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Bessie

Ghost town · Wilkes County, Georgia

Celeste quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Celeste quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bessie is a ghost town in Wilkes County, Georgia. It is one of 7 former communities in Wilkes County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 24th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bessie as a historical populated place on the Celeste 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 33.8148° N, 82.8110° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCeleste
Elevation583 ft
Nearest living townTignall, GA
Distance to it5.3 miles
GNIS feature ID342737
Coordinates33.81485, -82.81098

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What's there now

Bessie is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tignall, GA (population 981), about 5.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 583 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 Bessie?

Bessie is in Wilkes County, Georgia, at 33.8148, -82.8110.

How many ghost towns are in Wilkes County?

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

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