Abandoned Record
About Island Grove
Island Grove is an unincorporated community in Alachua County, Florida, United States. Its ZIP code is 32654.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Island Grove, 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 Island Grove is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Island Grove
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.
- 1893 Citra sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1895 Citra sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Gainesville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Gainesville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Gainesville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1967 Citra sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1978 Ocala 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 Island Grove
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Florida index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Island Grove": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Island Grove, Florida": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q16892759.
- USGS GNIS 284613.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).