida. It runs from County Road 95A southeast of U.S. Highway 29 in Molino to the Alabama state line near Atmore, where it becomes Alabama State Highway 21. The road runs through the community of Walnut Hill and serves...
. Left on SR 97 to Sunshine Hill Road, at third curve continue straight through. The cemetery is behind houses and is not marked, although residents know of it. This area was once part of the extensive land holdings of the Morgan Family in early history.
Barrineau Park School
Barrineau Park School is now restored and is the Barrineau Park Community Center.Barrineau Park Historical Society
Barrineau Park also has a Historical SocietyTHE BARRINEAU PARK HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
PO BOX 508 MOLINO, FL 32577-0508