Abandoned Record
About Cedar Key
Cedar Key is a city in Levy County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 687, down from 702 at the 2010 census.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Cedar Key, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Cedar Key is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Cedar Key
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1954 Gainesville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Cedar Key sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Gainesville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Gainesville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1978 Cedar Keys sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Cedar Key
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Florida index.
- Atsena Otie Key1.7 mi SE · Levy
- Rosewood9.1 mi NE · Levy
- Romeo36.6 mi E · Marion
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Cedar Key": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Cedar Key, Florida": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q2011116.
- USGS GNIS 280208.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).