Barrineau Park, Florida

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Barrineau Park, is in Escambia County, Florida, about 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Molino and a few miles of the Perdido River is a picturesque rural community of low hills, farms, creeks and woods. It was named after William Capers Barrineau of South Carolina, who moved there in 1900 and bought over 11,000 acres (45 km²) of land for turpentine and timber. After the timber supply was exhausted, he brought in about 50 families, mostly German Hungarians, to farm the land in intensive small truck farms that actively producing vegetables for the market. (Source Dolly Pollard and History of Escambia County - Armstrong, Henry Clay, 1870-1930)

From the Book History of Escambia County Armstrong, Henry Clay, 1870-1930 pg 150. "Mr W.C. Barrineau also has made one of the biggest contributions to the county in the colony of industries Germans at Barrineau Park"

St. Elizabeth Catholic Church Barrineau Park was colonized by the German Hungarians / Donauschwabens who farmed the land. These colonizers were excellent farmers and industrious people. Most were devout Catholics. In 1923 they built St. Elizabeth Catholic Church. During these years, Barrineau Park had a post office, railway station and stores. The forest reclaimed most of these structures and the community dwindled to a scattering of farms and homes until about the 1980s when people started settling small farms in the area. (Source Dolly Pollard and History of Escambia County - Armstrong, Henry Clay, 1870-1930)

St Elizabeth's Catholic Cemetery

St Elizabeth's Catholic Cemetery is about six miles (10 km) from US 29 on the Barrineau Park Road, due west. It is next to the church and about two acres square. The settlement of Hungarian Germans came into Escambia County about 1913, many from around Chicago and ST. Louis. The Cemetery is better kept and better marked than most in the county. The Church was built about 1922. there is also a parish house. The Cemetery includes several Austrians, Hungarians and Donauschwabens most all seem to be of German decent. There are about 20 unmarked graves. (Source Author: Bruington, Lola Lee Daniell)

Slave Cemetery

There is also an unmarked Slave (Black) Graveyard in Barrineau Park. US29 North to SR97. Left on SR97 to Sunshine Hill Road. Left on Sunshine Hill Road. At third curve continue straight through. The cemetery is behind houses and has not been located, Although residents know of it. This area was once part of the extensive land holdings of the Morgan Family in early history. (Source West Florida Genealogical Society (WFGS))

Barrineau Park School

Barrineau Park School is now restored and is the Barrineau Park Community Center.

Barrineau Park Historical Society

Barrineau Park also has a Historical Society

THE BARRINEAU PARK HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC PO BOX 508 MOLINO, FL 32577-0508

Photo's and History by Denise Daughtry and Dolly Pollard

http://www.filmnorthflorida.com/locations/Barrineau-Park:-Farmland/ http://www.filmnorthflorida.com/locations/Barrineau-Park:-St...

St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church Cemetery Records See PDF FILE (Two Pages) Author: Bruington, Lola Lee Daniell

http://fulltext10.fcla.edu/DLData/WF/WF00000111/file29.pdf

For all graves see:

http://www.rootsweb.com/~flescamb/stelizabeths51.htm

History of Escambia County, Florida Armstrong, Henry Clay, 1870-1930 Digitized from original source held at University of West Florida Libraries

http://fulltext10.fcla.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?type=simple;c=fhp;cc=fhp;xg=1;q=escambia;rgn=title;a=38;sid=2eb31bea60feff6f45103e01f4828be7;q1=escambia;sort=occur;start=1;size=25;view=toc;subview=pdftoc;idno=WF00000021;node=WF00000021%3A1

Escambia County, Florida USGenWeb Page

http://www.rootsweb.com/~flescamb/index.htm

Pensacola Florida History Links

http://www.pensacolasgreatest.com/History.html

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