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Hitchapukasse

Ghost town · Polk County, Florida

Socrum quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:31,680)
Socrum quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hitchapukasse is a ghost town in Polk County, Florida. It is one of 5 former communities in Polk County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 52 Florida counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hitchapukasse as a historical populated place on the Socrum 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 28.1670° N, 82.0331° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSocrum
Elevation116 ft
Nearest living townKathleen, FL
Distance to it3.3 miles
GNIS feature ID294536
Coordinates28.16696, -82.03314

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What's there now

Hitchapukasse is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kathleen, FL (population 6,527), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 116 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 Hitchapukasse?

Hitchapukasse is in Polk County, Florida, at 28.1670, -82.0331.

How many ghost towns are in Polk County?

Polk County, Florida has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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