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Kennedy

Ghost town · Brooks County, Georgia

Quitman quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:62,500)
Quitman quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Kennedy is a ghost town in Brooks County, Georgia. It is one of 6 former communities in Brooks County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 37th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kennedy as a historical populated place on the Pebble Hill 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 30.9177° N, 83.5199° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePebble Hill
Elevation230 ft
Nearest living townMorven, GA
Distance to it2.2 miles
GNIS feature ID345559
Coordinates30.91769, -83.51988

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What's there now

Kennedy is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Morven, GA (population 527), about 2.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 230 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 Kennedy?

Kennedy is in Brooks County, Georgia, at 30.9177, -83.5199.

How many ghost towns are in Brooks County?

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

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