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Chapman

Ghost town · Lowndes County, Georgia

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

Chapman is a ghost town in Lowndes County, Georgia. It is one of 8 former communities in Lowndes County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Chapman as a historical populated place on the Bemiss 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 30.8891° N, 83.2477° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBemiss
Elevation218 ft
Nearest living townValdosta, GA
Distance to it3.3 miles
GNIS feature ID346212
Coordinates30.88909, -83.24765

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What's there now

Chapman is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Valdosta, GA (population 55,222), about 3.3 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 Chapman?

Chapman is in Lowndes County, Georgia, at 30.8891, -83.2477.

How many ghost towns are in Lowndes County?

Lowndes County, Georgia has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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