Tarrytown is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in central
Sumter County, Florida
Sumter County is a County (United States), county located in the Central Florida, central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 129,752, and was estimated to be 154,693 in 202 ...
, United States. The
ZIP Code for this community is 33597, which is shared by
Webster, four miles to the north.
Geography
Tarrytown is bordered by the
Withlacoochee State Forest
The Withlacoochee State Forest is in the western central part in the US state of Florida, near Lecanto, Inverness, Floral City, Brooksville, Ridge Manor, and Dade City. The forest was named for the Withlacoochee River, which passes thro ...
to the south,
St. Catherine to the west, Webster to the north, and
Linden to the east.
Transportation and Economy
The main roads through Tarrytown are
State Road 50 and
State Road 471. An abandoned railroad line formerly owned by the
Orange Belt Railway
The Orange Belt Railway (later known as the Sanford & St. Petersburg Railroad) was a narrow gauge railroad established in 1885 by Russian exile Peter Demens in Florida. It was one of the longest narrow gauge railroads in the United States at t ...
spanning from
Trilby
A trilby is a narrow-brimmed type of hat. The trilby was once viewed as the rich man's favored hat; it is sometimes called the "brown trilby" in UK, BritainBernhard Roetzel, Roetzel, Bernhard (1999). ''Gentleman's Guide to Grooming and Style''. B ...
in
Pasco County to Sylvan Lake in
Seminole County runs northeast and southwest in Tarrytown, and can be found on SR 471 just south of the intersection with SR 50.
The chief industries of Tarrytown are timber and farming. The former Orange Belt Railway line ran through the saw mill on the southwest corner of SRs 50 and 471.
References
External links
Tarrytown, Florida (MapQuest)
Unincorporated communities in Sumter County, Florida
Unincorporated communities in Florida
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