Carnestown, Florida

Carnestown, Florida
Unincorporated area
Carnestown is located in Florida
Carnestown
Carnestown
Location within the state of Florida
Carnestown is located in the United States
Carnestown
Carnestown
Carnestown (the United States)
Coordinates: 25°54′38″N 81°21′52″W / 25.91056°N 81.36444°W / 25.91056; -81.36444
Country United States of America
State Florida
County Collier
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

Carnestown is an uninhabited unincorporated area in Collier County, Florida, United States,[1] located at the intersection of United States Route 41 and State Road 29. The area is named for Juliet Gordon Carnes (1884-1971), whom Barron Collier, the county's namesake, married in 1907.

Before the 1920s, Carnestown was the endpoint of the Tamiami Trail from Southwest Florida; those wishing to continue to Everglades City or Miami had to abandon their vehicles and travel on foot.[2] During the 1920s, Carnestown served as a major workcamp for the connection of the trail.[3] After construction was completed, Carnestown was demolished between 1928 and 1929.[4]

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ^ Holmes, F. Irving (April 22, 1928). "Early Travel On Trail Told By F. I. Holmes". The Miami News. p. 29. Retrieved August 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Pertuit, Eddie (April 21, 1974). "Rugged Men Blasted Tamiami Trail Out Of Solid Rock". Fort Myers News-Press. p. 31. Retrieved August 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Carnestown, Trail Settlement Being Erased From Map". The Tampa Tribune. December 22, 1928. p. 5. Retrieved August 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.