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Topocapa

Ghost town · Jefferson County, Florida

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

Topocapa is a ghost town in Jefferson County, Florida. It is one of 7 former communities in Jefferson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 52 Florida counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Topocapa as a historical populated place on the Saint Marks NE 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, 84.0166° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSaint Marks NE
Elevation7 ft
Nearest living townSt. Marks, FL
Distance to it11.5 miles
GNIS feature ID294532
Coordinates30.15021, -84.01655

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What's there now

Topocapa is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is St. Marks, FL (population 273), about 11.5 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 Topocapa?

Topocapa is in Jefferson County, Florida, at 30.1502, -84.0166.

How many ghost towns are in Jefferson County?

Jefferson County, Florida has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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