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San Buenaventura

Ghost town · St. Johns County, Florida

Dinner Island quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500)
Dinner Island quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

San Buenaventura 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 San Buenaventura as a historical populated place on the Spuds 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 29.7002° N, 81.4665° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSpuds
Elevation7 ft
Nearest living townHastings, FL
Distance to it2.2 miles
GNIS feature ID308380
Coordinates29.70025, -81.46646

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What's there now

San Buenaventura is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hastings, FL (population 608), about 2.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 7 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 San Buenaventura?

San Buenaventura is in St. Johns County, Florida, at 29.7002, -81.4665.

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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