Spivey
Ghost town · Putnam County, Georgia

Spivey is a ghost town in Putnam County, Georgia. It is one of 7 former communities in Putnam County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Spivey as a historical populated place on the Harmony 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 33.3996° N, 83.2743° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Harmony |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 448 ft |
| Nearest living town | Eatonton, GA |
| Distance to it | 8.3 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 347450 |
| Coordinates | 33.39958, -83.27433 |
What's there now
Spivey is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Eatonton, GA (population 6,430), about 8.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 448 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Comfortghost town · Greene County · 7.7 mi
- Ruthghost town · Greene County · 8.8 mi
- Flat Rockghost town · Greene County · 9.4 mi
- The Gladesghost town · Putnam County · 9.8 mi
- Hearnvilleghost town · Putnam County · 13.4 mi
- Buckheadghost town · Hancock County · 14.1 mi
- Glenwoods Springghost town · Putnam County · 14.4 mi
- Apolloghost town · Putnam County · 14.8 mi
- Aquaghost town · Morgan County · 14.8 mi
- Cloptonghost town · Putnam County · 15.1 mi
- Huronghost town · Putnam County · 16 mi
- Athonghost town · Jasper County · 16.2 mi
Questions
Where is Spivey?
Spivey is in Putnam County, Georgia, at 33.3996, -83.2743.
How many ghost towns are in Putnam County?
Putnam County, Georgia has 7 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.