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Doctortown

Ghost town · Wayne County, Georgia

Jesup quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500)
Jesup quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Doctortown is a ghost town in Wayne County, Georgia, recorded as human settlement in Georgia, United States of America. It is the only former community in Wayne County recorded on the federal names register, out of 570 across Georgia.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Doctortown as a historical populated place: 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 31.6536° N, 81.8292° W.

Key facts

Elevation72 ft
Nearest living townJesup, GA
Distance to it5.7 miles
Coordinates31.65361, -81.82917

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What's there now

Doctortown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Jesup, GA (population 9,863), about 5.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 72 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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