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Coal Neck Settlement

Ghost town · Bibb County, Georgia

Macon West quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000)
Macon West quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Coal Neck Settlement is a ghost town in Bibb County, Georgia. It is one of 4 former communities in Bibb County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 56th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Coal Neck Settlement as a historical populated place on the Macon West 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 32.7632° N, 83.7441° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMacon West
Elevation423 ft
Nearest living townMacon-Bibb County, GA
Distance to it4.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1672079
Coordinates32.76320, -83.74407

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What's there now

Coal Neck Settlement is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Macon-Bibb County, GA (population 156,543), about 4.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 423 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 Coal Neck Settlement?

Coal Neck Settlement is in Bibb County, Georgia, at 32.7632, -83.7441.

How many ghost towns are in Bibb County?

Bibb County, Georgia has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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