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Belle Vista Beach

Ghost town · Pinellas County, Florida

Fort De Soto quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1921, 1:62,500)
Fort De Soto quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1921, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Belle Vista Beach is a ghost town in Pinellas County, Florida. It is one of 6 former communities in Pinellas County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 52 Florida counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Belle Vista Beach as a historical populated place on the Pass-a-Grille Beach 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 27.7186° N, 82.7379° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePass-a-Grille Beach
Elevation3 ft
Nearest living townSt. Pete Beach, FL
Distance to it0.2 miles
GNIS feature ID301483
Coordinates27.71864, -82.73788

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What's there now

Belle Vista Beach is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is St. Pete Beach, FL (population 8,832), about 0.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3 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 Belle Vista Beach?

Belle Vista Beach is in Pinellas County, Florida, at 27.7186, -82.7379.

How many ghost towns are in Pinellas County?

Pinellas County, Florida has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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