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Paynes Town

Ghost town · Marion County, Florida

Citra quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1893, 1:62,500)
Citra quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1893, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Paynes Town 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 Paynes Town as a historical populated place on the McIntosh 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 29.4169° N, 82.2332° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMcIntosh
Elevation138 ft
Nearest living townMcIntosh, FL
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID294521
Coordinates29.41692, -82.23315

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What's there now

Paynes Town is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is McIntosh, FL (population 369), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 138 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 Paynes Town?

Paynes Town is in Marion County, Florida, at 29.4169, -82.2332.

How many ghost towns are in Marion County?

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

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