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McGriff

Ghost town · Bleckley County, Georgia

Cochran quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500)
Cochran quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

McGriff is a ghost town in Bleckley County, Georgia. It is one of 2 former communities in Bleckley County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 83rd among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists McGriff as a historical populated place on the Westlake 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 32.4329° N, 83.4157° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWestlake
Elevation260 ft
Nearest living townCochran, GA
Distance to it4.9 miles
GNIS feature ID334616
Coordinates32.43293, -83.41573

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What's there now

McGriff is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cochran, GA (population 4,815), about 4.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 260 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 McGriff?

McGriff is in Bleckley County, Georgia, at 32.4329, -83.4157.

How many ghost towns are in Bleckley County?

Bleckley County, Georgia has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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