Lida
Ghost town · Liberty County, Georgia

Lida is a ghost town in Liberty County, Georgia. It is one of 8 former communities in Liberty County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lida as a historical populated place on the Glennville 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 31.9808° N, 81.7734° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Glennville NE |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 91 ft |
| Nearest living town | Glennville, GA |
| Distance to it | 9.8 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 357098 |
| Coordinates | 31.98076, -81.77345 |
What's there now
Lida is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Glennville, GA (population 5,199), about 9.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 91 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Strainghost town · Liberty County · 0.7 mi
- Dukesghost town · Liberty County · 3.8 mi
- Smileyghost town · Long County · 5.1 mi
- Kentghost town · Long County · 5.2 mi
- Easterlingghost town · Tattnall County · 5.3 mi
- Moodys Crossingghost town · Tattnall County · 6.6 mi
- Birdfordghost town · Tattnall County · 7.1 mi
- Taylors Creekghost town · Liberty County · 8 mi
- Strum Bayghost town · Liberty County · 8.5 mi
- Altonghost town · Tattnall County · 9.9 mi
- Kicklighterghost town · Tattnall County · 10.3 mi
- Palatkeeghost town · Evans County · 11.8 mi
Questions
Where is Lida?
Lida is in Liberty County, Georgia, at 31.9808, -81.7734.
How many ghost towns are in Liberty County?
Liberty County, Georgia has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.