Abandoned Towns

Ghost town record · Hillsborough County, Florida

Sun City

Unincorporated community in Florida, US.

Record

About Sun City

Sun City is an unincorporated community in southern Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. It is located along U.S. Route 41, approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Ruskin and west of the separate retirement community of Sun City Center.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Sun City, 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 Sun City is

USGS topographic map around Sun City
USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

9 historic USGS maps cover Sun City

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.

Directions

Getting there

Google Maps directionsApple MapsOpenStreetMap

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 Sun City

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Florida index.

Sources

Sources

  1. ghosttowns.com, "Sun City": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
  2. Wikipedia, "Sun City, Florida": coordinates and summary.
  3. Wikidata Q21020979.
  4. USGS GNIS 291813.
  5. USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
  6. USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).