Historical Markers
A group of people standing around a store - historic general stores

Self-guided · County in Florida

Historic General Stores in Sarasota County, FL

General stores, mercantiles and trading posts near you, the one building every small town could not do without.

Open the Florida map · All states

Photo: Serj Sakharovskiy on Unsplash

Sarasota County is one of 67 counties in Florida. The list below comes straight from the published records, with the distance from the center of Sarasota County, FL and the source for each site.

Interior of an old general store with many shelves - historic general stores
Photo: Mateo Krossler on Unsplash
Old rustic general store with gas pumps and truck - historic general stores
Photo: Ronald Crow on Unsplash
Small general store with a porch and wreaths - historic general stores
Photo: Fabio Sasso on Unsplash

On the record near Sarasota County, FL

The 12 nearest

12 listed sites on the record match historic general stores within 200 miles of Sarasota County, FL, out of 108 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles. 84 listed sites carry Sarasota County as their county.

  1. El Jobean Post Office and General Store21 miles from the center of Sarasota County · Building · El Jobean · listed 1999National Register of Historic Places
  2. Mott Willis Store28 miles from the center of Sarasota County · Building · Charlotte Harbor · listed 1997National Register of Historic Places
  3. Richloam General Store and Post Office91 miles from the center of Sarasota County · Building · Webster · listed 2017National Register of Historic Places
  4. Smallwood, Ted, Store117 miles from the center of Sarasota County · Building · Chokoloskee Island · listed 1974National Register of Historic Places
  5. Jorgensen's General Store126 miles from the center of Sarasota County · Building · Grant · listed 1999National Register of Historic Places
  6. Hatch's Department Store150 miles from the center of Sarasota County · Building · West Palm Beach · listed 1994National Register of Historic Places
  7. Palm Beach Mercantile Company150 miles from the center of Sarasota County · Building · West Palm Beach · listed 1994National Register of Historic Places
  8. Evinston Community Store and Post Office158 miles from the center of Sarasota County · Building · Evinston · listed 1989National Register of Historic Places
  9. Anderson, William, General Merchandise Store168 miles from the center of Sarasota County · Building · Goulds · listed 1977National Register of Historic Places
  10. Cox Furniture Store169 miles from the center of Sarasota County · Building · Gainesville · listed 1994National Register of Historic Places
  11. Sears, Roebuck and Company Department Store169 miles from the center of Sarasota County · Building · Miami · listed 1997National Register of Historic Places
  12. Walgreen Drug Store170 miles from the center of Sarasota County · Building · Miami · listed 1989National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Sarasota County, FL. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

General Stores in Sarasota County, step by step

  1. 1

    See every listed site of this kind in the area

  2. 2

    Sort by distance and pick the closest few

  3. 3

    Read the record for the year, the builder and the use

  4. 4

    View from the public way and note what has changed

  5. 5

    Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in Sarasota County, FL ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Sarasota County, FL?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in Sarasota County

  1. Step 1

    Find the place

    Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Sarasota County, FL the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.

  2. Step 2

    Read the story

    The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.

  3. Step 3

    Get there under your own power

    Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Sarasota County, FL are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.

  4. Step 4

    Collect it and come back

    Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.

The rules that make it work

The record comes first

Every site on these pages comes from a published register or marker program, with its source named. Nothing is listed that is not on the record.

Read the whole story

A marker is a few lines on a post. The story behind it is longer, and it includes the hard parts. Both are worth the stop.

Movement makes it stick

People remember the places they walked to. A route through five markers teaches more than fifty marker pages read on a couch.

Local beats famous

The marker two streets over usually has a better story than the one in the guidebook, and nobody else is standing in front of it.

Respect the ground

Many sites are private homes, working churches or cemeteries. View from the public way, follow posted hours, and leave it as you found it.

Every visitor can improve it

Markers go missing, get moved, or carry mistakes. A photo or a location fix from the person standing there is how the record stays right.

More ways in around Sarasota County, FL

People gathered on the porch of a white colonial house - historic homesHistoric HomesA group of people sitting on steps outside a historic stone church, enjoying a sunny day - historic churchesHistoric ChurchesA person standing on a stone bridge in a cemetery - historic cemeteriesHistoric CemeteriesA couple walking under a covered bridge - covered bridgesCovered BridgesSteel truss bridge over river with two people - historic bridgesHistoric BridgesA group of people standing on a dock by a lighthouse - historic lighthousesLighthousesTwo people sitting on a bench in front of a building - historic courthousesHistoric CourthousesPeople sitting in the Terminal Bar inside the historic Union Station in Denver - historic train depotsTrain Depots

General Stores near Sarasota County

General Stores everywhere in the US · Every way in