Tocaste

Tocaste was a Native town beside a large lake in the country of the Withlacoochee River. Its name appears in accounts of Hernando de Soto's expedition, which passed through the Florida interior in 1539. After travelling north from Vicela, the Spaniards reached Tocaste before attempting a difficult crossing of the river and its surrounding swamps. This was a region of lakes, forests and wetlands, inhabited by peoples associated with the Safety Harbor culture of western Florida.

The later city of Tampa lies here.