Location: In Sumter County at Rutland, Florida. Off Highway 44 on 247. In the Half Moon Wildlife Management Area

Donated by William Homer Burke in late 1800. Earliest gravestone of Isaiah F. Burke 1861-19??. Located in Holder. Burials in this cemetery date from 1861 to 1900

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Location: Sec. 14, Twp. 20S, Rg. 20E

Researched by Jean Cary, July - December 1980

Cemetery Island - originally called Sand Key is located at the mouth of the Homosassa River. The change of name occurred in the late 1800's when a man named Topliff was found dead on a floating hatch cover by Henry Loennecker while fishing in the gulf off Mason's Creek. Mr. and Mrs. Topliff and another man left the Homosassa area for Tarpon Springs. They said they had encountered a bad storm and Mr. Topliff was lost. Local residents could not recall any such storm. A young boy, Frankie Hamlin, half brother of Mollie Parker died. His family lived in an old house at the end of Mason's Creek road. Part of the house still stands. Because of the distance to Stage Stand Cemetery, these burials were made on Sand Key as it was the only Island where graves could be dug. NOTE: Above information from Leona Havens, Born 1902 in Homosassa, who lived with her grandparents on Loennecker Island as a child. She is descended from the Loennecker and Gerock families. Henry L. Loennecker was Leona's father and he found the body as a young man before his marriage. References: "Back Home" pages 79, 80, and 83 for references to Gerlock and Loennecker families.

Located in Citronelle. Total internments: 40 with burials dating from 1890 to 1920.

 

Located between NE 4th Ave. & NE 3rd Ave. on 3rd Street in Crystal River. Families located after the Civil War.

This is the location of one of the pioneer families of the Tompkinsville (Inverness) Community. Patriarch: Francis Marion Dampier, leading businessman and government official in the late 19th century. Burials date from 1890 to 1950.

Latitude: 28.44.28 N   Longitude: -82.18.50

Located off Great Oaks Drive in Floral City. Steamboat and Mining Era African-American cemetery donated by H. C. Frazier. Burials in this cemetery are from 1832 to 1912.

Latitude: 28.44.28 N   Longitude: -82.17.46

Located in Floral City on US 41. The cemetery is located on the old Stage Coach route connecting Sumter, Marion, and Hernando (partly Citrus) Counties. This was very populous area during the early 19th century. This cemetery was actively used from 1837 to 1912.

Latitude: 28.45.09 N   Longitude: -82.17.51 W

 

 

This 112+ year old cemetery is being restored.

Located in Lecanto at the intersection of SR 44 and CR 491. Many pioneer families located in the area. Fifteen Confederate and three Union soldiers buried here. Burial dates in this cemetery are 1866 to 1920.

Located at the historic site of first county seat, abandoned in 1895, now located in the heart of the Withlacoochee River Forest. Burials in this cemetery date from 1887 - 1891.

Located in Pineola, near the southeast county line 1.25 miles north of Istachatta next to the New Hope Community Church. This cemetery is still being used today and the earliest graves date from 1835.

Mining Era settlement of Orleans is now abandoned. Located in Withlacoochee Forest at Trail 10, 0.8 miles south of CR 581. Dates range from 1890 - 1912.

Located next to the Oak Hill cemetery in Inverness. A total of 220 burials were covered over until 1988. The cemetery is again being used by the African-American community of Inverness. Oldest burials date from 1892.

Located off old Tallahassee Road (US 19). One of the earliest in Citrus County. Earliest internment was Maria Edwards (1807-1862). This cemetery was active from 1840 to 1910.

Latitude: 28.57.11 N   Longitude: -82.38.13 W

Located near Old Floral City Road 800 feet north of CR 39A. Eleven graves of Rooks and Bellamy family located in the private cemetery. Burials are from 1890 to 1912. This cemetery is also known as the Rooks-Bellamy Cemetery as well.

 

Located between CR 491 and CR 581 on south side of CR 480, the original Stagecoach route from Ocala to Brooksville. This cemetery as been in active use from 1870 to the present. Many of the people laid to rest in this cemetery were Pioneers of Citrus County.

Latitude: 28.42.08 N   Longitude: -82.42.38 W

Stage Stand is located just south of Homasassa on the east side of US 19. This is an active cemetery with many Pioneers laid to rest.

Private cemetery of the Van Ness family. Cemetery is located north of Inverness on US 41.

Steamboat and Mining Era to present day. African-American community of Floral City.

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