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Suwanee Old Town

Ghost town · Dixie County, Florida

Fanning Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000)
Fanning Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Suwanee Old Town is a ghost town in Dixie County, Florida. It is the only former community in Dixie County recorded on the federal names register, out of 163 across Florida.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Suwanee Old Town as a historical populated place on the Fanning Springs 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 29.6169° N, 82.9665° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFanning Springs
Elevation21 ft
Nearest living townFanning Springs, FL
Distance to it3.2 miles
GNIS feature ID294488
Coordinates29.61690, -82.96651

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What's there now

Suwanee Old Town is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fanning Springs, FL (population 1,154), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 21 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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