Wild Cow Prairie Cemetery

The Wild Cow Prairie Cemetery is located in Sumter County, Florida near Bushnell, Florida. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021.^[1]

Wild Cow Prairie Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	5822 County Rd. 673, vicinity of Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida
Coordinates	28°36′08″N 82°12′08″W / 28.60222°N 82.20222°W / 28.60222; -82.20222
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)^[2]
NRHP reference No.	100006119^[1]
Added to NRHP	February 2, 2021

A 2020 study using ground-penetrating radar determined presence of 16 marked and 28 unmarked graves. It includes burials of veterans, of county commissioners and possibly of former slaves.^[2]

While its address is 5822 County Road 673, it is located along the partially paved frontage road on the southeast side of the embankment for CR 673 and Exit 309 off of Interstate 75, within part of the Withlacoochee State Forest in Saint Catherine, Florida.^[3]

References

1. "Weekly list 2021-02-05". National Park Service.
2. Marv Balousek (April 16, 2020). "Ground penetrating radar reveals additional graves at historic Sumter County cemetery".
3. Wild Cow Prairie Cemetery location (Google Maps)

External links

• Save the Wild Cow Prairie Cemetery, YouTube video, March 12, 2020
• Wild Cow Prairie Cemetery, at Find-a-grave
• Wild Cow Prairie Cemetery (Florida Division of Historic Resources)