Fort Lonesome, Florida
Encyclopedia
Fort Lonesome is an unincorporated
, rural ghost town
located in southeastern Hillsborough County, Florida
, United States
, 36 miles southeast of Tampa
. Its location is also west of the Little Manatee River State Park
. A sawmill briefly revived the area with a few houses and three stores in the early 1930s
. It was short lived: a fire destroyed the mill and eventually the "town" deceased. Today, it's mainly a farming region.
for the community is 121 feet above sea level
. This location is the intersection of State Road 674 (Ruskin-Wimauma Rd) & County Road 39S which is the site of a gas station and power sub station.
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Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
, rural ghost town
Ghost town
A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...
located in southeastern Hillsborough County, Florida
Hillsborough County, Florida
As of the census of 2000, there were 998,948 people, 391,357 households, and 255,164 families residing in the county. The population density was 951 people per square mile . There were 425,962 housing units at an average density of 405 per square mile...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, 36 miles southeast of Tampa
Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
. Its location is also west of the Little Manatee River State Park
Little Manatee River State Park
Little Manatee River State Park is a Florida State Park located south of Sun City, off U.S. Route 301 on Lightfoot Road and along the Little Manatee River....
. A sawmill briefly revived the area with a few houses and three stores in the early 1930s
1930s
File:1930s decade montage.png|From left, clockwise: Dorothea Lange's photo of the homeless Florence Thompson show the effects of the Great Depression; Due to the economic collapse, the farms become dry and the Dust Bowl spreads through America; The Battle of Wuhan during the Second Sino-Japanese...
. It was short lived: a fire destroyed the mill and eventually the "town" deceased. Today, it's mainly a farming region.
Geography
Fort Lonesome is located at 27.7 degrees north, 82.1 degrees west (27.705, -82.146). The elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
for the community is 121 feet above sea level
Sea level
Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...
. This location is the intersection of State Road 674 (Ruskin-Wimauma Rd) & County Road 39S which is the site of a gas station and power sub station.
Education
The community is served by Hillsborough County SchoolsHillsborough County Public Schools
Hillsborough County Public Schools, Florida is a school district headquartered in Tampa, Florida. It is more commonly referred to as the School District of Hillsborough County, or SDHC....
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