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Weedon Island

Ghost town · Pinellas County, Florida

St Petersburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1921, 1:62,500)
St Petersburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1921, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

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

Weedon Island was established in 1898, in the late 19th century.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Weedon Island as a historical populated place: 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 27.8453° N, 82.6015° W.

Key facts

Founded1898
Elevation1 ft
Nearest living townLealman, FL
Distance to it5.4 miles
Coordinates27.84530, -82.60149

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What's there now

Weedon Island is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lealman, FL (population 21,026), about 5.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

St. Petersburg, Florida: Weedon Island Preserve
St. Petersburg, Florida: Weedon Island Preserve · Ebyabe / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Weedon Island?

Weedon Island is in Pinellas County, Florida, at 27.8453, -82.6015.

How many ghost towns are in Pinellas County?

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

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