Tillman
Ghost town · Brooks County, Georgia

Tillman is a ghost town in Brooks County, Georgia. It is one of 6 former communities in Brooks County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 37th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tillman as a historical populated place on the Hahira West 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 30.8899° N, 83.4621° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Hahira West |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 215 ft |
| Nearest living town | Morven, GA |
| Distance to it | 4.4 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 345619 |
| Coordinates | 30.88992, -83.46210 |
What's there now
Tillman is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Morven, GA (population 527), about 4.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 215 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Goldenghost town · Brooks County · 1.8 mi
- Gatesghost town · Brooks County · 3.7 mi
- Kennedyghost town · Brooks County · 3.9 mi
- Tallokasghost town · Brooks County · 11.6 mi
- Jerusalemghost town · Cook County · 11.6 mi
- Brayghost town · Lowndes County · 12.3 mi
- Franklinvilleghost town · Lowndes County · 12.4 mi
- Macvilleghost town · Lowndes County · 12.6 mi
- Chapmanghost town · Lowndes County · 12.7 mi
- Deesghost town · Lowndes County · 12.9 mi
- Heartpineghost town · Cook County · 14.9 mi
- Seafordghost town · Lowndes County · 15.1 mi
Questions
Where is Tillman?
Tillman is in Brooks County, Georgia, at 30.8899, -83.4621.
How many ghost towns are in Brooks County?
Brooks County, Georgia has 6 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.