Bealsville, Florida

Unincorporated community in Florida, United States

Bealsville

Unincorporated community

Bealsville

Location within the state of Florida

Coordinates: 27°56′44″N 82°04′46″W﻿ / ﻿27.94556°N 82.07944°W﻿ / 27.94556; -82.07944
Country| United States
State| Florida
County| Hillsborough
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
Website| [1]

Bealsville, originally named Howell's Creek, is an unincorporated community in southeastern Hillsborough County, Florida, United States, between Plant City and Lithia near the intersection of Horton Road and Florida State Road 60.

## History

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Bealsville was founded after the civil war by freed slaves from surrounding communities including Knights, Plant City, Hopewell, and others. The 1866 Southern Homestead Act provided a means for freed slaves to obtain tracts of property ranging from 40 to 160 acres. To retain title, the new owners had to develop homes, clear land, and demonstrate that they possessed the equipment to farm it.[1][2]

## Education

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The community of Bealsville is served by Hillsborough County Schools.

## References

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1. ^ "HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY HISTORIC RESOURCES SURVEY REPORT" (PDF). October 1998. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
2. ^ "Amid change, historic black community unveils marker". May 16, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2015.

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Municipalities and communities of Hillsborough County, Florida, United States

County seat: Tampa

Cities|

* Plant City
* Tampa
* Temple Terrace

CDPs|

* Apollo Beach
* Balm
* Bealsville
* Bloomingdale
* Brandon
* Carrollwood
* Cheval
* Citrus Park
* Dover
* East Lake-Orient Park
* Egypt Lake-Leto
* Fish Hawk
* Gibsonton
* Keystone
* Lake Magdalene
* Lutz
* Mango
* Northdale
* Palm River-Clair Mel
* Pebble Creek
* Progress Village
* Riverview
* Ruskin
* Seffner
* Sun City Center
* Thonotosassa
* Town 'n' Country
* University
* Valrico
* Westchase
* Wimauma

Unincorporated
communities|

* Adamsville
* Alafia
* Antioch
* Bay Crest Park
* Boyette
* Carrollwood
* Carrollwood Village
* Castor Town
* Clair-Mel City
* Del Rio
* Durant
* East Lake
* East Tampa
* Egypt Lake
* Fort Lonesome
* Gulf City
* Hopewell
* Hopewell Gardens
* Keysville
* Knights
* Lake Fern
* Leto
* Lithia
* North Ruskin
* Nowatney
* Orient Park
* Palm River
* Pinecrest
* Port Sutton
* Rocky Creek
* Sun City
* Sweetwater Creek
* Sydney
* Turkey Creek

Indian reservation|

* Tampa Indian Reservation

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