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Touraine

Ghost town · Thomas County, Georgia

Thomasville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500)
Thomasville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Touraine is a ghost town in Thomas County, Georgia. It is one of 7 former communities in Thomas County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Touraine as a historical populated place on the Merrillville 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 30.9274° N, 83.8843° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMerrillville
Elevation252 ft
Nearest living townCoolidge, GA
Distance to it5.9 miles
GNIS feature ID343849
Coordinates30.92741, -83.88434

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What's there now

Touraine is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Coolidge, GA (population 900), about 5.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 252 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 Touraine?

Touraine is in Thomas County, Georgia, at 30.9274, -83.8843.

How many ghost towns are in Thomas County?

Thomas County, Georgia has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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