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Cacema Town

Ghost town · Polk County, Florida

Lake Marian SW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000)
Lake Marian SW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cacema Town is a ghost town in Polk County, Florida. It is one of 5 former communities in Polk County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 52 Florida counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cacema Town as a historical populated place on the Lake Marian SW 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 27.7670° N, 81.1998° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLake Marian SW
Elevation56 ft
Nearest living townIndian Lake Estates, FL
Distance to it9.8 miles
GNIS feature ID294564
Coordinates27.76697, -81.19979

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What's there now

Cacema Town is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Indian Lake Estates, FL (population 956), about 9.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 56 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 Cacema Town?

Cacema Town is in Polk County, Florida, at 27.7670, -81.1998.

How many ghost towns are in Polk County?

Polk County, Florida has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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