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Welika

Ghost town · Wakulla County, Florida

Lake Talquin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500)
Lake Talquin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Welika is a ghost town in Wakulla County, Florida. It is one of 6 former communities in Wakulla County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 52 Florida counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Welika as a historical populated place on the Lake Talquin SE 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 30.2835° N, 84.5332° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLake Talquin SE
Elevation84 ft
Nearest living townFort Braden, FL
Distance to it9.9 miles
GNIS feature ID306985
Coordinates30.28353, -84.53324

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What's there now

Welika is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fort Braden, FL (population 886), about 9.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 84 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 Welika?

Welika is in Wakulla County, Florida, at 30.2835, -84.5332.

How many ghost towns are in Wakulla County?

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

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