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Goldsmith

Ghost town · Jeff Davis County, Georgia

Roper quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Roper quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Goldsmith is a ghost town in Jeff Davis County, Georgia. It is one of 7 former communities in Jeff Davis County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 26th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Goldsmith as a historical populated place on the Roper 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 31.7835° N, 82.6790° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRoper
Elevation267 ft
Nearest living townDenton, GA
Distance to it4.4 miles
GNIS feature ID335102
Coordinates31.78352, -82.67903

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What's there now

Goldsmith is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Denton, GA (population 321), about 4.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 267 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 Goldsmith?

Goldsmith is in Jeff Davis County, Georgia, at 31.7835, -82.6790.

How many ghost towns are in Jeff Davis County?

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

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