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Ainslie

Ghost town · Bleckley County, Georgia

Cochran quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500)
Cochran quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ainslie is a ghost town in Bleckley County, Georgia. It is one of 2 former communities in Bleckley County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 83rd among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ainslie as a historical populated place on the Westlake topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 32.4485° N, 83.4716° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWestlake
Elevation235 ft
Nearest living townCochran, GA
Distance to it8.2 miles
GNIS feature ID334609
Coordinates32.44848, -83.47157

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What's there now

Ainslie is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cochran, GA (population 4,815), about 8.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 235 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Ainslie?

Ainslie is in Bleckley County, Georgia, at 32.4485, -83.4716.

How many ghost towns are in Bleckley County?

Bleckley County, Georgia has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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