Lakeland, Polk County, Florida Genealogy

United States Florida  Polk County  Lakeland

Quick Facts
Lakeland was first settled in the 1870s and began to develop as the rail lines reached the area in 1884. It was incorporated 1 January 1885. The town was founded by Abraham Munn (a resident of Louisville, Kentucky), who purchased 80 acres (320,000 m2) of land in what is now downtown Lakeland in 1882 and platted the land for the town in 1884. Among the names considered (and rejected) for the town by its residents were Munnville, Red Bug and Rome City.

Baptist

 * A historic sketch: celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of the First Baptist Church, Lakeland, Florida, 1885-1945 ▲ BYU Family History Archives Minutes, membership 1897-1948  Minutes, membership 1948-1963

Episcopal

 * St. David's Episcopal Church records, 1953-1993 Baptisms, burials, marriages, 1953-1993 Communicants and confirmations St. David's history, May 16, 1953 - May 16, 1993

History

 * Mosswood Remembered

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