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Pilaklakha

Ghost town · Sumter County, Florida

Center Hill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000)
Center Hill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pilaklakha is a ghost town in Sumter County, Florida. It is one of 2 former communities in Sumter County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 52 Florida counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pilaklakha as a historical populated place on the Center Hill 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 28.6336° N, 81.9831° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCenter Hill
Elevation86 ft
Nearest living townCenter Hill, FL
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID294520
Coordinates28.63361, -81.98314

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What's there now

Pilaklakha is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Center Hill, FL (population 1,201), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 86 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 Pilaklakha?

Pilaklakha is in Sumter County, Florida, at 28.6336, -81.9831.

How many ghost towns are in Sumter County?

Sumter County, Florida has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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