Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021. 7 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1955.
“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.”
Wikipedia article Wild Cow Prairie Cemetery, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 4 National Register listings published here for Sumter County · listed in 2021 · category: Site.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 105 fires within 5 miles of Wild Cow Prairie Cemetery between 1992 and 2020, burning about 703 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 19 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 14 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 15 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 60/HAY BALE FIRE 0629 |
| 9 August 2008 | Natural | 30 acres | Florida Forest Service | 27/COUNTRY FIRE/0813 |
| 8 August 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 23 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | 609A (60) |
| 23 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 60/SW 53RD-0806 |
| 21 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 27/ROCK LAKE-0802 |
| 18 July 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Wild Cow Prairie Cemetery: 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Catherine Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Angelo's Crushed Concrete, Inc. - Sumter Mine | Limestone, General | Unknown | Limestone | |
| Florida Crushed Stone - St. Catherine Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bushnell, the town this property stands in, in 27 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 17 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 3 tornado, 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bushnell | $25,000 | EM reports downed trees and power lines northwest of Bushnell. |
| March 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bushnell | $20,000 | There were numerous reports of trees and power lines down in the Bushnell area. Trees were blocking the roads on Highway 301 and County Road 475 where each intersected County Road 532W. The downed trees led to a multiple vehicle accident on County Road 475. |
| June 2000 | Hail | Bushnell | $20,000 | Skywarn Spotters reported that wind blown dime to nickel sized hail damaged a few vehicles in Bushnell. |
| March 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bushnell | $15,000 | There were numerous reports of trees and power lines down in the Bushnell area. A tree blocked the road near the intersection of County Road 476 and County Road 609A. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bushnell | $10,000 | Sumter County Emergency Management reported numerous downed trees on Jumper Drive in Bushnell. One house sustained minor roof damage from a tree. The Osprey Point Nursing Center also sustained minor damage to the facade of the building. |
| March 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bushnell | $10,000 | The Sumter county emergency management reported thunderstorm winds damaged a few sheds, downed a few trees and several large branches along U.S. Highway 301 in extreme southern Sumter county. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bushnell | $10,000 | Sumter County Emergency Management reported that thunderstorm winds downed several power lines and large branches along U.S. Highway 301 between Bushnell and Sumterville. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bushnell | $10,000 | A Skywarn Spotter reported that a 50 mph thunderstorm wind gust caused minor to moderate damage to one quarter of a metal type quonset barn along County Road 575 north of County Road 476. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bushnell | $5,000 | There were several reports of trees, power lines, and numerous medium to large tree limbs downed around the city of Bushnell. |
| June 2007 | Lightning | Bushnell | $5,000 | Lightning ignited a fire in the eaves of a church a few mile east of Bushnell. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bushnell | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds down trees and took the roof off of one mobile home in Bushnell. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bushnell | $5,000 | Skywarn Spotters reported that thunderstorm winds removed the roof of a greenhouse and downed a few large trees and several large branches along a three quarter mile long and 200 yard path in Bushnell. |
| March 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bushnell | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds uprooted a tree which crashed into a house. |
| September 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Bushnell | $5,000 | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Bushnell | $4,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bushnell | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a few large trees, several large limbs and a couple power lines along U.S. Highway 301 in Bushnell. |
| January 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bushnell | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Bushnell | $2,000 | Brief tornado touchdowns did minor damage. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bushnell | $1,000 | A local TV station shared pictures of a few large trees down in Bushnell. A trampoline was also tossed into a tree. |
| March 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bushnell | $1,000 | no account filed |
| March 2018 | Hail | Bushnell | - | Sumter County Sheriff's Office reported nickel size hail in Wahoo. |
| February 2004 | Heavy Rain | Bushnell | - | Bushnell recorded 6.51 inches of rain during the event. |
| March 2001 | Hail | Bushnell | - | Quarter sized hail was reported by Sumter county emergency management along County Road 476B in extreme southwest Sumter county. |
| July 1999 | Hail | Bushnell | - | Dime sized hail was reported by Sumter County Emergency Management on the 1000 block of County Road 48. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bushnell | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bushnell | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Bushnell | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Dade Battlefield Historic Memorial | 5.8 miles | 1972 |
 | Thomas R. Pierce House | 7.0 miles | 1996 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100006119 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Sumter County | All 4 listed properties in this county. |
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