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Orico

Ghost town · Jeff Davis County, Georgia

Hazlehurst North quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Hazlehurst North quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Orico is a ghost town in Jeff Davis County, Georgia. It is one of 7 former communities in Jeff Davis County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 26th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Orico as a historical populated place on the Hazlehurst North 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 31.9488° N, 82.5193° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHazlehurst North
Elevation97 ft
Nearest living townUvalda, GA
Distance to it6.2 miles
GNIS feature ID335130
Coordinates31.94880, -82.51930

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What's there now

Orico is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Uvalda, GA (population 494), about 6.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 97 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 Orico?

Orico is in Jeff Davis County, Georgia, at 31.9488, -82.5193.

How many ghost towns are in Jeff Davis County?

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

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