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Turpin

Ghost town · Oconee County, Georgia

Apalachee quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000)
Apalachee quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Turpin is a ghost town in Oconee County, Georgia. It is one of 3 former communities in Oconee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 70th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Turpin as a historical populated place on the Apalachee 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 33.7357° N, 83.4260° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleApalachee
Elevation637 ft
Nearest living townBostwick, GA
Distance to it5.1 miles
GNIS feature ID356821
Coordinates33.73568, -83.42600

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What's there now

Turpin is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bostwick, GA (population 398), about 5.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 637 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 Turpin?

Turpin is in Oconee County, Georgia, at 33.7357, -83.4260.

How many ghost towns are in Oconee County?

Oconee County, Georgia has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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