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Ellaville

Ghost town · Madison County, Florida

Ellaville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:24,000)
Ellaville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ellaville is a ghost town in Madison County, Florida. It is one of 9 former communities in Madison County on the federal names register. No county in Florida has more among the 52 Florida counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ellaville 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 30.3867° N, 83.1751° W.

Key facts

Elevation60 ft
Nearest living townLee, FL
Distance to it7.9 miles
Coordinates30.38670, -83.17505

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What's there now

Ellaville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lee, FL (population 774), about 7.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 60 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 Ellaville?

Ellaville is in Madison County, Florida, at 30.3867, -83.1751.

How many ghost towns are in Madison County?

Madison County, Florida has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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