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Paceville

Ghost town · Jeff Davis County, Georgia

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

Paceville 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 Paceville as a historical populated place on the Snipesville 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 31.7816° N, 82.8274° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSnipesville
Elevation250 ft
Nearest living townJacksonville, GA
Distance to it9 miles
GNIS feature ID335131
Coordinates31.78157, -82.82737

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What's there now

Paceville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Jacksonville, GA (population 130), about 9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 250 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 Paceville?

Paceville is in Jeff Davis County, Georgia, at 31.7816, -82.8274.

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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