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Leicht

Ghost town · Glynn County, Georgia

Everett City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500)
Everett City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Leicht is a ghost town in Glynn County, Georgia. It is one of 8 former communities in Glynn County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Leicht as a historical populated place on the Thalmann 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 31.2649° N, 81.6318° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleThalmann
Elevation12 ft
Nearest living townSterling, GA
Distance to it4.7 miles
GNIS feature ID334675
Coordinates31.26495, -81.63177

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What's there now

Leicht is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sterling, GA (population 1,849), about 4.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 12 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 Leicht?

Leicht is in Glynn County, Georgia, at 31.2649, -81.6318.

How many ghost towns are in Glynn County?

Glynn County, Georgia has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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