Spuds, Florida

Spuds is an unincorporated community in St. Johns County, Florida, United States. The community is situated in a region that depends economically on potato growing and other agriculture. As well as potatoes, the land around Spuds provides gladioli.[1][2] A camp for German prisoners of war was built in Spuds during World War II, close to the intersection between State Roads 206 and 207.[3]

Eastbound Florida State Road 207 entering Spuds.

Location

Spuds is located at 29°44′22″N 81°28′18″W (29.7394, -81.4717),[4] near the intersection of State Road 207, which is six miles to the south-west leads to Hastings and 25 miles to the north-east leads to St. Augustine, and County Road 13, which eventually leads to Jacksonville, 50 miles to the north. A Florida East Coast Railway line formerly ran through Spuds from St. Augustine to Palatka, with a stop also called Spuds.[5] Today this line is part of the Palatka-to-St. Augustine State Trail.[6]

References
  1. "Small potatoes". Gainesville Sun. May 1, 1989. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  2. "Seeing Switzerland, Spuds, and Springs". The Miami News. December 20, 1980. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  3. "1943-1946 - German POWs here?". The St Augustine Report. May 4, 2010. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  4. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Archived from the original on May 27, 2002. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  5. Bramson, Seth (2003). Speedway to sunshine: the story of the Florida East Coast Railway. Boston Mills Press. p. 165. ISBN 1-55046-358-6.
  6. "Palatka-to-St. Augustine State Trail". Trail Link. Retrieved February 25, 2020.


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