Spooner
Ghost town · Miller County, Georgia

Spooner is a ghost town in Miller County, Georgia. It is one of 7 former communities in Miller County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Spooner as a historical populated place on the Donalsonville 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 31.0732° N, 84.8258° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Donalsonville East |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 146 ft |
| Nearest living town | Donalsonville, GA |
| Distance to it | 3.9 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 335183 |
| Coordinates | 31.07324, -84.82576 |
What's there now
Spooner is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Donalsonville, GA (population 2,823), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 146 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Horns Cross Roadghost town · Miller County · 3.7 mi
- Floydtownghost town · Miller County · 5.4 mi
- Twilightghost town · Miller County · 5.6 mi
- Nicholasvilleghost town · Miller County · 8.4 mi
- Springfieldghost town · Early County · 8.5 mi
- Joe Shinglerghost town · Miller County · 8.6 mi
- Dozierghost town · Miller County · 11.4 mi
- McLendonghost town · Early County · 16.4 mi
- Tocktoethlaghost town · Jackson County · 16.5 mi
- Cheevertownghost town · Baker County · 20 mi
- Butlerghost town · Jackson County · 20.3 mi
- Coheelee Creek Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Early County · 22 mi
Questions
Where is Spooner?
Spooner is in Miller County, Georgia, at 31.0732, -84.8258.
How many ghost towns are in Miller County?
Miller 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.