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Oconee Old Town

Ghost town · Baldwin County, Georgia

Milledgeville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500)
Milledgeville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Oconee Old Town is a ghost town in Baldwin County, Georgia. It is one of 3 former communities in Baldwin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 67th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Oconee Old Town as a historical populated place on the Milledgeville 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 33.0046° N, 83.1563° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMilledgeville
Elevation238 ft
Nearest living townHardwick, GA
Distance to it6.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1704971
Coordinates33.00459, -83.15626

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What's there now

Oconee Old Town is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hardwick, GA (population 3,226), about 6.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 238 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 Oconee Old Town?

Oconee Old Town is in Baldwin County, Georgia, at 33.0046, -83.1563.

How many ghost towns are in Baldwin County?

Baldwin County, Georgia has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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