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Alapaha

Ghost town · Hamilton County, Florida

Jennings quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000)
Jennings quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Alapaha is a ghost town in Hamilton County, Florida. It is the only former community in Hamilton County recorded on the federal names register, out of 163 across Florida.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Alapaha as a historical populated place on the Jennings topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 30.6002° N, 83.0499° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleJennings
Elevation117 ft
Nearest living townJennings, FL
Distance to it3.4 miles
GNIS feature ID294555
Coordinates30.60021, -83.04986

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What's there now

Alapaha is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Jennings, FL (population 848), about 3.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 117 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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