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Fort Brooke

Ghost town · Hillsborough County, Florida

Tampa quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1921, 1:62,500)
Tampa quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1921, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fort Brooke is a ghost town in Hillsborough County, Florida, recorded as human settlement in Florida, United States of America. It is one of 4 former communities in Hillsborough County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 52 Florida counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fort Brooke 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 27.9411° N, 82.4549° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townTampa, FL
Distance to it2.2 miles
Coordinates27.94110, -82.45490

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What's there now

Fort Brooke is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tampa, FL (population 393,389), about 2.2 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Fort Brooke?

Fort Brooke is in Hillsborough County, Florida, at 27.9411, -82.4549.

How many ghost towns are in Hillsborough County?

Hillsborough County, Florida has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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