Mulberry

Phosphate played an important role in development of all of Polk County but particularly to Mulberry, named for the Mulberry Tree, which in the late 18th century had become the center point of the community. Mulberry joined the Polk family of communities when it was incorporated in February 1901, but history traces the first settlers in the area back to the late 1840’s. Mulberry is right in the heart of one of the fastest growing areas of the country. A scant 30 miles to the west on State Road 60 is Tampa. Today, Mulberry offers a small, tight-knit community who takes pride in their roots and looks enthusiastically toward the future.