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Manson

Ghost town · Brantley County, Georgia

Hortense quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500)
Hortense quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Manson is a ghost town in Brantley County, Georgia. It is the only former community in Brantley County recorded on the federal names register, out of 570 across Georgia.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Manson as a historical populated place on the Hortense 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 31.3405° N, 81.9779° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHortense
Elevation59 ft
Nearest living townHortense, GA
Distance to it1.6 miles
GNIS feature ID334793
Coordinates31.34050, -81.97789

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What's there now

Manson is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hortense, GA (population 236), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 59 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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