List of ghost towns in Florida facts for kids
The power plant in Brewster, Florida, 1920
The visitor's center for Flamingo, Florida
Fort Jefferson, Florida is a massive but unfinished coastal fortress. It is the largest masonry structure in the Americas, and is composed of over 16 million bricks. The fort is located on Garden Key in the lower Florida Keys within the Dry Tortugas National Park, about 70 miles (110 km) west of the island of Key West.
The intersection of SR 674/CR 39 at Fort Lonesome, Florida
Indian Key, Florida, now uninhabited
Site of the old Hampton Springs Hotel at Hampton Springs, Florida
The former post office at Kerr City, Florida
This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in Florida sortable by name, county, or coordinates. Note that the county names are modern (as of 2018); in several cases, the ghost town, when inhabited, was in a different county than the modern one.
| Town | Other names | County | Latitude/longitude | Established | Abandoned | Status | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acron | Lake | 29°0.1'N 81°31.2'W | |||||
| Acton | Polk | 28°3.2'N 81°56.0'W | |||||
| Agricola | Polk | 27°47.3'N 81°53.3'W | |||||
| Aladdin City | Miami-Dade | 25°34.6'N 80°27.2'W | |||||
| Allenhurst | Brevard | 28°44.1'N 80°45.4'W | |||||
| Andytown | Broward | 26°8.7'N 80°26.6'W | |||||
| Angola | Manatee | 27°29'N 82°35'W | |||||
| Anona | Pinellas | 27°53.6'N 82°49.9'W | Inhabited | ||||
| Apix | Palm Beach | 26°56.6'N 80°20.6'W | |||||
| Apoxsee | Osceola | 27°48.0'N 80°56.4'W | |||||
| Arlington | Citrus | 28°52.2' 82°21.7'W | |||||
| Atsena Otie Key | Levy | 29°7.3'N 83°1.6'W | |||||
| Aurytown | Glades | 26°50.0'N 81°17.8'W | |||||
| Aurytown | Pinellas | 28°4.8'N 82°49.9'W | |||||
| Balm | Hillsborough | 27°44.5'N 82°12.2'W | Inhabited | ||||
| Bareah | Polk | 27°39.6'N 81°37.5'W | |||||
| Barrsville | Columbia | 30°0'N 82°35'W | |||||
| Basinger | Okeechobee | 27°23.3'N 81°2.0'W | |||||
| Bay Harbor | Bay | 30°8.7'N 85°37.3'W | Industrial | ||||
| Bayview | Lake | 28°32.7'N 82°38.6'W | |||||
| Bayview | Pinellas | 27°27.5'N 82°42.5'W | Inhabited | ||||
| Bean City | Palm Beach | 26°40.9'N 80°45.7'W | |||||
| Bermont | Charlotte | 26°56.8'N 81°45.7'W | |||||
| Bethany | Manatee | 27°28.4'N 82°16.2'W | |||||
| Birdon | Collier | 25°54±'N 81°18.6'W | |||||
| Boyette | Hillsborough | 27°49.1'N 82°13.4'W | |||||
| Brewster | Polk | 27°45.1'N 81°58.4'W | |||||
| Bryant | Palm Beach | 26°50.9'N 80°36.8'W | |||||
| Buchanan | Hardee | 27°24.7'N 81°47.7'W | |||||
| Bullowville | Flagler | 21°25'N 81°09'N | |||||
| Bunce Village | Pinellas | 27°38.7'N 82°44.3'W | |||||
| Bunkerhill | Manatee | 27°35.7'N 82°12.4'W | |||||
| Campville | Alachua | 29°39.9'N 82°7.1'W | |||||
| Castor Town | Hillsborough | 27°35±'N 82°45.7'W | |||||
| Centralia | Hernando | 28°36.9'N 82°32.7'W | |||||
| Chetwynd | Lake | 28°52.6'N 81°55.0'W | |||||
| Chevelier | Monroe | 25°43'13.4"N 81°12'59.3"W | |||||
