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Dykes

Ghost town · Floyd County, Georgia

Wax quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000)
Wax quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dykes is a ghost town in Floyd County, Georgia. It is one of 16 former communities in Floyd County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dykes as a historical populated place on the Wax 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 34.2390° N, 85.0872° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWax
Elevation608 ft
Nearest living townRome, GA
Distance to it6 miles
GNIS feature ID353616
Coordinates34.23898, -85.08717

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What's there now

Dykes is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rome, GA (population 37,754), about 6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 608 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Dykes?

Dykes is in Floyd County, Georgia, at 34.2390, -85.0872.

How many ghost towns are in Floyd County?

Floyd County, Georgia has 16 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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