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Antioch

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

Antioch 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 Antioch as a historical populated place on the Boston 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 30.7710° N, 83.8435° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBoston
Elevation218 ft
Nearest living townBoston, GA
Distance to it3.5 miles
GNIS feature ID343674
Coordinates30.77103, -83.84350

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What's there now

Antioch is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Boston, GA (population 1,305), about 3.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 218 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 Antioch?

Antioch is in Thomas County, Georgia, at 30.7710, -83.8435.

How many ghost towns are in Thomas County?

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

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