| Chicora | Polk | 27°43.8'N 81°59'W | |||||
| Chokoloskee | Collier | 25°48.8'N 81°21.6'W | Inhabited | ||||
| Chosen | Palm Beach | 26°42'N 80°46.8'W | |||||
| Citrus Center | Glades | 26°48.8'N 81°14.9'W | |||||
| Clifton | Brevard | 28°45.0'N 80°46.2'W | |||||
| College Hill | Hardee | 27°37.7'N 81°52.3'W | |||||
| Columbus | Suwannee | 30°23.1'N 83°10.4'W | |||||
| Conant | Lake | 28°56.3'N 81°55.7'W | |||||
| Cornwell | Highlands | 27°23.7'N 81°9.4'W | |||||
| Cosme | Hillsborough | 28°06.5'N 82°34.4'W | Inhabited | ||||
| Craig | Monroe | 24.8379°N 80.7595°W | |||||
| Crewsville | Hardee | 27°25.3'N 81°35.0'W | |||||
| Cromanton (Tyndall Air Force Base) | Bay | 30°7.0'N 85°37.6'W | |||||
| Croom | Hernando | 28°35.4'N 82°13.7'W | Inhabited | ||||
| Cutler | Miami-Dade | 25°36.9'N 80°18.6'W | |||||
| Deep Lake | Collier | 26°02.5'N 81°20.6'W | |||||
| Deer Park | Osceola | 28°5.5'N 80°53.9'W | Inhabited | ||||
| East Goose Creek | Wakulla | 30°6.3'N 84°15.7'W | |||||
| Eden | Saint Lucie | 27°16.5'N 80°14.6'W | Inhabited | ||||
| Edgeville | Manatee | 27°18.9'N 82°6.5'W | |||||
| Eldora | Volusia | 28°54.6'N 80°49.2'W | |||||
| Electra | Marion | 29°7.7'N 81°53.3'W | |||||
| Ellaville | Madison | 30°23.2'N 83°10.4'W | |||||
| Englewood | Orange | 28°23.7'N 81°30.2'W | |||||
| Espanola | Flagler | 29°30.4 81°18.5'W | Inhabited | ||||
| Ethel | Lake | 28°50.1'N 81°26.6'W | |||||
| Fairmount | Citrus | 28°52'47.4"N 82°32'05.2"W | |||||
| Fivay | Pasco | 28°19.9'N 82°38.4±'W | |||||
| Flamingo | Monroe | 25°8.5'N 81°0'W | |||||
| Fontaine | Brevard | 28°45.4'N 80°54.4'W | |||||
| Fort Basinger | Highlands | 27°21.7'N 81°3.2'W | |||||
| Fort Chokonikla | Hardee | 27°37.2'N 81°48.5'W | |||||
| Fort Dade | Hillsborough | 27°35.8'N 82°45.7'W | |||||
| Fort Dallas | Miami Dade | 25°46.6'N 80°12.1'W | |||||
| Fort Denaud | Hendry | 26°44.7'N 81°27.9'W | Inhabited | ||||
| Fort DeSoto | Pinellas | 27°38.2'N 82°44.2'W | |||||
| Fort Drum | Okeechobee | 27°37.6'N 80°48.4'W | |||||
| Fort Jefferson | Monroe | 24°37.7'N 82°52.4'W | |||||
| Fort King | Marion | 29°11.2'N 82°5.0'W | |||||
| Fort Kissimmee | Polk/Highlands | 27°35.5'N 81°9.4'W | |||||
| Fort Lonesome | Hillsborough | 27°42.3'N 81°8.3'W | |||||
| Fort Mosé | St. Johns | 29°55.8'N 81°19.3'W | |||||
| Fort Pickens | Escambia | 30°19.5'N 87°16.8'W | |||||
| Freeman | Hernando | 28°34'N 82°33'N | |||||
| Fruitcrest | Palm Beach | 26°37.8'N 80°44.9'W | |||||
| Gaiter | Marion | 29°0.5'N 82°20.6'W | |||||
| Gamble Plantation | Manatee | 27°32'N 82°32'W | |||||
| Gardena | Palm Beach | 26°37.0'N 80°50.7'W | |||||
| Gardner | Hardee | 27°21.1'N 81°48.1'W | |||||
| Garfield | Volusia | 28°52.1'N 81°13.5'W | |||||
| Geerworth | Palm Beach | 26°40.7'N 80°32.3'W | |||||
| Gillette | Manatee | 27°36.1'N 82°31.7'W | |||||
| Gladecrest | Palm Beach | 26°37.8'N 80°34.1'W | |||||
| Goodno | Glades | 26°46.1'N 81°18.7'W | |||||
| Green Pond | Polk | 28°18.6'N 81°53.9'W | |||||
| Greenbay | Polk | 27°50.2'N 81°55.5'W | |||||
