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Artesia

Ghost town · Worth County, Georgia

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

Artesia is a ghost town in Worth County, Georgia. It is one of 8 former communities in Worth County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Artesia as a historical populated place on the Acree 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 31.5502° N, 83.9674° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAcree
Elevation259 ft
Nearest living townSylvester, GA
Distance to it7.9 miles
GNIS feature ID343249
Coordinates31.55018, -83.96740

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What's there now

Artesia is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sylvester, GA (population 5,557), about 7.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 259 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 Artesia?

Artesia is in Worth County, Georgia, at 31.5502, -83.9674.

How many ghost towns are in Worth County?

Worth County, Georgia has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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