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Black Creek

Ghost town · Clay County, Florida

Middleburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500)
Middleburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Black Creek is a ghost town in Clay County, Florida. It is one of 2 former communities in Clay County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 27th among the 52 Florida counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Black Creek as a historical populated place on the Middleburg 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 30.0669° N, 81.8165° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMiddleburg
Elevation25 ft
Nearest living townAsbury Lake, FL
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID294559
Coordinates30.06691, -81.81649

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What's there now

Black Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Asbury Lake, FL (population 13,465), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 25 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 Black Creek?

Black Creek is in Clay County, Florida, at 30.0669, -81.8165.

How many ghost towns are in Clay County?

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

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