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Roderick

Ghost town · Long County, Georgia

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

Roderick is a ghost town in Long County, Georgia. It is one of 5 former communities in Long County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 44th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Roderick as a historical populated place on the Glennville SE 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 31.7919° N, 81.8271° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGlennville SE
Elevation77 ft
Nearest living townLudowici, GA
Distance to it7.4 miles
GNIS feature ID348182
Coordinates31.79188, -81.82706

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What's there now

Roderick is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ludowici, GA (population 1,822), about 7.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 77 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 Roderick?

Roderick is in Long County, Georgia, at 31.7919, -81.8271.

How many ghost towns are in Long County?

Long County, Georgia has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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