Micanopy Historic Cemetery - Micanopy FL
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PeterNoG
N 29° 30.192 W 082° 17.140
17R E 375382 N 3264426
This Cemetery is on West Smith Avenue just east of NW Okehumkee Street (NW 5th ST) in Micanopy, Florida.
Waymark Code: WMM1A0
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 07/01/2014
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The Florida Historical Marker at the gate reads:
Micanopy Historic Cemetery
The Micanopy Historic Cemetery was founded by Dr. H. Lucious Montgomery Sr., a physician in the Township of Micanopy during the 1800's. Dr. Montgomery and his wife, Lucinda Jane Montgomery, the owners of the cemetery land, deeded lot No. 30 to the Cemetery Trustees in 1897 for one dollar. The Township was given the cemetery in 1905 and the Micanopy Cemetery Association was established that year. Thomas McCredie, J.D. Watkins and E.C. Chitty were the first board members. Lot No. 29 was deeded to the Trustee Board and Micanopy Cemetery Association in 1911. It cost $300. Members of the Trustee Board were O.L. Feaster, J.B. Simonton, J.D. Merry, W.D. Merry, W.D. Bobbitt, W.C. Barnett. B.O. Franklin and H.L. Montgomery Sr. Thje cemetery has had over 2,000 butials in it's 181-year history. it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The first recorded burial dated from 1826 and the cemetery is still picturesque and a wonderful example of American history preserved.
Find-A-Grave (
visit link) lists this cemetery as
Micanopy Historic Cemetery with an alternate name of just
Micanopy Cemetery and they list 1300 interments with photographs for 92% of those listed.
That seems reasonable for the number of graves here.