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==History== Welcome was settled near the end of the 19th century. In 1905, the town was serviced by the Seaboard Railroad Line, but service was discontinued when the lumber supply was depleted in 1916.<ref name="HC Historic Survey 1998">{{cite web|title=HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY HISTORIC RESOURCES SURVEY REPORT|url=http://www.hillsborough.communityatlas.usf.edu/upload/documents/HILLSBOROUGH_COUNTY_Historic_Resources_Excerpts_Welcome.pdf|accessdate=9 February 2015|date=October 1998}}</ref>
==Education== The community of Welcome is served by Hillsborough County Schools. Students are zoned for Pinecrest Elementary, Turkey Creek Middle School and Durant High School.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Elia|first1=MaryEllen|title=School Locator|url=http://gis.sdhc.k12.fl.us/SchoolLocator/|publisher=Hillsborough County Public Schools|accessdate=10 February 2015}}</ref>
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{{Hillsborough County, Florida}}
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