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Caloosahatchee

Ghost town · Lee County, Florida

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

Caloosahatchee is a ghost town in Lee County, Florida. It is the only former community in Lee County recorded on the federal names register, out of 163 across Florida.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Caloosahatchee as a historical populated place on the Fort Myers 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 26.5837° N, 81.9831° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFort Myers SW
Elevation9 ft
Nearest living townCape Coral, FL
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID294503
Coordinates26.58369, -81.98314

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What's there now

Caloosahatchee is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cape Coral, FL (population 206,387), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 9 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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