Croom, Florida

The Croom Tract is part of the Withlacoochee State Forest, and is located just north of another ghost town called Oriole.

[4] Ruins in the area include 1900 Thomas House, old foundations, a brick vat, the remains of an iron railroad bridge, family cemeteries and pits from phosphate mining.

The area is now popular for turkey hunting and single track mountain biking.

In 1886 a project to clear the Withlacoochee River for navigation went as far as Pemberton Ferry.

The South Florida Railroad finished the construction of the 57-mile Pemberton’s Ferry Branch in May 1886.

Withlacoochee State Trail at the northern crossing of Croom-Rital Road in Croom, Florida.