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San Nicolas Palica

Ghost town · Duval County, Florida

Jacksonville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500)
Jacksonville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

San Nicolas Palica is a ghost town in Duval County, Florida. It is one of 6 former communities in Duval County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 52 Florida counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists San Nicolas Palica as a historical populated place on the Arlington 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 30.2669° N, 81.6165° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleArlington
Elevation23 ft
Nearest living townJacksonville, FL
Distance to it5.5 miles
GNIS feature ID294523
Coordinates30.26691, -81.61648

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What's there now

San Nicolas Palica is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Jacksonville, FL (population 961,739), about 5.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 23 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 Nicolas Palica?

San Nicolas Palica is in Duval County, Florida, at 30.2669, -81.6165.

How many ghost towns are in Duval County?

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

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