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Funeral Homes in Fort White, FL
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Below you fill find all funeral homes and cemeteries in or near Fort White.
Zip codes in the city: 32038.
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Facts about the city
Fort White is a town in Columbia County, Florida, United States, named after a military fort built in the 1830s. It is the closest town to Ichetucknee Springs State Park. Fort White High School and the Fort White Public School Historic District are located within the town's borders. The original school building was constructed in 1915.As of the 2010 census, the population of Fort White was 567.
Fort White Obituaries
It was disclosed by Orlando Sentinel on November 8th, 2016 that Lucille "Mutt" Roberts (Porter) passed on in Fort White, Florida. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Lucille "Mutt"'s life.
It was revealed by The Mail Tribune on December 12th, 2013 that Betty Gladys Williams passed away in Eagle Point, Oregon. Williams was 79 years old and was born in Fort White, FL. Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Betty Gladys's life.
It was noted on August 23rd, 2013 that Hubert Alan Stutzman passed on in Fort White, Florida. Stutzman was 66 years old. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Hubert Alan's life.
History
As of 2007, the population recorded by the US Census Bureau was 477.
Fort White (the actual military fort) was constructed during the Second Seminole War in 1836 to protect the Cow Creek settlement. Fort White is a town in Columbia County, Florida County, Florida, United States named after a military fort built in the 1830s. The boll weevil ended cotton farming before World War I and the population shrank to a few hundred people, primarily farmers, ranchers and foresters. The last high school class to graduate was in 1969, about the same time integration forced the closing of the the black schools the area. By 1910, the largest phosphate deposits were depleted and mining ceased.
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