Magnolia, Florida

Magnolia
Former town
Magnolia is located in Florida
Magnolia
Magnolia
Location within Florida
Coordinates: 30°13′15″N 84°10′30″W / 30.22083°N 84.17500°W / 30.22083; -84.17500
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountyWakulla County
Established1820s

Magnolia, Florida was a thriving river port town in southern Wakulla County, Florida (until 1843, Leon County, Florida), established in the 1820s and is classified as an "extinct city" by the State Library and Archives of Florida. All that remains of the city is the cemetery; the last known burial was in 1883 James French a C.S.A privatethat was born in Magnolia town in 1843."[1] The cemetery is on land now owned by the St. Joe Paper Company. The town was located near the small city of St. Marks, Florida.

  1. ^ "The Old Magnolia Cemetery" The Magnolia Monthly, Vol. V, No. 3 [March, 1967]