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Myrtle Springs

Ghost town · Sumter County, Georgia

Ellaville South quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000)
Ellaville South quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Myrtle Springs is a ghost town in Sumter County, Georgia. It is one of 6 former communities in Sumter County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 35th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Myrtle Springs as a historical populated place on the Ellaville South 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 32.1260° N, 84.3091° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEllaville South
Elevation380 ft
Nearest living townAmericus, GA
Distance to it6.2 miles
GNIS feature ID343474
Coordinates32.12599, -84.30908

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What's there now

Myrtle Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Americus, GA (population 15,910), about 6.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 380 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 Myrtle Springs?

Myrtle Springs is in Sumter County, Georgia, at 32.1260, -84.3091.

How many ghost towns are in Sumter County?

Sumter County, Georgia has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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