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Bayport

Ghost town · Hernando County, Florida

Bayport quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000)
Bayport quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bayport is a ghost town in Hernando County, Florida, recorded as census-designated place in Hernando County, Florida. It is the only former community in Hernando County recorded on the federal names register, out of 163 across Florida.

At its height the population reached about 45.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bayport as a historical populated place: 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 28.5483° N, 82.6453° W.

Key facts

Peak population45
Last recorded population45
Elevation5 ft
Nearest living townWeeki Wachee Gardens, FL
Distance to it1.5 miles
Coordinates28.54833, -82.64528

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What's there now

Bayport is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Weeki Wachee Gardens, FL (population 1,070), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Closer image of the Historic Plaque at the end of Hernando County Road 550 in Bayport, Florida.
Closer image of the Historic Plaque at the end of Hernando County Road 550 in Bayport, Florida. · DanTD / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.