Old Miakka, Florida

Old Miakka, Florida
Unincorporated community
Old Myakka
Old Miakka, Florida
Location within the state of Florida
Coordinates: 27°18′47″N 82°16′00″W / 27.31306°N 82.26667°W / 27.31306; -82.26667Coordinates: 27°18′47″N 82°16′00″W / 27.31306°N 82.26667°W / 27.31306; -82.26667[1]
Country United States
State Florida
County Sarasota
Elevation 49 ft (15 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 941
FIPS code 12-51345[1]
GNIS feature ID 294873[1]

Old Miakka (or Old Myakka) is an unincorporated community in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. It is located at the bend of County Road 780, where it changes from running north-south to east-west.

The community is part of the Bradenton–Sarasota–Venice Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The cornerstone is the Old Miakka United Methodist Church which was built in 1886. This is also where the historic marker is located. The area named after what the Seminole tribe called the Miarca River the name Miakka first appeared on maps in 1845.

Spelling

A letter written in 1940 by Secretary W. Stanley Hanson of the Seminole Indian Association to Project Superintendent Claude E. Ragan of the newly formed Myakka River State Park used the spelling of “Miakka River State Park.” The letter explains Secretary Hanson’s attempt to discover the history and origin of the various spellings. He states that Lake Myakka was labeled as “Mayaco” on some early maps. The letter also notes the origin of the word “Miami”, as “Mayaca” is conjectured by some to have the same meaning. The “Mayaimi” Tribe lived near Lake Okeechobee, named from the Hitchiti words oki (water) and chubi (big).[2] The oldest known name for Lake Okeechobee was “Mayaimi,” (also meaning big water) as reported by Hernando de Escalante Fontaneda in the 16th century.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Mosquito County, Florida, 1830 (map) The Okeechobee river was affected by wind and water erosion". University of South Florida. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Miakka or Myakka?". Crowley Museum & Nature Center. July 10, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
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