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Fort Lonesome

Ghost town · Hillsborough County, Florida

Fort Lonesome quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000)
Fort Lonesome quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fort Lonesome is a ghost town in Hillsborough County, Florida. 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 Lonesome 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 27.7047° N, 82.1458° W.

Key facts

Elevation121 ft
Nearest living townBalm, FL
Distance to it9.4 miles
Coordinates27.70472, -82.14583

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What's there now

Fort Lonesome is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Balm, FL (population 5,362), about 9.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 121 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Fort Lonesome, Florida: SR 674 and CR 39 intersection
Fort Lonesome, Florida: SR 674 and CR 39 intersection · Ebyabe / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Fort Lonesome?

Fort Lonesome is in Hillsborough County, Florida, at 27.7047, -82.1458.

How many ghost towns are in Hillsborough County?

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

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