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San Francisco Potano

Ghost town · Alachua County, Florida

Mikesville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000)
Mikesville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

San Francisco Potano is a ghost town in Alachua County, Florida. It is one of 4 former communities in Alachua County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 52 Florida counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists San Francisco Potano as a historical populated place on the Mikesville 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 29.8836° N, 82.5665° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMikesville
Elevation112 ft
Nearest living townHigh Springs, FL
Distance to it6 miles
GNIS feature ID294491
Coordinates29.88357, -82.56651

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What's there now

San Francisco Potano is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is High Springs, FL (population 6,396), about 6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 112 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 Francisco Potano?

San Francisco Potano is in Alachua County, Florida, at 29.8836, -82.5665.

How many ghost towns are in Alachua County?

Alachua County, Florida has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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