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Doboy

Ghost town · McIntosh County, Georgia

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

Doboy is a ghost town in McIntosh County, Georgia. It is one of 2 former communities in McIntosh County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 87th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Doboy as a historical populated place on the Doboy Sound 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 31.3986° N, 81.3279° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDoboy Sound
Elevation10 ft
Nearest living townDarien, GA
Distance to it6.8 miles
GNIS feature ID356856
Coordinates31.39856, -81.32788

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What's there now

Doboy is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Darien, GA (population 1,260), about 6.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 10 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 Doboy?

Doboy is in McIntosh County, Georgia, at 31.3986, -81.3279.

How many ghost towns are in McIntosh County?

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

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