GREEN POND

NAME: Green Pond
COUNTY: Polk
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 3
CLIMATE: Fine, It's Florida
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime 		COMMENTS: Many folks out in the country however, the town of green pond is gone. Take hwy 33 in northern polk county and just north of polk city turn on east green pond road. When you get to the cemetary you're there.
REMAINS: 1879 green pond cemetary, various "cracker homes" out in the country on green pond road.
Green Pond was a community in 1879 with the Green Pond Baptist church being founded there in 1890. The old church is gone plus all the buildings. Families include the Judys, Meeks, Raulersons,and Hancock. The cemetary, in the center,has quite a few old graves. Many unmarked. The oldest I found is Hancock, War of 1812, D:1856. Submitted by: Mike and Aaron Woodfin


"Cracker Homestead" on Green Pond Road
Courtesy Mike and Aaron Woodfin


Hancock Grave D:1856 Veteran of War of 1812 Green Pond Cemetary .
Courtesy Mike and Aaron Woodfin


Green Pond
Courtesy Jon Hess


Green Pond
Courtesy Jon Hess


Green Pond
Courtesy Jon Hess


Green Pond old grove barn from when there was a citrus grove on the north side of Green Pond road across from the barn
Courtesy John Hess

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