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Yalaka

Ghost town · Orange County, Florida

Narcoossee NW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000)
Narcoossee NW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Yalaka is a ghost town in Orange County, Florida. It is one of 6 former communities in Orange County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 52 Florida counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Yalaka as a historical populated place on the Narcoossee NW 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 28.4003° N, 81.1665° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNarcoossee NW
Elevation64 ft
Nearest living townLake Mary Jane, FL
Distance to it1.5 miles
GNIS feature ID294493
Coordinates28.40028, -81.16645

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What's there now

Yalaka is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lake Mary Jane, FL (population 2,323), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 64 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 Yalaka?

Yalaka is in Orange County, Florida, at 28.4003, -81.1665.

How many ghost towns are in Orange County?

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

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