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Yamassee

Ghost town · Jackson County, Florida

Sneads quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000)
Sneads quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Yamassee is a ghost town in Jackson County, Florida. It is one of 9 former communities in Jackson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 52 Florida counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Yamassee as a historical populated place on the Sneads 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 30.6669° N, 84.9499° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSneads
Elevation159 ft
Nearest living townSneads, FL
Distance to it3.2 miles
GNIS feature ID294492
Coordinates30.66686, -84.94992

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What's there now

Yamassee is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sneads, FL (population 1,854), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 159 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 Yamassee?

Yamassee is in Jackson County, Florida, at 30.6669, -84.9499.

How many ghost towns are in Jackson County?

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

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