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Bucker Womans Town

Ghost town · Sumter County, Florida

Saint Catherine quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:24,000)
Saint Catherine quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bucker Womans Town is a ghost town in Sumter County, Florida. It is one of 2 former communities in Sumter County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 52 Florida counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bucker Womans Town as a historical populated place on the Saint Catherine 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 28.5669° N, 82.1331° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSaint Catherine
Elevation67 ft
Nearest living townWebster, FL
Distance to it5.6 miles
GNIS feature ID294507
Coordinates28.56694, -82.13314

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What's there now

Bucker Womans Town is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Webster, FL (population 1,631), about 5.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 67 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 Bucker Womans Town?

Bucker Womans Town is in Sumter County, Florida, at 28.5669, -82.1331.

How many ghost towns are in Sumter County?

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

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