Ghost Towns in Florida

On the map

111 ghost towns

18% sit on public land · 28 with a free-licensed photo

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  • National Forest 1
  • National Park Service 6
  • Other federal 1
  • State 5
  • City, county 5
  • Military, DOE 2
  • Private or unlisted 91
Illustration of a south landscape
Illustration of the most common landscape type among Florida's ghost towns.

The largest share, 91 of 111, sits on land missing from the public lands database, which usually means private property: look from the road unless the owner says otherwise. Each town page has the land manager, monthly weather and the nearest open town.

  • National Forest 1
  • National Park Service 6
  • Other federal 1
  • State 5
  • City, county 5
  • Military, DOE 2
  • Private or unlisted 91

Each dot is a ghost town, colored by who manages the land at its location. Labels mark the most searched. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

Most searched in Florida

All 111 by county

Alachua County 7

Bay County 3

Bradford County 1

Brevard County 1

Broward County 1

Charlotte County 1

Citrus County 1

Collier County 4

Columbia County 1

DeSoto County 2

Duval County 1

Escambia County 1

Flagler County 1

Franklin County 1

Glades County 3

Gulf County 1

Hardee County 4

Hernando County 2

Highlands County 4

Hillsborough County 7

Indian River County 1

Lafayette County 1

Lake County 3

Leon County 1

Levy County 2

Madison County 2

Manatee County 8

Marion County 2

Miami-Dade County 5

Monroe County 5

Okeechobee County 2

Orange County 1

Osceola County 5

Palm Beach County 4

Pasco County 1

Pinellas County 1

Polk County 6

Putnam County 2

Sarasota County 1

Seminole County 1

St. Lucie County 1

Sumter County 4

Taylor County 1

Volusia County 1

Wakulla County 3

Other states