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Nancytown

Ghost town · Banks County, Georgia

Lake Russell quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Lake Russell quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Nancytown is a ghost town in Banks County, Georgia. It is one of 2 former communities in Banks County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 102nd among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Nancytown as a historical populated place on the Lake Russell 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 34.4668° N, 83.4860° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLake Russell
Elevation739 ft
Nearest living townBaldwin, GA
Distance to it3.9 miles
GNIS feature ID349285
Coordinates34.46677, -83.48600

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What's there now

Nancytown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Baldwin, GA (population 3,728), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 739 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 Nancytown?

Nancytown is in Banks County, Georgia, at 34.4668, -83.4860.

How many ghost towns are in Banks County?

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

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