Sumterville, Florida

Coordinates: 28°44′51″N 82°3′50″W / 28.74750°N 82.06389°W / 28.74750; -82.06389
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Sumterville, Florida
Unincorporated community
UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
33585
Area code352

Sumterville is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Florida within Central Sumter County. Like the county in which it resides, Sumterville was named after General Thomas Sumter, a hero of the American Revolutionary War. The community was an early county seat of Sumter County.

Geography

Sumterville is bordered by the City of Bushnell to the south, the City of Coleman to the north, Lake Panasoffkee to the west, and the Lake County Line to the east. Elevation is 75 feet above sea level. The rural and general atmosphere of Sumterville is similar to that of Coleman and Webster.

History

In 1902, a black man named Henry Wilson was convicted of murder in a trial that lasted just two hours and forty minutes.[2][3] In response to a white mob demanding his execution date be moved up, officials acquiesced, authorizing Wilson to be hanged.

Transportation

The main roads through Sumterville are

County Road 470
runs east and west, has a short concurrency with US 301, and also acts as the shared northern terminus of SR 471.

Seaboard Air Line railroad line that carried the Silver Meteor between Coleman and Auburndale
also ran through Sumterville until 1988.

Points of interest

Sumterville contains a campus of the

RV Resort,[6] Sumter Electric Co-Op Incorporated.[7]
and Collinas de Arena, now a private residence.

See also

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References

  1. ^ Sumterville, Florida (Florida Hometown Locator)
  2. ^ Cook, David. "Marion County sheriff aides Sumter effort to avoid lynching". The Star Banner. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  3. .
  4. ^ Map of Sumter County, 1932 (University of South Florida)
  5. ^ Sumter Campus Map; Lake-Sumter Community College
  6. ^ Shady Brook Golf & RV Resort (Official Website)
  7. ^ SECO Official Website

External links

Sumter history links