Abandoned Record
About Liverpool
Liverpool is a ghost town in DeSoto County, Florida, United States on the Peace River.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Liverpool, 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 Liverpool is
Historic maps
11 historic USGS maps cover Liverpool
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 Ft Ogden sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Fort Pierce sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Tampa sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Fort Pierce sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Fort Pierce sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Tampa sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Tampa sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1972 Tampa sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1978 Arcadia sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1988 Fort Pierce sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1988 St Petersburg 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 Liverpool
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Florida index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Liverpool": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Liverpool, Florida": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q23016560.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).