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Petersons

Ghost town · Charlton County, Georgia

Folkston quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500)
Folkston quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Petersons is a ghost town in Charlton County, Georgia. It is one of 5 former communities in Charlton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 45th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Petersons as a historical populated place on the Newell 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 30.9725° N, 82.0262° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNewell
Elevation71 ft
Nearest living townHomeland, GA
Distance to it7.8 miles
GNIS feature ID357780
Coordinates30.97245, -82.02623

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What's there now

Petersons is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Homeland, GA (population 877), about 7.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 71 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 Petersons?

Petersons is in Charlton County, Georgia, at 30.9725, -82.0262.

How many ghost towns are in Charlton County?

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

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