| Gulf City | Hillsborough | 27°42.3'N 82°27.8'W | Inhabited | ||||
| Hague | Alachua | 29°46.2'N 82°25.3'W | Inhabited | ||||
| Haile | Alachua | 37°41.4'N 82°34.4'W | |||||
| Hall City | Glades | 26°52.7'N 81°19.6'W | |||||
| Hampton Springs | Taylor | 30°05.0'N 83°39.1'W | |||||
| Hardaway | Gadsden | 30°37.9'N 84°44.2'W | |||||
| Harker | Collier | 26°20.6′ N 81°20.6′W | |||||
| Hawkinsville | Lake | 29°2.2'N 81°25.2'W | |||||
| Heidtville | Marion | 29°3.6'N 82°20.6'W | |||||
| Helen | Leon | 30°18.5'N 84°24.0'W | |||||
| Hicoria | Highlands | 27°9.1'N 81°21.2'W | |||||
| Hilolo | Okeechobee | 27°26.9'N 80°46.3'W | |||||
| Holopaw | Osceola | 28°8.2'N 81°4.6'W | Inhabited | ||||
| Hopewell | Hillsborough | 27°55.7'N 82°07.5'W | |||||
| Hopkins | Brevard | 28°4.2'N 80°35.9'W | |||||
| Illahaw | Osceola | 28°1.1'N 81°1.9'W | |||||
| Indian Key | Monroe | 24°53'N 80°41'W | |||||
| Indiantown | Martin | 27°1.8'N 80°29.0' | Inhabited | ||||
| Island Grove | Alachua | 29°27.2'N 82°6.4'W | |||||
| Jane Jay | Polk | 27°40.3'N 81°49.2'W | |||||
| Jerome | Collier | 25°59.9'N 81°20.8'W | Inhabited | ||||
| Jessamine | Pasco | 28°24.8'N 82°16.2'W | |||||
| Juliette | Marion | 29°6.2'N 82°26.4'W | |||||
| Juno | Palm Beach | 26°50.6'N 80°3.6'W | Inhabited | ||||
| Kenansville | Osceola | 80°59.3'N 27°52.6'W | |||||
| Kerr City | Marion | 29°22.5'N 81°46.9'W | |||||
| Kicco | Osceola | ||||||
| Kismet | Lake | 29°2.5'N 81°37.5'W | |||||
| Koreshan | Lee | 26°26.0'N 81°49.0'W | Inhabited | ||||
| Kreamer Island | Palm Beach | 26°45.4'N 80°44.0'W | |||||
| Lake Fern | Hillsborough | 28°8.9'N 82°34.8'W | Inhabited | ||||
| Lake Jackson Mounds | Leon | 30°30.0'N 84°18.5'W | |||||
| Lawtey | Bradford | 30°2.6'N 82°4.3'W | Inhabited | ||||
| Leno | Columbia | 30°2.6'N 82°4.3'W | |||||
| Limona | Hillsborough | 27°57.1'N 82°18.6'W | Inhabited | ||||
| Linden | Sumter | 28°33.7'N 82°2.0'W | |||||
| Liverpool | DeSoto | 27°2.7'N 81°58.2'W | |||||
| Locosee | Osceola | 27°45.3'N 80°54.7'W | |||||
| Lulu | Columbia | 30°6.4'N 82°29.5'W | Inhabited | ||||
| Mabel | Sumter | 28°34.7'N 81°58.4'W | |||||
| Magnolia | Wakulla | 30°13.2'N 84°10.5'W | |||||
| Manasota | Charlotte | 27°0.8'N 82°24.2'W | |||||
| Manhattan | Manatee | 27°23.1'N 82°19.2'W | |||||
| Mannfield | Citrus | 28°47.0'N 82°26.6'W | |||||
| Markham | Seminole | ||||||
| Midland | Polk | 27°44.3'N 81°37.3'W | |||||
| Minton's Corner | Brevard | 28°4.7'N 80°40.3'W | |||||
| Modello | Broward | 26°3.0'N 80°8.8'W | Dania Beach | ||||
| Moffit | Hardee | 27°27.3'N 81°47.8'W | |||||
| Montague | Marion | 29°9.0'N 82°4.4'W | |||||
| Montbrook | Levy | 29°19.6'N 82°27.0'W | |||||
| Muscogee | Escambia | 30°36.4'N 87°24.8'W | |||||
| Naranja | Miami-Dade | 25°31.0'N 80°25.3'W | Inhabited | ||||
| Narcoossee | Osceola | 28°17.9'N 81°14.3'W | Inhabited | ||||
| Negro Fort | Franklin | 29°56.4'N 85°0.7'W | |||||
| Neilson | Polk | 27°40.7'N 81°30.1'W | |||||
| New Troy | Lafayette | 30°0.4'N 83°0.8'W | |||||
