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San Diego Salamototo

Ghost town · St. Johns County, Florida

Orange Park quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1917, 1:62,500)
Orange Park quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1917, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

San Diego Salamototo 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 Diego Salamototo as a historical populated place on the Fleming Island 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 30.0502° N, 81.6331° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFleming Island
Elevation28 ft
Nearest living townFruit Cove, FL
Distance to it3.3 miles
GNIS feature ID308381
Coordinates30.05024, -81.63315

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What's there now

San Diego Salamototo is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fruit Cove, FL (population 35,609), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 28 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 Diego Salamototo?

San Diego Salamototo is in St. Johns County, Florida, at 30.0502, -81.6331.

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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