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Silas

Ghost town · Washington County, Georgia

Warthen quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000)
Warthen quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Silas is a ghost town in Washington County, Georgia. It is one of 3 former communities in Washington County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 75th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Silas as a historical populated place on the Warthen 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 33.0015° N, 82.7999° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWarthen
Elevation457 ft
Nearest living townSandersville, GA
Distance to it1.5 miles
GNIS feature ID348399
Coordinates33.00154, -82.79986

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What's there now

Silas is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sandersville, GA (population 5,673), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 457 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 Silas?

Silas is in Washington County, Georgia, at 33.0015, -82.7999.

How many ghost towns are in Washington County?

Washington County, Georgia has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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