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Le Roy

Ghost town · Burke County, Georgia

Gough quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1919, 1:62,500)
Gough quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1919, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Le Roy is a ghost town in Burke County, Georgia. It is one of 6 former communities in Burke County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 31st among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Le Roy as a historical populated place on the Keysville 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 33.1343° N, 82.1537° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleKeysville
Elevation317 ft
Nearest living townGough, GA
Distance to it5.7 miles
GNIS feature ID348011
Coordinates33.13431, -82.15373

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What's there now

Le Roy is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gough, GA (population 140), about 5.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 317 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 Le Roy?

Le Roy is in Burke County, Georgia, at 33.1343, -82.1537.

How many ghost towns are in Burke County?

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

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