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Rainbow Falls

Ghost town · Marion County, Florida

Dunnellon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500)
Dunnellon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rainbow Falls 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 Rainbow Falls as a historical populated place on the Dunnellon 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 29.1033° N, 82.4387° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDunnellon
Elevation57 ft
Nearest living townRainbow Springs, FL
Distance to it0.5 miles
GNIS feature ID294901
Coordinates29.10331, -82.43871

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What's there now

Rainbow Falls is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rainbow Springs, FL (population 5,226), about 0.5 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 Rainbow Falls?

Rainbow Falls is in Marion County, Florida, at 29.1033, -82.4387.

How many ghost towns are in Marion County?

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

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