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Spivey

Ghost town · Putnam County, Georgia

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

Spivey is a ghost town in Putnam County, Georgia. It is one of 7 former communities in Putnam County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Spivey as a historical populated place on the Harmony 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 33.3996° N, 83.2743° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHarmony
Elevation448 ft
Nearest living townEatonton, GA
Distance to it8.3 miles
GNIS feature ID347450
Coordinates33.39958, -83.27433

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What's there now

Spivey is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Eatonton, GA (population 6,430), about 8.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 448 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 Spivey?

Spivey is in Putnam County, Georgia, at 33.3996, -83.2743.

How many ghost towns are in Putnam County?

Putnam County, Georgia has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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