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Spooner

Ghost town · Miller County, Georgia

Donalsonville East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1974, 1:24,000)
Donalsonville East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1974, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Spooner is a ghost town in Miller County, Georgia. It is one of 7 former communities in Miller County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Spooner as a historical populated place on the Donalsonville East 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 31.0732° N, 84.8258° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDonalsonville East
Elevation146 ft
Nearest living townDonalsonville, GA
Distance to it3.9 miles
GNIS feature ID335183
Coordinates31.07324, -84.82576

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What's there now

Spooner is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Donalsonville, GA (population 2,823), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 146 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 Spooner?

Spooner is in Miller County, Georgia, at 31.0732, -84.8258.

How many ghost towns are in Miller County?

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

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