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Rousseau Spring

Ghost town · McDuffie County, Georgia

Appling quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1921, 1:62,500)
Appling quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1921, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rousseau Spring is a ghost town in McDuffie County, Georgia. It is one of 4 former communities in McDuffie County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 58th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rousseau Spring as a historical populated place on the Winfield 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 33.6007° N, 82.4268° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWinfield
Elevation416 ft
Nearest living townAppling, GA
Distance to it7 miles
GNIS feature ID334200
Coordinates33.60069, -82.42679

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What's there now

Rousseau Spring is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Appling, GA (population 751), about 7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 416 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 Rousseau Spring?

Rousseau Spring is in McDuffie County, Georgia, at 33.6007, -82.4268.

How many ghost towns are in McDuffie County?

McDuffie County, Georgia has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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