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Padgett Crossing

Ghost town · Jefferson County, Georgia

Stapleton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1920, 1:62,500)
Stapleton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1920, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Padgett Crossing is a ghost town in Jefferson County, Georgia. It is one of 2 former communities in Jefferson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 104th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Padgett Crossing as a historical populated place on the Matthews 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 33.2215° N, 82.2612° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMatthews
Elevation395 ft
Nearest living townKeysville, GA
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID345747
Coordinates33.22153, -82.26123

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What's there now

Padgett Crossing is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Keysville, GA (population 360), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 395 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 Padgett Crossing?

Padgett Crossing is in Jefferson County, Georgia, at 33.2215, -82.2612.

How many ghost towns are in Jefferson County?

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

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