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Bender

Ghost town · Laurens County, Georgia

Dudley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1974, 1:24,000)
Dudley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1974, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bender is a ghost town in Laurens County, Georgia. It is one of 11 former communities in Laurens County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bender as a historical populated place on the Dudley 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 32.5502° N, 83.1213° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDudley
Elevation352 ft
Nearest living townMontrose, GA
Distance to it2 miles
GNIS feature ID346490
Coordinates32.55016, -83.12126

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What's there now

Bender is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Montrose, GA (population 291), about 2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 352 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 Bender?

Bender is in Laurens County, Georgia, at 32.5502, -83.1213.

How many ghost towns are in Laurens County?

Laurens County, Georgia has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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