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Flamingo

Ghost town · Monroe County, Florida

Flamingo quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1973, 1:24,000)
Flamingo quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1973, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Flamingo is a ghost town in Monroe County, Florida. It is one of 6 former communities in Monroe County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 52 Florida counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Flamingo as a historical populated place: 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 25.1408° N, 80.9242° W.

Key facts

Elevation4 ft
Nearest living townLayton, FL
Distance to it22.9 miles
Coordinates25.14083, -80.92417

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What's there now

Flamingo is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Layton, FL (population 149), about 22.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

The Flamingo Visitor Center, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA
The Flamingo Visitor Center, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA · Acroterion / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Questions

Where is Flamingo?

Flamingo is in Monroe County, Florida, at 25.1408, -80.9242.

How many ghost towns are in Monroe County?

Monroe County, Florida has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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