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Cheevertown

Ghost town · Baker County, Georgia

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

Cheevertown is a ghost town in Baker County, Georgia. It is one of 2 former communities in Baker County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 94th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cheevertown as a historical populated place on the Cooktown 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 31.1907° N, 84.5179° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCooktown
Nearest living townBoykin, GA
Distance to it11.6 miles
GNIS feature ID2705539
Coordinates31.19072, -84.51785

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What's there now

Cheevertown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Boykin, GA (population 20), about 11.6 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Cheevertown?

Cheevertown is in Baker County, Georgia, at 31.1907, -84.5179.

How many ghost towns are in Baker County?

Baker County, Georgia has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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