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Dees

Ghost town · Lowndes County, Georgia

Valdosta quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000)
Valdosta quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dees is a ghost town in Lowndes County, Georgia. It is one of 8 former communities in Lowndes County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dees as a historical populated place on the Valdosta 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 30.7608° N, 83.3043° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleValdosta
Elevation198 ft
Nearest living townDasher, GA
Distance to it5 miles
GNIS feature ID346234
Coordinates30.76076, -83.30432

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What's there now

Dees is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dasher, GA (population 1,212), about 5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 198 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 Dees?

Dees is in Lowndes County, Georgia, at 30.7608, -83.3043.

How many ghost towns are in Lowndes County?

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

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