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Apollo

Ghost town · Putnam County, Georgia

Smithboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000)
Smithboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Apollo is a ghost town in Putnam County, Georgia. It is one of 7 former communities in Putnam County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Apollo as a historical populated place on the Smithboro 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 33.3654° N, 83.5277° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSmithboro
Elevation610 ft
Nearest living townShady Dale, GA
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID347184
Coordinates33.36541, -83.52767

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What's there now

Apollo is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Shady Dale, GA (population 347), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 610 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 Apollo?

Apollo is in Putnam County, Georgia, at 33.3654, -83.5277.

How many ghost towns are in Putnam County?

Putnam County, Georgia has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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