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Cluese

Ghost town · Columbia County, Georgia

Appling quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1921, 1:62,500)
Appling quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1921, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cluese is a ghost town in Columbia County, Georgia. It is one of 5 former communities in Columbia County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 46th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cluese as a historical populated place on the Appling 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 33.6121° N, 82.3565° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAppling
Elevation485 ft
Nearest living townAppling, GA
Distance to it3.9 miles
GNIS feature ID348864
Coordinates33.61208, -82.35651

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What's there now

Cluese is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Appling, GA (population 751), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 485 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 Cluese?

Cluese is in Columbia County, Georgia, at 33.6121, -82.3565.

How many ghost towns are in Columbia County?

Columbia County, Georgia has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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