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San Nicolas Tolentino

Ghost town · St. Johns County, Florida

Riverdale quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000)
Riverdale quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

San Nicolas Tolentino 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 Nicolas Tolentino as a historical populated place on the Riverdale 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 29.8502° N, 81.5498° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRiverdale
Elevation12 ft
Nearest living townWorld Golf Village, FL
Distance to it8.9 miles
GNIS feature ID308379
Coordinates29.85025, -81.54980

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What's there now

San Nicolas Tolentino is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is World Golf Village, FL (population 24,485), about 8.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 12 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 Nicolas Tolentino?

San Nicolas Tolentino is in St. Johns County, Florida, at 29.8502, -81.5498.

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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