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Humphries

Ghost town · DeKalb County, Georgia

Chamblee quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000)
Chamblee quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Humphries is a ghost town in DeKalb County, Georgia. It is one of 6 former communities in DeKalb County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 33rd among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Humphries as a historical populated place on the Chamblee 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 33.8793° N, 84.3208° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleChamblee
Elevation1,016 ft
Nearest living townChamblee, GA
Distance to it1.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1704717
Coordinates33.87927, -84.32076

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What's there now

Humphries is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Chamblee, GA (population 30,369), about 1.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,016 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 Humphries?

Humphries is in DeKalb County, Georgia, at 33.8793, -84.3208.

How many ghost towns are in DeKalb County?

DeKalb County, Georgia has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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