Clay Sink Cemetery, Northeast Pasco County, Florida (Jeff Cannon (from http://www.geocities.com/pasco_cemeteries/clay_sink_cemetery.html))

Alternate Name(s): Claysink Cemetery

Description: Located on a small hill in the most northeastern part of Pasco County, this cemetery contains a building which was originally used as a one-room schoolhouse.

Civil War Florida Location ID: 892 |  Edit this Location | Revision History
Created by: CivilWarFlorida Administrator           on October 1st, 2005 10:52:02 AM EST
Last Update by: CivilWarFlorida Administrator           on October 1st, 2005 11:04:59 AM EST

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History of Clay Sink Cemetery
Sec. 24 - Twp. 23 - Range 22 This small quiet little cemetery is nestled up on a hill with large moss draped oaks in the most northeastern part of Pasco County. This cemetery was started in 1873 when Harrison and Martha Ann McKinney Slaughter chose the small, three quarters of an acre site to bury their infant daughter. Harrison and Martha acquired this property from Jessie Sumner on May 20, 1862 owning 120 acres in all. This area and community became known as both Slaughter and Clay Sink. The name Clay Sink was derived from the fact that there is a clay sinkhole in the area. The Clay Sink...

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