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St. Joseph

Ghost town · Gulf County, Florida

Port St. Joe quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:31,680)
Port St. Joe quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

St. Joseph is a ghost town in Gulf County, Florida. It is the only former community in Gulf County recorded on the federal names register, out of 163 across Florida.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists St. Joseph 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 29.8530° N, 85.3324° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townPort St. Joe, FL
Distance to it2.8 miles
Coordinates29.85300, -85.33240

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What's there now

St. Joseph is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Port St. Joe, FL (population 3,499), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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