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Indian Key

Ghost town · Monroe County, Florida

Upper Matecumbe Key quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Upper Matecumbe Key quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Indian Key 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 Indian Key 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 24.8778° N, 80.6769° W.

Key facts

Elevation7 ft
Nearest living townLayton, FL
Distance to it9.2 miles
Coordinates24.87780, -80.67690

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What's there now

Indian Key is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Layton, FL (population 149), about 9.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 7 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Digital photo taken by Marc Averette. en:Indian Key in the en:Florida Keys
Digital photo taken by Marc Averette. en:Indian Key in the en:Florida Keys · Averette / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Indian Key?

Indian Key is in Monroe County, Florida, at 24.8778, -80.6769.

How many ghost towns are in Monroe County?

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

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