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Hughesboro

Ghost town · Habersham County, Georgia

Baldwin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Baldwin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hughesboro is a ghost town in Habersham County, Georgia. It is one of 7 former communities in Habersham County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 21st among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hughesboro as a historical populated place on the Baldwin 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 34.4926° N, 83.6099° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBaldwin
Elevation1,365 ft
Nearest living townRaoul, GA
Distance to it2.5 miles
GNIS feature ID351400
Coordinates34.49260, -83.60990

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What's there now

Hughesboro is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Raoul, GA (population 2,211), about 2.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,365 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 Hughesboro?

Hughesboro is in Habersham County, Georgia, at 34.4926, -83.6099.

How many ghost towns are in Habersham County?

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

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