Category: Florida - Page 2 - United States Ghost Towns

Welchton (Inhabited), Florida Ghost Town

In 1884, a grape-growing dream transformed into a ghost town after 200 Italian immigrants discovered Florida’s harsh reality.

Secrets of a Prohibition-era bootlegger’s paradise linger among ancient shell mounds at Florida’s abandoned Weedon Island settlement.

Just off Florida’s coast lies Waveland’s forgotten story of shipwrecked lumber, pineapple farms, and pioneer dreams turned to dust.

Lost in Manatee County’s wilderness, Waterbury’s crumbling ruins reveal a forgotten phosphate mining town’s rise and mysterious downfall.

Known for its healing springs and phosphate boom, Vogt Springs went from frontier paradise to ghostly ruins in less than a decade.

Just minutes from Disney World lies Vineland, a haunting blend of abandoned citrus groves and inhabited historic homes from Florida’s past.

Hidden beneath Florida’s modern landscape lies Villa City’s haunted tale of frozen dreams and a once-thriving citrus empire gone cold.

Discover the untold story of Viking, Florida’s Scandinavian settlers who transformed a wilderness into a thriving pineapple farming community.

In the heart of Florida’s pine forests, a lone fire tower watches over Vicksburg’s forgotten turpentine empire and its untold stories.

Known for its brief citrus boom and violent past, Viana’s haunting ruins tell a story of ambition and downfall in 1890s Florida.