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Mayday

Ghost town · Henry County, Georgia

Jonesboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000)
Jonesboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mayday is a ghost town in Henry County, Georgia. It is one of 7 former communities in Henry County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 29th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mayday as a historical populated place on the Jonesboro 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 33.5090° N, 84.2796° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleJonesboro
Elevation836 ft
Nearest living townStockbridge, GA
Distance to it3 miles
GNIS feature ID1705023
Coordinates33.50900, -84.27964

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What's there now

Mayday is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Stockbridge, GA (population 35,475), about 3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 836 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 Mayday?

Mayday is in Henry County, Georgia, at 33.5090, -84.2796.

How many ghost towns are in Henry County?

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

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