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Beech Creek

Ghost town · Levy County, Florida

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

Beech Creek is a ghost town in Levy County, Florida. It is one of 4 former communities in Levy County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 52 Florida counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Beech Creek as a historical populated place on the East Pass 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 29.3336° N, 83.0498° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEast Pass
Elevation2 ft
Nearest living townCedar Key, FL
Distance to it12.7 miles
GNIS feature ID294561
Coordinates29.33357, -83.04985

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What's there now

Beech Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cedar Key, FL (population 756), about 12.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2 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 Beech Creek?

Beech Creek is in Levy County, Florida, at 29.3336, -83.0498.

How many ghost towns are in Levy County?

Levy County, Florida has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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