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Williford

Ghost town · Crisp County, Georgia

Penia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1977, 1:24,000)
Penia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1977, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Williford is a ghost town in Crisp County, Georgia. It is one of 3 former communities in Crisp County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 78th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Williford as a historical populated place on the Penia 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 31.9641° N, 83.6291° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePenia
Elevation371 ft
Nearest living townSeville, GA
Distance to it1.7 miles
GNIS feature ID335046
Coordinates31.96406, -83.62906

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What's there now

Williford is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Seville, GA (population 32), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 371 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 Williford?

Williford is in Crisp County, Georgia, at 31.9641, -83.6291.

How many ghost towns are in Crisp County?

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

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