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Ruth

Ghost town · Greene County, Georgia

Liberty quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000)
Liberty quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ruth is a ghost town in Greene County, Georgia. It is one of 5 former communities in Greene County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 47th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ruth as a historical populated place on the Liberty 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 33.4479° N, 83.1338° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLiberty
Elevation585 ft
Nearest living townWhite Plains, GA
Distance to it6 miles
GNIS feature ID348711
Coordinates33.44791, -83.13377

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What's there now

Ruth is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is White Plains, GA (population 177), about 6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 585 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 Ruth?

Ruth is in Greene County, Georgia, at 33.4479, -83.1338.

How many ghost towns are in Greene County?

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

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