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Oculus

Ghost town · White County, Georgia

Cleveland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000)
Cleveland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Oculus is a ghost town in White County, Georgia. It is one of 5 former communities in White County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 48th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Oculus as a historical populated place on the Cleveland 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 34.5368° N, 83.7849° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCleveland
Elevation1,562 ft
Nearest living townClermont, GA
Distance to it4 miles
GNIS feature ID350905
Coordinates34.53676, -83.78490

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What's there now

Oculus is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Clermont, GA (population 1,316), about 4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,562 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 Oculus?

Oculus is in White County, Georgia, at 34.5368, -83.7849.

How many ghost towns are in White County?

White County, Georgia has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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