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Hurricane Shoals

Ghost town · Jackson County, Georgia

Apple Valley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Apple Valley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hurricane Shoals is a ghost town in Jackson County, Georgia. It is one of 4 former communities in Jackson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 64th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hurricane Shoals as a historical populated place on the Apple Valley 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 34.2118° N, 83.5443° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleApple Valley
Elevation756 ft
Nearest living townMaysville, GA
Distance to it3 miles
GNIS feature ID349473
Coordinates34.21177, -83.54433

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What's there now

Hurricane Shoals is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Maysville, GA (population 1,829), about 3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 756 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 Hurricane Shoals?

Hurricane Shoals is in Jackson County, Georgia, at 34.2118, -83.5443.

How many ghost towns are in Jackson County?

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

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