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Woolfolk

Ghost town · Chattahoochee County, Georgia

Columbus quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:62,500)
Columbus quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Woolfolk is a ghost town in Chattahoochee County, Georgia. It is one of 6 former communities in Chattahoochee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 36th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Woolfolk as a historical populated place on the Fort Benning 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 32.3632° N, 84.9716° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFort Benning
Elevation337 ft
Nearest living townPhenix City, AL
Distance to it7.1 miles
GNIS feature ID351073
Coordinates32.36320, -84.97160

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What's there now

Woolfolk is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Phenix City, AL (population 38,477), about 7.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 337 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 Woolfolk?

Woolfolk is in Chattahoochee County, Georgia, at 32.3632, -84.9716.

How many ghost towns are in Chattahoochee County?

Chattahoochee County, Georgia has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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