Record

About Welcome

Welcome, is an unincorporated community in southeastern Hillsborough County, Florida, United States, located a quarter mile south of Lithia-Pinecrest Road (Hillsborough County Road 640), two miles east of Pinecrest. Most of the town lies along or just to the west of Keysville Road (County Road 676).
From Wikipedia, "Welcome, Florida", CC BY-SA 4.0.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Welcome, 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 Welcome is

USGS topographic map around Welcome — USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

7 historic USGS maps cover Welcome

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 Keysville sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
1956 Tampa sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1959 Tampa sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1960 Tampa sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1972 Tampa sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1981 St Petersburg sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
1988 St Petersburg sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download

Directions

Getting there

Google Maps directions Apple Maps OpenStreetMap

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 Welcome

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Florida index.

Bealsville5.6 mi N · Hillsborough
Picnic7.9 mi SW · Hillsborough
Brewster10.2 mi SE · Polk
Fort Lonesome11.6 mi S · Hillsborough
Boyette12.2 mi W · Hillsborough
Balm12.8 mi SW · Hillsborough
Agricola13.1 mi SE · Polk
Limona14.3 mi NW · Hillsborough

Sources

ghosttowns.com, "Welcome": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
Wikipedia, "Welcome, Florida": coordinates and summary.
Wikidata Q21020995.
USGS GNIS 293009.
USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).