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Oakhurst

Ghost town · Pinellas County, Florida

Sand Key quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1921, 1:62,500)
Sand Key quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1921, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Oakhurst is a ghost town in Pinellas County, Florida. It is one of 6 former communities in Pinellas County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 52 Florida counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Oakhurst as a historical populated place on the Seminole 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 27.8392° N, 82.8018° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSeminole
Elevation57 ft
Nearest living townSeminole, FL
Distance to it1 miles
GNIS feature ID293652
Coordinates27.83919, -82.80177

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What's there now

Oakhurst is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Seminole, FL (population 19,336), about 1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 57 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 Oakhurst?

Oakhurst is in Pinellas County, Florida, at 27.8392, -82.8018.

How many ghost towns are in Pinellas County?

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

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