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Musgrove

Ghost town · Laurens County, Georgia

Dexter quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1974, 1:24,000)
Dexter quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1974, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Musgrove is a ghost town in Laurens County, Georgia. It is one of 11 former communities in Laurens County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Musgrove as a historical populated place on the Dexter 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 32.4171° N, 83.0899° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDexter
Elevation260 ft
Nearest living townDexter, GA
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID346588
Coordinates32.41711, -83.08987

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What's there now

Musgrove is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dexter, GA (population 1,006), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 260 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 Musgrove?

Musgrove is in Laurens County, Georgia, at 32.4171, -83.0899.

How many ghost towns are in Laurens County?

Laurens County, Georgia has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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