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Big Hammock

Ghost town · Citrus County, Florida

Tsala Apopka quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1895, 1:62,500)
Tsala Apopka quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1895, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Big Hammock is a ghost town in Citrus County, Florida. It is one of 2 former communities in Citrus County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 26th among the 52 Florida counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Big Hammock as a historical populated place on the Lecanto 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 28.8003° N, 82.4498° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLecanto
Elevation64 ft
Nearest living townLecanto, FL
Distance to it3.5 miles
GNIS feature ID294560
Coordinates28.80026, -82.44982

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What's there now

Big Hammock is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lecanto, FL (population 6,929), about 3.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 64 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 Big Hammock?

Big Hammock is in Citrus County, Florida, at 28.8003, -82.4498.

How many ghost towns are in Citrus County?

Citrus County, Florida has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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