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Gooseberry

Ghost town · Webster County, Georgia

Preston quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000)
Preston quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Gooseberry is a ghost town in Webster County, Georgia. It is the only former community in Webster County recorded on the federal names register, out of 570 across Georgia.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gooseberry as a historical populated place on the Preston 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 32.0015° N, 84.5057° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePreston
Elevation341 ft
Nearest living townWebster County unified government, GA
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID345025
Coordinates32.00155, -84.50575

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What's there now

Gooseberry is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Webster County unified government, GA (population 2,348), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 341 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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