Adamsville

Adamsville (HM19I7)

Location: Wildwood, FL 34785 Sumter County
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N 28° 47.976', W 82° 1.383'

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Sumter County was created by an act of the Florida Legislature on January 8, 1853. The new county was created from the southern part of Marion County and contained a large segment on what is now Lake County. The community of Adamsville was selected as the first county seat. Near this site was erected a log building to serve as the courthouse until the county seat was moved to Sumterville in 1858.

The officers appointed by governor Madison S. Perry included D.G. Leigh, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Wilson C. Williams, Judge of Probate, Solomon Hall, Tax Assessor and Collector, J.S. Kilgore, County Surveyor, E.H. Crow, Sheriff. Members to serve as county commissioners included, F.W. Durrance, D.B. Chapman, L.B. Branch, W. Carruthers, and James Weeks. Appointed to serve as justices of the peace included J.A. Lee, J.G. Hall, Moses Daniel, James A. Collins, and R.W. Giskins.
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HM NumberHM19I7
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Year Placed1982
Placed BySumter County Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, October 8th, 2014 at 4:03pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17R E 400160 N 3186212
Decimal Degrees28.79960000, -82.02305000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 28° 47.976', W 82° 1.383'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds28° 47' 58.56" N, 82° 1' 22.98" W
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Area Code(s)352
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 4841-4999 Co Rd 468, Wildwood FL 34785, US
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