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Ghost town · Lumpkin County, Georgia

Campbell Mtn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:24,000)
Campbell Mtn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Jay is a ghost town in Lumpkin County, Georgia. It is one of 15 former communities in Lumpkin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Jay as a historical populated place on the Campbell Mountain 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 34.5604° N, 84.0730° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCampbell Mountain
Elevation1,357 ft
Nearest living townDahlonega, GA
Distance to it5.7 miles
GNIS feature ID357193
Coordinates34.56037, -84.07297

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What's there now

Jay is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dahlonega, GA (population 7,194), about 5.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,357 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 Jay?

Jay is in Lumpkin County, Georgia, at 34.5604, -84.0730.

How many ghost towns are in Lumpkin County?

Lumpkin County, Georgia has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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