The Tucker Cemetery
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Markerman62
N 28° 16.863 W 082° 07.910
17R E 389001 N 3128856
Located in the cemetery on Melrose Ave (CR Alt 35A), east of the Old Lakeland Hwy. in Richland.
Waymark Code: WMQ6BW
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 12/28/2015
Views: 4
This oldest cemetery in Pasco County has existed since before 1855. Thomas and Sarah Tucker settled in the area about 1842 and in 1845 planted the county's first orange grove. Family history records an earlier generation of Tuckers lived in the vicinity about 1790. The surrounding community was called Tuckertown until the railroad came through and the name was changed to Richland. The entire front section of the cemetery property was deeded to Pasco County as a burying place for indigents in 1965. The county agreed to fence and maintain in perpetuity the original cemetery reserved for descendants of the Tuckers and their slaves.
Marker Number: None
Date: 1986
County: Pasco
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: Pasco County Board of County Commissioners and Pasco County Historical Preservation Committee
Website: Not listed
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