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Jerusalem

Ghost town · Cook County, Georgia

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

Jerusalem is a ghost town in Cook County, Georgia. It is one of 4 former communities in Cook County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 53rd among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Jerusalem as a historical populated place on the Cecil 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 31.0546° N, 83.4991° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCecil
Elevation187 ft
Nearest living townCecil, GA
Distance to it6.4 miles
GNIS feature ID343891
Coordinates31.05463, -83.49905

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What's there now

Jerusalem is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cecil, GA (population 435), about 6.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 187 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 Jerusalem?

Jerusalem is in Cook County, Georgia, at 31.0546, -83.4991.

How many ghost towns are in Cook County?

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

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