| Newhall | Glades | 26°51.1'N 81°7.4'W | |||||
| Newnansville | Alachua | 29°48.5'N 82°28.6'W | |||||
| Newport | Wakulla | 30°12.0'N 84°10.8'W | |||||
| Nittaw | Osceola | 27°57.2'N 81°0.0'W | |||||
| Oakgrove | Hernando | ||||||
| Okeelanta | Palm Beach | 26°36.6'N 80°42.7'W | |||||
| Old Bethel | Okaloosa | 30°47.5'N 86°36.2'W | |||||
| Old Providence | Union | 30°0.9'N 82°33.6'W | |||||
| Old Town | Lake | 29°2.2'N 81°25.2'W | |||||
| Old Venus | Highlands | 27°4.0'N 81°21.5'W | |||||
| Olympia | Martin | 27°3.2'N 80°7.9'W | |||||
| Ona | Hardee | 27°28.9'N 81°55.2'W | |||||
| Orange Center | Orange | 28°23.7'N 81°30.2'W | |||||
| Orleans | Citrus | 25°47.5'N 82°22.5'W | |||||
| Orsino | Brevard | 28°31.6'N 80°39.8'W | |||||
| Ortona | Glades | 26°48.7'N 81°18.9'W | |||||
| Osceola | Seminole | 28°47.6'N 81°3.5'W | |||||
| Oslo | Indian River | 27°35.2'N 80°22.8'W | |||||
| Osowaw Junction | Okeechobee | 27°34.8'N 80°50.1'W | |||||
| Palma Sola | Manatee | 27°30.7'N 82°37.9'W | Inhabited | ||||
| Parmalee | Manatee | 27°22.3'N 82°13.2'W | |||||
| Parramore | Jackson | 30°52.3'N 84°59.9'W | |||||
| Pembroke | Polk | 27°47.2'N 81°48.3'W | Industrial | ||||
| Pennsuco | Miami-Dade | 25°53.7'N 80°22.7'W | |||||
| Perky | Monroe | 24°38.9'N 81°34.3'W | |||||
| Peru | Hillsborough | 27°52.7'N 82°19.1'W | |||||
| Peters | Miami-Dade | 25°35.9'N 80°21.2'W | |||||
| Picnic | Hillsborough | 27°45.7'N 82°8.8'W | |||||
| Picture City | Martin | 27°4.6'N 80°8.5'W | Inhabited | ||||
| Pierce | Polk | 27°50.1'N 81°58.3'W | |||||
| Pigeon Key | Monroe | 24°42.2'N 81°9.3'E | |||||
| Pine Level | DeSoto | 27°15.9'N 81°59.5'W | |||||
| Pinecrest | Monroe | 25°39.7'N 80°18.5'W | Inhabited | ||||
| Pittman | Lake | 28°59.8'N 81°38.6'W | |||||
| Pittsburg | Polk | 27°39.2'N 81°30.1'W | |||||
| Poinciana | Monroe | 25°36'41.7"N 81°08'00.2"W | |||||
| Popash | Hardee | 27°30.8'N 81°41.8'W | |||||
| Port Inglis | Levy | 28°59'39.9"N 82°45'39.4"W | |||||
| Port Leon | Wakulla | 30°7.9'N 84°11.7'W | |||||
| Port Tampa | Hillsborough | 27°51.8'N 82°31.7'W | Inhabited | ||||
| Prairie Ridge | Okeechobee | ||||||
| Providence | Union | 30°0.2'N 82°32.9'W | |||||
| Punta Rassa | Lee | 26°30.7'N 81°59.9'W | |||||
| Quay | Indian River | 27°43.1'N 80°24.8'W | |||||
| Rattlesnake | Hillsborough | 27°53.8 82°31.4'W | Tampa | ||||
| Renfro Springs | Marion | 29°3.4'N 82°28.4'W | |||||
| Ridgewood | Putnam | 27°53.4'N 81°54.8'W | |||||
| Ringgold | Hernando | 28°39.1'N 82°26.8'W | Inhabited | ||||
| Rital | Hernando | 28°31.3'N 82°13.0'W | part of Ridge Manor | ||||
| Ritta Island | Palm Beach | 26°43.3'N 80°48.3'W | |||||
| Rochelle | Alachua | 29°35.8'N 82°13.1'W | |||||
| Rollestown | Putnam | 29.63 N 81.59 W | |||||
| Romeo | Marion | 29°12.4'N 82°26.2'W | |||||
| Rosewood | Levy | 29°14.4'N 82°55.9'W | |||||
| Runnymede | Osceola | 28°15.9'N 81°14.7'W | |||||
| Rye | Manatee | 27°30.8'N 82°22.1'W | |||||
| Saint Annes Shrine | Polk | 27°52′38.19″N 81°29′20.84″W | |||||
