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Roanoke

Ghost town · Stewart County, Georgia

Twin Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1973, 1:24,000)
Twin Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1973, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Roanoke is a ghost town in Stewart County, Georgia. It is one of 9 former communities in Stewart County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Roanoke as a historical populated place on the Twin Springs 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 32.0315° N, 85.0527° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTwin Springs
Elevation190 ft
Nearest living townEufaula, AL
Distance to it10.2 miles
GNIS feature ID347345
Coordinates32.03155, -85.05271

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What's there now

Roanoke is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Eufaula, AL (population 12,664), about 10.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 190 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 Roanoke?

Roanoke is in Stewart County, Georgia, at 32.0315, -85.0527.

How many ghost towns are in Stewart County?

Stewart County, Georgia has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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