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Dewsville

Ghost town · Baker County, Georgia

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

Dewsville is a ghost town in Baker County, Georgia. It is one of 2 former communities in Baker County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 94th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dewsville as a historical populated place on the Bethany 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 31.3381° N, 84.5285° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBethany
Nearest living townLeary, GA
Distance to it10.2 miles
GNIS feature ID2705540
Coordinates31.33810, -84.52847

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What's there now

Dewsville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Leary, GA (population 321), about 10.2 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Dewsville?

Dewsville is in Baker County, Georgia, at 31.3381, -84.5285.

How many ghost towns are in Baker County?

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

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