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Woffords Settlement

Ghost town · Banks County, Georgia

Baldwin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Baldwin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Woffords Settlement is a ghost town in Banks County, Georgia. It is one of 2 former communities in Banks County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 102nd among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Woffords Settlement as a historical populated place on the Baldwin 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 34.4807° N, 83.5024° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBaldwin
Elevation951 ft
Nearest living townBaldwin, GA
Distance to it2.6 miles
GNIS feature ID349305
Coordinates34.48066, -83.50239

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What's there now

Woffords Settlement is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Baldwin, GA (population 3,728), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 951 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 Woffords Settlement?

Woffords Settlement is in Banks County, Georgia, at 34.4807, -83.5024.

How many ghost towns are in Banks County?

Banks County, Georgia has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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