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Pocotalaco

Ghost town · St. Johns County, Florida

Picolata quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000)
Picolata quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pocotalaco 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 Pocotalaco as a historical populated place on the Picolata 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 29.9169° N, 81.5498° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePicolata
Elevation5 ft
Nearest living townWorld Golf Village, FL
Distance to it5 miles
GNIS feature ID308384
Coordinates29.91691, -81.54981

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What's there now

Pocotalaco is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is World Golf Village, FL (population 24,485), about 5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5 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 Pocotalaco?

Pocotalaco is in St. Johns County, Florida, at 29.9169, -81.5498.

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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