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Sofkee

Ghost town · Grady County, Georgia

Whigham quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500)
Whigham quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sofkee is a ghost town in Grady County, Georgia. It is one of 4 former communities in Grady County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 63rd among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sofkee as a historical populated place on the Reno 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 30.8016° N, 84.3035° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleReno
Elevation251 ft
Nearest living townWhigham, GA
Distance to it5.9 miles
GNIS feature ID342537
Coordinates30.80158, -84.30352

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What's there now

Sofkee is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Whigham, GA (population 539), about 5.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 251 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 Sofkee?

Sofkee is in Grady County, Georgia, at 30.8016, -84.3035.

How many ghost towns are in Grady County?

Grady County, Georgia has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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