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Lancaster

Ghost town · Marion County, Georgia

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

Lancaster is a ghost town in Marion County, Georgia. It is one of 2 former communities in Marion County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 99th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lancaster as a historical populated place on the Geneva 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 32.5051° N, 84.5263° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGeneva
Elevation575 ft
Nearest living townGeneva, GA
Distance to it5.3 miles
GNIS feature ID344105
Coordinates32.50514, -84.52631

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What's there now

Lancaster is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Geneva, GA (population 96), about 5.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 575 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 Lancaster?

Lancaster is in Marion County, Georgia, at 32.5051, -84.5263.

How many ghost towns are in Marion County?

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

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