lost towns of Florida

Loyce Cemetery: The Acre That Outlived a Florida Town

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American flag flying above the historical marker at Loyce Cemetery in Pasco County, Florida, the last remnant of the lost town of Loyce.

Hidden in the pine scrub of Pasco County, Florida, there is a single acre that quietly outlived an entire town. No storefronts remain.No schoolhouse.No post office. Just headstones. Loyce Cemetery — also known as Gillett-Loyce Cemetery — is the last physical remnant of a once-living pioneer settlement that flickered into existence in the late 1800s … Read more

Mannfield Ghost Town: The Night They Stole a Courthouse

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They didn’t just steal the papers.No—Florida’s never been one for subtle crimes. In 1891, under a moonless sky, a gang of Inverness men rolled into Mannfield, Florida, and stole the entire courthouse—records, furniture, clerk, and all. By sunrise, the county seat was gone, and Mannfield’s heart went with it. Today, little remains of this ambitious … Read more