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Nombre de Dios

Ghost town · St. Johns County, Florida

St. Augustine quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1937, 1:24,000)
St. Augustine quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1937, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Nombre de Dios is a ghost town in St. Johns County, Florida. It is one of 6 former communities in St. Johns County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 52 Florida counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Nombre de Dios as a historical populated place on the Saint Augustine 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 29.9002° N, 81.3165° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSaint Augustine
Elevation7 ft
Nearest living townSt. Augustine, FL
Distance to it0.4 miles
GNIS feature ID308382
Coordinates29.90025, -81.31646

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What's there now

Nombre de Dios is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is St. Augustine, FL (population 14,979), about 0.4 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.

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Questions

Where is Nombre de Dios?

Nombre de Dios is in St. Johns County, Florida, at 29.9002, -81.3165.

How many ghost towns are in St. Johns County?

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

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