Abandoned Record
About Rye
Rye is an unincorporated community in Manatee County, Florida. It was established as a fort during conflict with the Seminoles and developed into a community with orange groves, cattle ranching, and a Manatee River crossing after the conflict.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Rye, 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 Rye is
Historic maps
9 historic USGS maps cover Rye
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.
- 1944 Rye sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1944 Rye sheet, 1:31,680 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Tampa sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Tampa sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Tampa sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1972 Rye sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1972 Tampa sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 St Petersburg sheet, 1:100,000 · 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 Rye
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Florida index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Rye": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Rye, Florida": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q16872569.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).