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Iniss

Ghost town · Tift County, Georgia

Tifton West quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1973, 1:24,000)
Tifton West quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1973, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Iniss is a ghost town in Tift County, Georgia. It is one of 2 former communities in Tift County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 98th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Iniss as a historical populated place on the Tifton West 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 31.3782° N, 83.5435° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTifton West
Elevation286 ft
Nearest living townOmega, GA
Distance to it4 miles
GNIS feature ID347493
Coordinates31.37824, -83.54350

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What's there now

Iniss is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Omega, GA (population 1,058), about 4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 286 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 Iniss?

Iniss is in Tift County, Georgia, at 31.3782, -83.5435.

How many ghost towns are in Tift County?

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

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