Spuds, Florida
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Spuds is an unincorporated community in St. Johns County
, Florida
, United States
. The name is appropriate, as it lies in a region that depends economically on potato growing and other agriculture. As well as potatoes, the land around Spuds provides gladioli. A camp for German prisoners of war was built in Spuds during WWII, close to the intersection between State Roads 206 and 207.
Spuds is located at 29.7394°N 81.4717°W (29.7394, -81.4717).
It is located near the intersection of State Road 207
, which 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 used to run through Spuds from St. Augustine to Hastings, with a stop also called Spuds.
St. Johns County, Florida
St. Johns County is a county located in northeastern Florida. As of the 2010 census, the population was 190,039. The county seat is St. Augustine. Due to the inclusion of Ponte Vedra Beach, it is one of the highest-income counties in the United States....
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The name is appropriate, as it lies in a region that depends economically on potato growing and other agriculture. As well as potatoes, the land around Spuds provides gladioli. A camp for German prisoners of war was built in Spuds during WWII, close to the intersection between State Roads 206 and 207.
Spuds is located at 29.7394°N 81.4717°W (29.7394, -81.4717).
It is located near the intersection of State Road 207
State Road 207 (Florida)
State Road 207 is a four lane state highway in northeast Florida, extending from US 17 in East Palatka, Florida at the southwest end to US 1 in St. Augustine, Florida at the northeastern end.-Route description:...
, which six miles to the south-west leads to Hastings
Hastings, Florida
Hastings is a town and agricultural center in St. Johns County, Florida, United States, southwest of St. Augustine. The population was 521 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 607.-History:...
and 25 miles to the north-east leads to St. Augustine
St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine is a city in the northeast section of Florida and the county seat of St. Johns County, Florida, United States. Founded in 1565 by Spanish explorer and admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, it is the oldest continuously occupied European-established city and port in the continental United...
, and County Road 13
State Road 13 (Florida)
State Road 13 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Florida, running north from State Road 16 near Green Cove Springs to Jacksonville on the east shore of the St. Johns River.-Route description:...
, which eventually leads to Jacksonville, 50 miles to the north. A Florida East Coast Railway
Florida East Coast Railway
The Florida East Coast Railway is a Class II railroad operating in the U.S. state of Florida; in the past, it has been a Class I railroad.Built primarily in the last quarter of the 19th century and the first decade of the 20th century, the FEC was a project of Standard Oil principal Henry Morrison...
line used to run through Spuds from St. Augustine to Hastings, with a stop also called Spuds.