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Woftoka

Ghost town · Columbia County, Florida

Fort White quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000)
Fort White quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Woftoka is a ghost town in Columbia County, Florida. It is one of 2 former communities in Columbia County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 33rd among the 52 Florida counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Woftoka as a historical populated place on the Fort White 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 29.8836° N, 82.6998° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFort White
Elevation72 ft
Nearest living townFort White, FL
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID294494
Coordinates29.88357, -82.69984

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What's there now

Woftoka is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fort White, FL (population 638), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 72 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 Woftoka?

Woftoka is in Columbia County, Florida, at 29.8836, -82.6998.

How many ghost towns are in Columbia County?

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

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