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Wachitokha

Ghost town · Suwannee County, Florida

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

Wachitokha is a ghost town in Suwannee County, Florida. It is one of 2 former communities in Suwannee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 35th among the 52 Florida counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wachitokha as a historical populated place on the Branford 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 29.9502° N, 82.8998° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBranford
Elevation42 ft
Nearest living townBranford, FL
Distance to it1.7 miles
GNIS feature ID294530
Coordinates29.95023, -82.89985

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What's there now

Wachitokha is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Branford, FL (population 929), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 42 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 Wachitokha?

Wachitokha is in Suwannee County, Florida, at 29.9502, -82.8998.

How many ghost towns are in Suwannee County?

Suwannee County, Florida has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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