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History · Moon Lake

Moon Lake’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Moon Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pasco County, Florida, United States. It is a suburb of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,817 as of the 2020 census. Moon Lake Road passes through the area. Moon Lake was once home to the Moon Lake Gardens Dude Ranch, built between 1933 and 1937 by the owner of Clearwater, Florida's Fort Harrison Hotel, Ed Haley. The tourist resort included cottages, a casino, and gardens. Moon Lake's elementary school scored an A on state evaluations. At 4,458, it has 75% of its population from lower income homes. The ZIP Code for Moon Lake is 34654.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 4,919 to 4,817 (-2%). Half of its homes were built before 1982.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Moon Lake yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Moon Lake, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Moon Lake is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Moon Lake has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Hacienda Hotel in New Port Richey, 7.3 miles away.

Moon Lake and the nearest listed places

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Hacienda HotelCharles B. Anderson HouseSamuel Baker HouseRose Hill CemeteryCycadia CemeteryTarpon Springs High School, Old

Closest to Moon Lake

Hacienda HotelNew Port Richey · Building7.3miCharles B. Anderson HouseElfers · Building9.2miSamuel Baker HouseElfers · Built 18829.3miRose Hill CemeteryTarpon Springs · Site13miCycadia CemeteryTarpon Springs · Site13.1mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Hacienda Hotel’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Moon Lake?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Moon Lake’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

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📜 Port Richey📜 New Port Richey📜 Tarpon Springs📜 Oldsmar
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