| Saint Catherine | Sumter | 28°36.7'N 82°8.3'W | |||||
| Sampson City | Bradford | 29°55.0'N 82°12.3'W | |||||
| Sand Cut | Palm Beach | 26°57.1'N, 80°36.6'W | |||||
| Sandy | Manatee | 27°16′25″N 82°06′56″W | |||||
| Sardis | Manatee | 27°17.0'N 82°12.0'W | |||||
| Sears | Hendry | 26°38.8'N 81°22.6'W | |||||
| Sherman | Okeechobee | 27°12.6'N 80°45.2'W | |||||
| Shiloh | Brevard | 28°46.0'N 80°46.6'W | |||||
| Silver Palm | Miami-Dade | 25°33.1'N 80°26.7'W | Inhabited | ||||
| Sisco | Putnam | 29°31.14'N 81°37.31'W | |||||
| Slavia | Seminole | 28°38.8'N 81°13.9'W | |||||
| Slighville | Lake | ||||||
| Sparkman | Charlotte | ||||||
| Spray | Madison | ||||||
| Spruce Bluff | Saint Lucie | 27°15.0'N 80°19.85'W | |||||
| St. Francis | Lake | 29°2.2'N 81°25.2'W | |||||
| St. Joseph | Gulf | ||||||
| Stage Pond | Citrus | 28°41.9'N 82°24.4'W | |||||
| Stanton | Marion | ||||||
| Sumica | Polk | 27°51.4'N 81°22.6'W | |||||
| Sun City | Hillsborough | 27°40.7'N 82°28.7'W | Inhabited | ||||
| Sweetwater | Hardee | 27°24.6'N 81°42.2'W | |||||
| Tantie | Okeechobee | ||||||
| Tarrytown | Sumter | 28°33.3'N 82°0.1'W | |||||
| Tasmania | Glades or Highlands | ||||||
| Tiger Bay | Polk | 27°45.6'N 81°50.9'W | |||||
| Tillman | Brevard | 28°2.0'N 80°35.0'W | Palm Bay | ||||
| Tohopkee | Osceola | 28°13.5'N 81°4.6'W | |||||
| Torrey | Hardee | 27°36.6'N 81°49.5'W | Inhabited | ||||
| Traxler | Alachua | 29°52.2'N 82°32.3'W | |||||
| Troy | Lafayette | 30°0.2'N 82°59.9'W | |||||
| Utopia | Okeechobee | 27°1.9'N 80°41.8'W | |||||
| Vandolah | Hardee | 27°30.9'N 81°55.6'W | |||||
| Velda Mound | Leon | 30°30.4'N 84°13.19'W | |||||
| Venus | Highlands | 27°4.0'N 81°21.5'W | |||||
| Venus | Palm Beach | 26°52.6'N 80°3.35'W | |||||
| Verna | Manatee | 27°23.2'N 82°16.1'W | |||||
| Viana | Citrus | 28°54'N 82°27'W | |||||
| Vicksburg | Bay | 30°19.5'N 85°39.9'W | |||||
| Viking | Saint Lucie | 27°32.5'N 80°21.7'W | |||||
| Villa City | Lake | 28°37.1'N 81°51.1'W | |||||
| Vineland | Orange | 28°23.7'N 81°30.2'W | Inhabited | ||||
| Vogt Springs | Marion | 29°3.4'N 82°28.4'W | |||||
| Waterbury | Manatee | 27°26.7'N 82°18.2'W | |||||
| Waveland | Martin | 27°16.1'N 80°12.4'W | |||||
| Weedon Island | Pinellas | 27°50.5'N 82°36.2'W | |||||
| Welchton | Marion | 29°5.0'N 81°59.5'W | Inhabited | ||||
| Welcome | Hillsborough | 27°51.9'N 82°5.2'W | Industrial | ||||
| West Tocoi | Clay | 29°51.0'N 81°37.4'W | |||||
| Willow | Manatee | 27°38.6'N 82°20.8'W | |||||
| Wilson | Brevard | 28°38.6'N 80°41.8'W | Kennedy S. C. | ||||
| Wiscon | Hernando | 28°32.0'N 82°27.6'W | Inhabited | ||||
| Yamato Colony | Palm Beach | 26°24.6'N 80°5.4'W | |||||
| Yukon | Duval | 30°14.1'N 81°41.9'W | |||||
| Zana | Martin | 27°7.2'N 80°37.1'W | |||||
| Zion | Palm Beach | 26°27.7'N 80°3.5'W | Inhabited |
- Note: some 19th-century Florida maps show longitude west of Washington (WW), which is approximately 77°2.8' west of Greenwich (WG).
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