How do you pronounce Cantonment?

Locals generally say "can-tone-ment."

Are most Cantonment homes on septic?

Many are, especially on larger lots and older properties, though some newer areas have sewer.

I just bought an older home with no septic records. What first?

Find the tank, have it pumped and inspected, and check with the state program for any permit on file.

Septic Service in Cantonment

North of Ten Mile Road, Escambia County turns more rural, and septic becomes the norm. Cantonment mixes older homes on large lots with newer subdivisions, and many of them treat wastewater in the yard.

Cantonment in brief

An unincorporated community north of Pensacola along Highway 29, between the Perdido and Escambia rivers, named for Andrew Jackson's 1814 camp.

Escambia County
Next door: Molino, Pensacola, Ferry Pass

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Named for a camp

Cantonment is an unincorporated community in Escambia County north of Pensacola and south of Molino, centered on Highway 29 and stretching from the Perdido River on the west to the Escambia River on the east (Wikipedia: Cantonment, Florida). Andrew Jackson camped his troops here in 1814, and the town took its name from the military term for a temporary troop quarters. Locals pronounce it "can-tone-ment." The community covers the 32533 ZIP code, roughly from Ten Mile Road north to Barrineau Park Road.

Large lots and older systems

Older Cantonment homes on acreage often have systems that are decades old, sometimes with smaller tanks and concrete baffles. Mobile and manufactured homes are common too, each with its own system. If you have moved into one of these properties and have no records, an inspection and pumping are a sensible first step. See septic inspections.

New subdivisions

Newer subdivisions bring newer systems, but they also bring more impervious surface and changes in drainage. A drain field that sits where new roofs and driveways now send water may start to struggle after rain.

Permits and county offices

Because Cantonment is unincorporated, building and land questions go to Escambia County (Escambia County). Septic permits for new systems, repairs and modifications go through the state onsite sewage program (Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Onsite Sewage Program).

Nearby

Molino is the next community north on Highway 29, Pensacola and Ferry Pass lie to the south, and Pace is across the Escambia River to the east.

Septic services in Cantonment

Sources for this page: Wikipedia: Cantonment, Florida; Escambia County; Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Onsite Sewage Program.

Towns near Cantonment

Molino, FLA small, rural community in north Escambia County on Highway 29, with homes spread out on larger lots.Pensacola, FLThe county seat and only city in Escambia County, on Pensacola Bay, with sewer in much of the city and septic on many edges.Ferry Pass, FLA large community just north of Pensacola city limits on Escambia Bay, home to the University of West Florida.Pace, FLA fast-growing bedroom community in Santa Rosa County, just north of Escambia Bay between Pensacola and Milton.

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Septic questions from Cantonment

How do you pronounce Cantonment?
Locals generally say "can-tone-ment."
Are most Cantonment homes on septic?
Many are, especially on larger lots and older properties, though some newer areas have sewer.
I just bought an older home with no septic records. What first?
Find the tank, have it pumped and inspected, and check with the state program for any permit on file.

Septic plans in Cantonment?

Send the details and expect a call back to talk the project through.

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