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San Juan de Guacara

Ghost town · Taylor County, Florida

Nutall Rise quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:24,000)
Nutall Rise quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

San Juan de Guacara is a ghost town in Taylor County, Florida. It is one of 5 former communities in Taylor County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 52 Florida counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists San Juan de Guacara as a historical populated place on the Nutall Rise 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 30.1835° N, 83.9332° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNutall Rise
Elevation13 ft
Nearest living townWacissa, FL
Distance to it12.4 miles
GNIS feature ID294541
Coordinates30.18354, -83.93322

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What's there now

San Juan de Guacara is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Wacissa, FL (population 328), about 12.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 13 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 Juan de Guacara?

San Juan de Guacara is in Taylor County, Florida, at 30.1835, -83.9332.

How many ghost towns are in Taylor County?

Taylor County, Florida has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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