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Smiley

Ghost town · Long County, Georgia

Glennville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1920, 1:62,500)
Glennville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1920, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Smiley is a ghost town in Long County, Georgia. It is one of 5 former communities in Long County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 44th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Smiley as a historical populated place on the Glennville NE 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 31.9113° N, 81.8026° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGlennville NE
Elevation101 ft
Nearest living townGlennville, GA
Distance to it7.8 miles
GNIS feature ID348184
Coordinates31.91132, -81.80261

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What's there now

Smiley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Glennville, GA (population 5,199), about 7.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 101 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 Smiley?

Smiley is in Long County, Georgia, at 31.9113, -81.8026.

How many ghost towns are in Long County?

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

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