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Maysville

Ghost town · Columbia County, Georgia

Clarks Hill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1921, 1:62,500)
Clarks Hill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1921, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Maysville is a ghost town in Columbia County, Georgia. It is one of 5 former communities in Columbia County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 46th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Maysville as a historical populated place on the Martinez 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 33.5232° N, 82.1168° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMartinez
Elevation312 ft
Nearest living townMartinez, GA
Distance to it0.9 miles
GNIS feature ID348912
Coordinates33.52319, -82.11679

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What's there now

Maysville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Martinez, GA (population 33,019), about 0.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 312 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 Maysville?

Maysville is in Columbia County, Georgia, at 33.5232, -82.1168.

How many ghost towns are in Columbia County?

Columbia County, Georgia has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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