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Okeafenoke Swamp

Ghost town · Baker County, Florida

Olustee quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000)
Olustee quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Okeafenoke Swamp is a ghost town in Baker County, Florida. It is the only former community in Baker County recorded on the federal names register, out of 163 across Florida.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Okeafenoke Swamp as a historical populated place on the Olustee 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 30.1669° N, 82.4165° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOlustee
Elevation146 ft
Nearest living townWatertown, FL
Distance to it11.2 miles
GNIS feature ID306987
Coordinates30.16690, -82.41651

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What's there now

Okeafenoke Swamp is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Watertown, FL (population 2,797), about 11.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 146 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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