Fort Lonesome is a rural area located in southeastern
Hillsborough County,
Florida
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, United States, southeast of
Tampa
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. A sawmill briefly revived the area with a few houses and three stores in the early 1930s. It was short-lived: a fire destroyed the mill and eventually the "town" disappeared. Today, it is mainly a farming region.
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Geography
Fort Lonesome is located at 27.7 degrees north, 82.1 degrees west (27.705, -82.146).
The
elevation
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for the community is above
sea level
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.
This location is the intersection of
State Road 674 (Ruskin-Wimauma Rd) and County Road 39S, the site of a gas station and power substation.
Education
The community is served by
Hillsborough County Schools.
Gallery
File:Fort Lonesome FL CR 39 SR 674 inter01.JPG, Intersection of Florida State Road 674 and County Road 39 in Fort Lonesome, February 2011.
File:Fort Lonesome Looking North From Convenience Store July 2024.jpg, The intersection of State Road 674 and County Road 39 as viewed from Fort Lonesome's convenience store in July 2024.
See also
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List of ghost towns in Florida
This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in Florida sortable by name, county, or coordinates. The county names are modern (as of 2018); in several cases, the ghost town, when inhabited, was in a different county than the modern one.
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References
External links
Fort Lonesome profile from Hometown Locator
Former populated places in Florida
Former populated places in Hillsborough County, Florida
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