Yukon, Florida

Yukon is a ghost town located within Jacksonville, Florida. The Navy closed the town in July 1963 as it was deemed a flight and safety hazard for nearby Jacksonville Naval Air Station. Nobel Prize Laureate George Smoot was born here in 1945.

See also

• List of ghost towns in Florida

External links

• Jacksonville's Ghost Town: Yukon
• Yukon, FL Community Profile

30°14′N 81°42′W / 30.233°N 81.700°W / 30.233; -81.700