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Ruark

Ghost town · Dougherty County, Georgia

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

Ruark is a ghost town in Dougherty County, Georgia. It is one of 2 former communities in Dougherty County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 100th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ruark as a historical populated place on the Albany East 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 31.6232° N, 84.0371° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAlbany East
Elevation204 ft
Nearest living townAlbany, GA
Distance to it8.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1671233
Coordinates31.62323, -84.03713

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What's there now

Ruark is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Albany, GA (population 67,939), about 8.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 204 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 Ruark?

Ruark is in Dougherty County, Georgia, at 31.6232, -84.0371.

How many ghost towns are in Dougherty County?

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

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