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Heijahs Town

Ghost town · Marion County, Florida

Williston quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1895, 1:62,500)
Williston quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1895, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Heijahs Town is a ghost town in Marion County, Florida. It is one of 7 former communities in Marion County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 52 Florida counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Heijahs Town as a historical populated place on the Fairfield 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 29.3669° N, 82.2665° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFairfield
Elevation113 ft
Nearest living townReddick, FL
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID294482
Coordinates29.36692, -82.26649

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What's there now

Heijahs Town is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Reddick, FL (population 617), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 113 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 Heijahs Town?

Heijahs Town is in Marion County, Florida, at 29.3669, -82.2665.

How many ghost towns are in Marion County?

Marion County, Florida has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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