Abandoned Record
About Sisco
Sisco is a ghost town located in Putnam County, Florida, United States. It lies off U.S. Route 17 approximately 10 miles north of Crescent City.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Sisco, 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 Sisco is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Sisco
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.
- 1912 Palatka sheet, 1:48,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1915 Palatka sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Daytona Beach sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Daytona Beach sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1964 Daytona Beach sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1968 San Mateo sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1968 Satsuma sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Saint Augustine 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 Sisco
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Florida index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Sisco": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Sisco, Florida": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q16900236.
- USGS GNIS 295629.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).