Tibet
Ghost town · Long County, Georgia

Tibet is a ghost town in Long County, Georgia. It is one of 5 former communities in Long County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 44th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tibet as a historical populated place on the Townsend 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 31.6238° N, 81.5982° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Townsend |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 57 ft |
| Nearest living town | Walthourville, GA |
| Distance to it | 10.3 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 348281 |
| Coordinates | 31.62383, -81.59817 |
What's there now
Tibet is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Walthourville, GA (population 3,770), about 10.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 57 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Brewerghost town · Long County · 6.2 mi
- Doctortownghost town · Wayne County · 13.8 mi
- Martinsghost town · Liberty County · 15.3 mi
- Brailsfordghost town · McIntosh County · 16.5 mi
- Roderickghost town · Long County · 17.8 mi
- Dunhamghost town · Liberty County · 19.5 mi
- Fordghost town · Glynn County · 21.1 mi
- Sunburyghost town · Liberty County · 21.2 mi
- Jenksghost town · Glynn County · 21.2 mi
- Taylors Creekghost town · Liberty County · 21.7 mi
- Doboyghost town · McIntosh County · 22.3 mi
- Lottsghost town · Glynn County · 22.9 mi
Questions
Where is Tibet?
Tibet is in Long County, Georgia, at 31.6238, -81.5982.
How many ghost towns are in Long County?
Long County, Georgia has 5 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.