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Jacksonboro

Ghost town · Screven County, Georgia

Hilltonia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1920, 1:62,500)
Hilltonia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1920, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Jacksonboro is a ghost town in Screven County, Georgia. It is one of 4 former communities in Screven County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 62nd among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Jacksonboro as a historical populated place on the Jacksonboro Bridge 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 32.8224° N, 81.6229° W.

In old newspapers

The earliest digitized newspaper pages printed in Georgia before 1931 that mention “Jacksonboro”, from the Library of Congress. A page may use the name for something else; open it to read the context. 217 pages in all.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleJacksonboro Bridge
Elevation101 ft
Nearest living townHiltonia, GA
Distance to it4.8 miles
GNIS feature ID350176
Coordinates32.82239, -81.62289

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What's there now

Jacksonboro is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hiltonia, GA (population 475), about 4.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 101 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Jacksonboro?

Jacksonboro is in Screven County, Georgia, at 32.8224, -81.6229.

How many ghost towns are in Screven County?

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

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