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Rollestown

Ghost town · Putnam County, Florida

Palatka quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:62,500)
Palatka quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rollestown is a ghost town in Putnam County, Florida. It is one of 2 former communities in Putnam County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 34th among the 52 Florida counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rollestown as a historical populated place on the Hastings 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 29.6336° N, 81.5998° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHastings
Elevation1 ft
Nearest living townEast Palatka, FL
Distance to it1.1 miles
GNIS feature ID294490
Coordinates29.63358, -81.59980

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What's there now

Rollestown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is East Palatka, FL (population 1,536), about 1.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1 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 Rollestown?

Rollestown is in Putnam County, Florida, at 29.6336, -81.5998.

How many ghost towns are in Putnam County?

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

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