Sackville
Ghost town · Chatham County, Georgia

Sackville is a ghost town in Chatham County, Georgia. It is one of 4 former communities in Chatham County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 54th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sackville as a historical populated place on the Savannah 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 32.0258° N, 81.0921° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Savannah |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 21 ft |
| Nearest living town | Thunderbolt, GA |
| Distance to it | 2.6 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1694640 |
| Coordinates | 32.02577, -81.09206 |
What's there now
Sackville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Thunderbolt, GA (population 2,552), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 21 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Bonaventureghost town · Chatham County · 2.8 mi
- Old Harbor Lightlighthouse · Chatham County · 3.7 mi
- Spauldings Settlementghost town · Chatham County · 4.9 mi
- Hugers Settlementghost town · Jasper County · 5.9 mi
- General Hamiltons Settlementghost town · Jasper County · 6 mi
- Tybee Island Range Front Lightlighthouse · Chatham County · 11 mi
- Cottonhamghost town · Bryan County · 11.9 mi
- Cockspur Island Lightlighthouse · Chatham County · 12.4 mi
- Lazarettoghost town · Chatham County · 13 mi
- Bloody Point Range Lightslighthouse · Beaufort County · 13.7 mi
- Bryan Neckghost town · Bryan County · 14.3 mi
- Tybee Island Lighthouse and Museumlighthouse · Chatham County · 14.5 mi
Questions
Where is Sackville?
Sackville is in Chatham County, Georgia, at 32.0258, -81.0921.
How many ghost towns are in Chatham County?
Chatham County, Georgia has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.