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Ellis

Ghost town · Jeff Davis County, Georgia

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

Ellis is a ghost town in Jeff Davis County, Georgia. It is one of 7 former communities in Jeff Davis County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 26th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ellis as a historical populated place on the Denton 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 31.6766° N, 82.7074° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDenton
Elevation257 ft
Nearest living townDenton, GA
Distance to it3.1 miles
GNIS feature ID335100
Coordinates31.67658, -82.70736

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What's there now

Ellis is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Denton, GA (population 321), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 257 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 Ellis?

Ellis is in Jeff Davis County, Georgia, at 31.6766, -82.7074.

How many ghost towns are in Jeff Davis County?

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

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