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History · Southchase

Southchase’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Southchase. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Southchase is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 16,276 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 15,921 to 16,276 (+2%). Half of its homes were built before 1997.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Southchase 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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Southchase, 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 Southchase is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Southchase has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Colonial Estate in Kissimmee, 4.4 miles away.

Southchase and the nearest listed places

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Colonial EstateOld Holy Redeemer Catholic ChurchMonument of StatesKissimmee Historic DistrictFirst United Methodist ChurchOsceola County Courthouse

Closest to Southchase

Colonial EstateKissimmee · Building4.4miOld Holy Redeemer Catholic ChurchKissimmee · Building5.8miMonument of StatesKissimmee · Object6.1miKissimmee Historic DistrictKissimmee · District6.1miFirst United Methodist ChurchKissimmee · Building6.3mi

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. Colonial Estate’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Southchase?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Southchase’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.

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📜 Kissimmee📜 Belle Isle📜 Edgewood📜 Orlando
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