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Welcome to Fort Lonesome ...

Fort Lonesome is located in Hillsborough County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Lonesome: Ft. Lonesome

Fort Lonesome is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Fort Lonesome lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Fort Lonesome, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Fort Lonesome: 813 & 656<3>

Communities near Fort Lonesome ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Lonesome.

  • Mulberry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Balm
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Duette
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Boyette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Boyette is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyette
  • Welcome
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Welcome is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
  • Wimauma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Fish Hawk
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Fish Hawk is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Hawk
  • Lithia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Pinecrest
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Bradley Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bradley Junction is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Junction

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fort Lonesome. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Lonesome.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Lonesome. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fort Lonesome.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Lonesome. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Lonesome.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Lonesome ...

Looking for more information about Fort Lonesome? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fort Lonesome, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Lonesome.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Hillsborough, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Lonesome - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 813 code has been Overlayed with the 656 area code. New phone numbers in the Fort Lonesome area will be assigned with one of these codes: 813 or 656. As a result, placing a call in the Fort Lonesome area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.