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Eureka Springs

Ghost town · Screven County, Georgia

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

Eureka Springs is a ghost town in Screven County, Georgia. It is one of 4 former communities in Screven County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 62nd among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Eureka Springs as a historical populated place on the Oliver 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 32.6071° N, 81.5171° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOliver
Elevation134 ft
Nearest living townNewington, GA
Distance to it1.4 miles
GNIS feature ID334892
Coordinates32.60712, -81.51705

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What's there now

Eureka Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Newington, GA (population 393), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 134 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 Eureka Springs?

Eureka Springs is in Screven County, Georgia, at 32.6071, -81.5171.

How many ghost towns are in Screven County?

Screven County, Georgia has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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