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Tama

Ghost town · Liberty County, Florida

Smith Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1945, 1:24,000)
Smith Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1945, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Tama is a ghost town in Liberty County, Florida. It is one of 3 former communities in Liberty County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 52 Florida counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tama as a historical populated place on the Smith Creek 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 30.1502° N, 84.6832° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSmith Creek
Elevation17 ft
Nearest living townSopchoppy, FL
Distance to it13.4 miles
GNIS feature ID306983
Coordinates30.15020, -84.68324

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What's there now

Tama is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sopchoppy, FL (population 476), about 13.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 17 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 Tama?

Tama is in Liberty County, Florida, at 30.1502, -84.6832.

How many ghost towns are in Liberty County?

Liberty County, Florida has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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