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Mechanicsville

Ghost town · Jasper County, Georgia

Lloyd Shoals Dam quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Lloyd Shoals Dam quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mechanicsville is a ghost town in Jasper County, Georgia. It is one of 7 former communities in Jasper County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mechanicsville as a historical populated place on the Lloyd Shoals Dam 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 33.3660° N, 83.8341° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLloyd Shoals Dam
Elevation656 ft
Nearest living townFlovilla, GA
Distance to it8.8 miles
GNIS feature ID346159
Coordinates33.36595, -83.83407

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What's there now

Mechanicsville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Flovilla, GA (population 1,013), about 8.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 656 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 Mechanicsville?

Mechanicsville is in Jasper County, Georgia, at 33.3660, -83.8341.

How many ghost towns are in Jasper County?

Jasper County, Georgia has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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