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Joe Shingler

Ghost town · Miller County, Georgia

Donalsonville NE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1974, 1:24,000)
Donalsonville NE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1974, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Joe Shingler is a ghost town in Miller County, Georgia. It is one of 7 former communities in Miller County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Joe Shingler as a historical populated place on the Donalsonville NE 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 31.1974° N, 84.8308° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDonalsonville NE
Elevation168 ft
Nearest living townColquitt, GA
Distance to it6.1 miles
GNIS feature ID335158
Coordinates31.19740, -84.83076

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What's there now

Joe Shingler is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Colquitt, GA (population 2,085), about 6.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 168 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 Joe Shingler?

Joe Shingler is in Miller County, Georgia, at 31.1974, -84.8308.

How many ghost towns are in Miller County?

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

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