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Olympia

Ghost town · Lowndes County, Georgia

Clyattville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000)
Clyattville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Olympia is a ghost town in Lowndes County, Georgia. It is one of 8 former communities in Lowndes County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Olympia as a historical populated place on the Clyattville 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 30.6547° N, 83.3457° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleClyattville
Elevation104 ft
Nearest living townClyattville, GA
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID346316
Coordinates30.65465, -83.34571

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What's there now

Olympia is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Clyattville, GA (population 148), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 104 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 Olympia?

Olympia is in Lowndes County, Georgia, at 30.6547, -83.3457.

How many ghost towns are in Lowndes County?

Lowndes County, Georgia has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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