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Jacksonville

Ghost town · Livingston County, New York

Honeoye quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500)
Honeoye quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Jacksonville is a ghost town in Livingston County, New York. It is one of 3 former communities in Livingston County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 22 New York counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Jacksonville as a historical populated place on the Honeoye 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 42.8042° N, 77.6000° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHoneoye
Elevation930 ft
Nearest living townHemlock, NY
Distance to it0.8 miles
GNIS feature ID2547869
Coordinates42.80417, -77.60000

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What's there now

Jacksonville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hemlock, NY (population 736), about 0.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 930 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 Jacksonville?

Jacksonville is in Livingston County, New York, at 42.8042, -77.6000.

How many ghost towns are in Livingston County?

Livingston County, New York has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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