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Leroy

Ghost town · Marion County, Florida

Dunnellon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500)
Dunnellon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Leroy 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 Leroy as a historical populated place on the Cotton Plant 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 29.1344° N, 82.3295° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCotton Plant
Elevation77 ft
Nearest living townRainbow Park, FL
Distance to it3 miles
GNIS feature ID295405
Coordinates29.13442, -82.32954

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What's there now

Leroy is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rainbow Park, FL (population 2,070), about 3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 77 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 Leroy?

Leroy is in Marion County, Florida, at 29.1344, -82.3295.

How many ghost towns are in Marion County?

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

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