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Abrahamtown

At this time the location or history of this Community is not known. It appears on early maps prior to 1880.

Add

Add was small community that was located at or near where Old Crystal River Road and Snow Hill Road used to intersect in north cental Hernando County near Lake Lindsey. Add was settled by the Anderson Mayo family, as well as others. Anderson Mayo operated what was one of the first, if not the first general Stores in Hernando County. Mr. Mayo opened for business in the late 1840's or early 1850's. His roll-top desk, matching cane bottomed chair and several of his account books are on display at the Historic Train Depot Museum and Genealogy Library in Brooksville. Many of Mr. Mayo's descendants still reside in Hernando County.

Anderson Mayo was born September 22, 1812 in Georgia or South Carolina and died July 18, 1885. Annie Mayo, daughter of Anderson and Annie Mayo married Mallory Higgins Snow. Anderson Mayo, his wife, daughter, son-in-law, several grandchildren great grandchildren have been laid to rest at Lake Lindsey Cemetery. Their graves are located in an older section of this cemetery.

Alderman

At this time I have no information on this community other than it is on the GNIS as a populated place in Hernando County near the Pasco Hernando County line and the latitude and longitudes are 282926N 0820954W.

Augusta

An 1850 Tomas Cowperthwait & Co. map of Benton (now Hernando) County shows Augustaa few miles north of the Melendez Settlement at a crossroads. It is believed to have been north and east of present day Brooksville near Lake Lindsey. On June 30, 1845 a Post Office was established at Augusta. Albert Clarke was the first and only postmaster. The post office was abandoned shortly after the murder of Mr. Clark sometime shortly before October 20 1860. Mr. Clarke was murdered by a slave who had been promised a sum of money to kill his master by Mrs. Clarke and hers on from a previous marriage, John Boyd. The pair were apparently taken into custody, but information was not found regarding the disposition of the case, however the slave Hemp was promptly hung per The Florida Peninsular.

It appears that the Augusta Settlement withered away during the next few years after Mr.Clarke's death. In the first Statewide election held on Mondy May 26, 1845, Mr. Clarke and 17 other men cast their ballots in the August Precinct. Along with Mr. Albert Clarke, the following men voted in that precinct: J. B. ALLEN, John BOYET, Nathan BOYET, Elihia CLARK, Dennis GILL, Jeremiah M. HAYMANS, C. T. JENKINS, Lewis JENKINS, E. J.KNIGHT, E. J. William H. MEIN, David RUSSELL, William TAYLOR, William TRESCOTT, William W. TUCKER, and David B. TURNER. Most of these men still have descendants living in Hernando County.

Ayers

Ayers is listed as a populated place by the GNIS, but I have found nothing else on this settlement other than it is in southern Hernando County near Mazaryktown and the latitude and longitudes are 282748N 0822637W.

Bailey Hill

The Bailey Hill Settlement is surmised to have been located near the intersection of present day Citrus Way and Bailey Hill Road. It is not known just how many people lived in the settlement or who they were. We can only surmise that the original family were named Bailey.

Berkeley

Berkeley is listed on the GNIS for Hernando County as a populated area. The only information I have on the location is that it is in the Weeki Wachee area. 283010N 0823519W is the longitude and latitude per GNIS. have is

Brookridge

Brookridge is a modular home community about 6 miles west of Brooksville on SR50. It has been in existence since the early 1970's.

Buddy's Lake

Buddy's Lake Settlement is listed on the 1850 Federal Census of Benton (now Hernando) County. From the family name associated with this settlement it was located in the southeastern part of Hernando County, most likely the area is now a part of Pasco County. Some of the family names from the 1850 Census are: Smith, Tucker, Mills, Lanier, Tyner, Jackson, Mizell, Townsend, Crum, Bates, Hancock and Moody. These family names are closely associates with the present Spring Lake area of Hernando and Pasco Counties. Some of the persons enumerated in 1850 are buried in the Townsend House Cemetery and the Tucker Cemetery, both in today's northern Pasco County.

Camps

Camps Settlement was company housing for the employees of Camps Rock Mine in Hernando County. This settlement was located just a few hundred feet from the Yontz Road entrance to the mine. By 1980 no one lived there and the houses were moved to a remote location of the Mine's property by 2002. Over the years this mine changed hands several times and has been known as Florida Crushed Stone, and is currently CEMEX. The houses have all been torn down and nothing remains of the Camps Settlement but memories.

Cedar Tree

The Cedar Tree Settlement was one of the earlier Hernando County settlements with a Post Office having been established in 1853. James Bates was the first Postmaster. In 1871 L. J. Strickland was elected was the Justice of the Peace for Cedar Tree. Cedar Tree is also found on maps as late as 1885.

Chocachatti

Chocochatti is one of the earliest settlements in Hernando County. Known alternately as Chocochatti Hammock and Chocochatti Prairie it has been spelled many different ways in many different publications. Some of the variations are: Chukochatty, Chicuchaty, Chicuchate, Chihuchaty, Chichuchate, Chichichate, Chicuhatte, Chocochattee, and Chocochatee, and Chocachatti. It is from the Seminole who were the first settlers of the Chocochatti and they called it Chukochatty. According to the Seminoles it was establishd in 1767. Chocachatti is the commonly accepted present day spelling and the Chocachatti Settlement was near present day Brooksville, just east of the present day town starting approximately just east of the Brooksville Cemetery on East Jefferson St. and the Chocachatti Hammock runs from there east and south to Sumter and Pasco Counties where it is bordered by the Green Swamp.

The 1842 Armed Occupation Act brought the first white settlers to the Chocachatti. The oldest grave in the Brooskville Cemetery is that of Charlotte Crum, wife of Richard R. Crum. She was killed by Indians on September 12, 1842 while riding in a wagon between present day Brooksville and Dade City (Pasco County). She may well have been the first white woman killed in Hernando County. Several others were in the party with her, but there were no other fatalities. Cypriot T. Jenkins has described it as the first Indian outrage in this county.

In the 1850 census the following families were found to be living in Chocachatti: The Harn's, Garrison's, Robles, Patterson's, Crum's, Hope's, Cray's, Crichton's, Harville's, Boyet's, Selph's, McLendon's, and Hammock's to name a few. Many of these families are still here in Hernando County today. In fact I am one of them, being the 3rd great granddaughter of Jackson Hammock who was enumerated in the 1850 Census.

Cooglers Beach

Coogler's Beach is listed in the GNIS as a populated place in Hernando County. The latitude and longitudes are 283312N 0823900W and that puts it near Bayport on the Gulf of Mexico.

Coon Wallow

Coon Wallow was the site of a turpentine still and was located near the intersection of US 19 and Knuckey Road, about 4 miles north of Centralia.

Couper

Couper is found on an 1885 map of Hernando County, just South of the present day Citrus County line at approximately US 41 and the county line. At first I thought perhaps it was a misspelling of Ft. Cooper, but lookingabit further north on the same map, Ft. Cooper is depicted. Other than its appearance on thatmap, I have no other knowledge of this settlement. Thatt particular area is today a part of the Withlacoochee State Forest Wildlife Area.