Gulf City is an abandoned town site in
Hillsborough County, Florida. Gulf City was some 40 miles from
Tampa, Florida, on the south bank of the
Little Manatee River[?], at 27°42'20"N 82°27'43"W.
Gulf City was founded by
British Pirate Ben Margoza[?] in the mid
17th century. It went into decline in the
19th century. In
1895 it was listed as having a population of 76 people, and a
post office. Gulf City was completely abandoned by or shortly after the
1920s.
The site of Gulf City is now Hillsborough County property. While it was formerly connected by road to Tampa via a bridge over the Little Manatee River, the bridge is gone and the site of Gulf City cannot be reached by road.