Yamato Colony

Ghost town · Palm Beach County, Florida

Delray Beach quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Yamato Colony is a ghost town in Palm Beach County, Florida, recorded as human settlement in Florida, United States of America. It is the only former community in Palm Beach County recorded on the federal names register, out of 163 across Florida.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Yamato Colony 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 26.4167° N, 80.0833° W.

Key facts

Elevation	7 ft
Nearest living town	Highland Beach, FL
Distance to it	1.2 miles
Coordinates	26.41670, -80.08330

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What's there now

Yamato Colony is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Highland Beach, FL (population 4,264), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 7 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Hillsboro Inlet Light
lighthouse · Broward County · 10.9 mi
Coral Springs Covered Bridge
covered bridge · Broward County · 13.9 mi
Andytown
ghost town · Broward County · 29.1 mi
Jupiter Inlet Light
lighthouse · Palm Beach County · 36.8 mi
Fort Dallas
ghost town · Miami-Dade County · 45.2 mi

Sources and licences

Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)

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