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High Springs

Ghost town · Turner County, Georgia

Sylvester quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500)
Sylvester quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

High Springs is a ghost town in Turner County, Georgia. It is one of 4 former communities in Turner County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 57th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists High Springs as a historical populated place on the Cuffietown 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 31.6813° N, 83.7866° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCuffietown
Elevation387 ft
Nearest living townAshburn, GA
Distance to it8.1 miles
GNIS feature ID343209
Coordinates31.68129, -83.78656

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What's there now

High Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ashburn, GA (population 4,226), about 8.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 387 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 High Springs?

High Springs is in Turner County, Georgia, at 31.6813, -83.7866.

How many ghost towns are in Turner County?

Turner County, Georgia has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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