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Canaveral

Ghost town · Brevard County, Florida

Cape Canaveral quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000)
Cape Canaveral quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Canaveral is a ghost town in Brevard County, Florida. It is one of 2 former communities in Brevard County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 29th among the 52 Florida counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Canaveral as a historical populated place on the Cape Canaveral 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 28.4711° N, 80.5373° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCape Canaveral
Elevation16 ft
Nearest living townCape Canaveral, FL
Distance to it6.8 miles
GNIS feature ID294357
Coordinates28.47111, -80.53727

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What's there now

Canaveral is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cape Canaveral, FL (population 9,976), about 6.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 16 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 Canaveral?

Canaveral is in Brevard County, Florida, at 28.4711, -80.5373.

How many ghost towns are in Brevard County?

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

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