Abandoned Record
About Chevelier
Chevelier was a planned community located near Chevelier Point on Chevelier Bay, currently in the Everglades National Park. It is in Monroe County, Florida, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Chevelier, 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 Chevelier is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Chevelier
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.
- 1956 Miami sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Miami sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1973 Alligator Bay sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1982 Everglades City sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1988 Miami sheet, 1:250,000 · 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 Chevelier
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Florida index.
- Chokoloskee11.0 mi NW · Collier
- Birdon14.7 mi NW · Collier
- Jerome20.9 mi NW · Collier
- Deep Lake23.6 mi N · Collier
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Chevelier": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Chevelier, Florida": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q28209358.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).