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San Marcos

Ghost town · Wakulla County, Florida

St Marks quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000)
St Marks quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

San Marcos is a ghost town in Wakulla County, Florida. It is one of 6 former communities in Wakulla County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 52 Florida counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists San Marcos as a historical populated place on the Saint Marks 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, 84.2166° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSaint Marks
Elevation7 ft
Nearest living townSt. Marks, FL
Distance to it1.3 miles
GNIS feature ID294489
Coordinates30.18354, -84.21656

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What's there now

San Marcos is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is St. Marks, FL (population 273), about 1.3 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 Marcos?

San Marcos is in Wakulla County, Florida, at 30.1835, -84.2166.

How many ghost towns are in Wakulla County?

Wakulla County, Florida has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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