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Bayboro

Ghost town · Colquitt County, Georgia

Ellenton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1974, 1:24,000)
Ellenton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1974, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bayboro is a ghost town in Colquitt County, Georgia. It is one of 4 former communities in Colquitt County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 52nd among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bayboro as a historical populated place on the Ellenton 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 31.1660° N, 83.5679° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEllenton
Elevation225 ft
Nearest living townEllenton, GA
Distance to it1.4 miles
GNIS feature ID343920
Coordinates31.16602, -83.56794

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What's there now

Bayboro is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ellenton, GA (population 306), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 225 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 Bayboro?

Bayboro is in Colquitt County, Georgia, at 31.1660, -83.5679.

How many ghost towns are in Colquitt County?

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

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