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Tala Apopka

Ghost town · Orange County, Florida

Narcoossee NW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000)
Narcoossee NW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Tala Apopka is a ghost town in Orange County, Florida. It is one of 6 former communities in Orange County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 52 Florida counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tala Apopka as a historical populated place on the Narcoossee NW 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 28.4669° N, 81.1831° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNarcoossee NW
Elevation78 ft
Nearest living townAlafaya, FL
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID294496
Coordinates28.46695, -81.18312

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What's there now

Tala Apopka is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Alafaya, FL (population 90,874), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 78 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 Tala Apopka?

Tala Apopka is in Orange County, Florida, at 28.4669, -81.1831.

How many ghost towns are in Orange County?

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

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