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Bamah

Ghost town · Monroe County, Georgia

Bolingbroke quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500)
Bolingbroke quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bamah is a ghost town in Monroe County, Georgia. It is one of 4 former communities in Monroe County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 51st among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bamah as a historical populated place on the Smarr 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 32.8810° N, 83.9302° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSmarr
Elevation603 ft
Nearest living townSmarr, GA
Distance to it7.8 miles
GNIS feature ID343014
Coordinates32.88097, -83.93019

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What's there now

Bamah is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Smarr, GA (population 216), about 7.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 603 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 Bamah?

Bamah is in Monroe County, Georgia, at 32.8810, -83.9302.

How many ghost towns are in Monroe County?

Monroe County, Georgia has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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