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San Juan Ospalaga

Ghost town · Madison County, Florida

Ashville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000)
Ashville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

San Juan Ospalaga 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 San Juan Ospalaga as a historical populated place on the Ashville 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 30.5085° N, 83.7332° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAshville
Elevation78 ft
Nearest living townAucilla, FL
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID294524
Coordinates30.50854, -83.73321

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What's there now

San Juan Ospalaga is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Aucilla, FL (population 174), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 78 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 San Juan Ospalaga?

San Juan Ospalaga is in Madison County, Florida, at 30.5085, -83.7332.

How many ghost towns are in Madison County?

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

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