History of Pasco County, Florida


RECENT UPDATES: An excerpt from Pioneer College describing the 1911 move of the three-story frame Holy Name Convent building from the center of San Antonio into the town of Saint Leo has been added to this page (half-way down the page). Thanks to Eddie Herrmann for transcribing the section of the book. Some photos showing the demolition of city hall in Dade City are in this set (row 6). They were provided by Eric Herrmann and Norman Carey. There is also a picture of the front page of a 1926 Dade City Banner showing a drawing of the proposed hotel that became city hall. The photo is here. A history of Emmaus Baptist Church by Judith R. Jolly has been added to the web site here. She also provided an early photo of the congregation of Trilby Baptist Church. It is here. The April 2013 issue of the newsletter of the Zephyrhills Historical Association is available here. Pictures of ZHA members in the Zephyrhills Founders Day Parade held on March 9 (with more added on April 23) are here. They were supplied by Clereen Morrill Brunty. A history of Pasco Baptist Church at Pasco (Station) written by Judith R. Jolly has been added to the web site here.

MAIN ARTICLES: Timeline - Early Residents - History of Education - Origins of Place Names - Historical Markers - Webb’s Florida (1885) - Florida Gazetteer (1886-87) - The Genesis of New Port Richey (1924) - History of Pasco County (1943) - Early Hernando County History

OTHER ARTICLES: Anclote - Aripeka - Bailey’s Bluff - Blanton - Bradley Massacre - Archie J. Burnside - Johnny Cash - Chasco Fiesta - Chasco Inn Building - Chipco - Community Congregational Church - County Commission - Court House - Crystal Springs - Dade City - Dade City Bank of Pasco County - Dade City Coleman & Ferguson - Dade City First Baptist Church - Dade City First Presbyterian Church - Dade City First United Methodist Church - Dade City Churches - Dade City Library - Dupree Gardens - Ehren - Elfers - Ellerslie - Emmaus Baptist Church - Fire Departments of Western Pasco - Fivay - Fort King Road - Gowers Corner - Green Key - Hacienda Hotel - J. A. Hendley - Herndon - Joe Herrmann - Hudson - Hurricane of 1921 - Jessamine - Joy-Lan Drive-In Theater - Lacoochee - Lake Iola - Lake Pasadena Area - Land O’ Lakes - Lanier Bridge - Loyce - Medical Services - Meighan/Richey Suncoast Theatre - Military Service - Mohr/Roosevelt - Moon Lake - Native Americans - New Port Richey - New Port Richey/Hollywood - New Port Richey First Baptist Church - New Port Richey Library - Odessa - Orange Lake - Our Lady, Queen of Peace - Overstreet - Pasco Baptist Church - Gerard Pilz, O. S. B. - Port Richey - Port Richey Community Church - Post Offices - Railroads - Richland - Salt Springs - Samuel Pasco - Saint Joseph - San Antonio / St. Leo - San Antonio (Herrmann) - Sand Pond - Sapling Woods - Gene Sarazen in NPR - Sass Hotel/Enchantment Inn - Seven Springs - Sheriff - Slaughter (Clay Sink) - Stilt Houses - Tarpon Springs (Pinellas Co.) - Townsend House Church - Trilby - Turpentine - Father Felix Ullrich - Wesley Chapel - WGUL - Whitehurst-Whidden-Stevenson Feud - Zephyrhills - Zephyrhills 1922 Article - Zephyrhills Incorporation - Zephyrhills Colonist/News - Zephyrhills Churches - Zephyrhills Masons, Eastern Star - Zephyrhills Historical Association Newsletters - Various Articles - Other Resources

PICTURES AND VIDEO: Historic Photos - Video Clips

This web site is maintained by Jeff Miller. See also the web site of the West Pasco Historical Society, which provided many of the photos on this site. Please note that the search box below does not search photo captions; there is a separate search box at flickr for the photos.

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