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Dyson

Ghost town · Wilkes County, Georgia

Broad quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:24,000)
Broad quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dyson is a ghost town in Wilkes County, Georgia. It is one of 7 former communities in Wilkes County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 24th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dyson as a historical populated place on the Broad 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 33.9632° N, 82.6954° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBroad
Elevation510 ft
Nearest living townTignall, GA
Distance to it7.2 miles
GNIS feature ID342751
Coordinates33.96317, -82.69541

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What's there now

Dyson is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tignall, GA (population 981), about 7.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 510 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 Dyson?

Dyson is in Wilkes County, Georgia, at 33.9632, -82.6954.

How many ghost towns are in Wilkes County?

Wilkes County, Georgia has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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