Brewer
Ghost town · Long County, Georgia

Brewer is a ghost town in Long County, Georgia. It is one of 5 former communities in Long County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 44th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Brewer as a historical populated place on the Ludowici 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 31.6785° N, 81.6826° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Ludowici |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 68 ft |
| Nearest living town | Ludowici, GA |
| Distance to it | 4.2 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 348152 |
| Coordinates | 31.67855, -81.68261 |
What's there now
Brewer is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ludowici, GA (population 1,822), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 68 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Tibetghost town · Long County · 6.2 mi
- Doctortownghost town · Wayne County · 8.8 mi
- Roderickghost town · Long County · 11.6 mi
- Martinsghost town · Liberty County · 13.5 mi
- Smileyghost town · Long County · 17.6 mi
- Taylors Creekghost town · Liberty County · 17.8 mi
- Altonghost town · Tattnall County · 20.2 mi
- Kentghost town · Long County · 21.5 mi
- Lidaghost town · Liberty County · 21.6 mi
- Strainghost town · Liberty County · 21.7 mi
- Dukesghost town · Liberty County · 22.4 mi
- Brailsfordghost town · McIntosh County · 22.5 mi
Questions
Where is Brewer?
Brewer is in Long County, Georgia, at 31.6785, -81.6826.
How many ghost towns are in Long County?
Long County, Georgia has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.