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Aucilla

Ghost town · Madison County, Florida

Lamont quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:24,000)
Lamont quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Aucilla is a ghost town in Madison County, Florida. It is one of 9 former communities in Madison County on the federal names register. No county in Florida has more among the 52 Florida counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Aucilla as a historical populated place on the Lamont 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 30.4169° N, 83.7665° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLamont
Elevation72 ft
Nearest living townGreenville, FL
Distance to it8.5 miles
GNIS feature ID294562
Coordinates30.41687, -83.76655

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What's there now

Aucilla is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Greenville, FL (population 1,549), about 8.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 72 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Aucilla?

Aucilla is in Madison County, Florida, at 30.4169, -83.7665.

How many ghost towns are in Madison County?

Madison County, Florida has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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