Abandoned Record
About Paynes Creek Historic State Park
Paynes Creek Historic State Park is a Florida State Park located on Lake Branch Road one-half mile southeast of Bowling Green, Florida. On November 21, 1978, it was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places, under the title of Payne's Creek Massacre-Fort Chokonikla Site (also known as "site of Chokonikla blockhouse and bridge" or "Military cemetery").
This is a site record: what public sources say about Paynes Creek Historic State Park, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Paynes Creek Historic State Park is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Paynes Creek Historic State Park
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1955 Bowling Green sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Wauchula sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Fort Pierce sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Fort Pierce sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Fort Pierce sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1978 Bartow sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1988 Fort Pierce sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Paynes Creek Historic State Park
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Florida index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Paynes Creek Historic State Park": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q7156848.
- USGS GNIS 1947465.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).