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Forrest

Ghost town · Columbia County, Georgia

Hephzibah quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1922, 1:62,500)
Hephzibah quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1922, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Forrest is a ghost town in Columbia County, Georgia. It is one of 5 former communities in Columbia County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 46th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Forrest as a historical populated place on the Grovetown 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 33.4390° N, 82.1926° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGrovetown
Elevation521 ft
Nearest living townGrovetown, GA
Distance to it1.2 miles
GNIS feature ID348971
Coordinates33.43903, -82.19262

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What's there now

Forrest is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Grovetown, GA (population 16,516), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 521 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 Forrest?

Forrest is in Columbia County, Georgia, at 33.4390, -82.1926.

How many ghost towns are in Columbia County?

Columbia County, Georgia has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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