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Cameo

Ghost town · Meriwether County, Georgia

Durand quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Durand quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cameo is a ghost town in Meriwether County, Georgia. It is one of 2 former communities in Meriwether County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 89th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cameo as a historical populated place on the Durand 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 32.8843° N, 84.8191° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDurand
Elevation801 ft
Nearest living townPine Mountain, GA
Distance to it2.9 miles
GNIS feature ID346845
Coordinates32.88430, -84.81910

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What's there now

Cameo is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pine Mountain, GA (population 1,343), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 801 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 Cameo?

Cameo is in Meriwether County, Georgia, at 32.8843, -84.8191.

How many ghost towns are in Meriwether County?

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

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