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Sunbury

Ghost town · Liberty County, Georgia

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

Sunbury is a ghost town in Liberty County, Georgia. It is one of 8 former communities in Liberty County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sunbury as a historical populated place: 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 31.7681° N, 81.2806° W.

Key facts

Elevation21 ft
Nearest living townBuckhead, GA
Distance to it6.6 miles
Coordinates31.76806, -81.28056

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What's there now

Sunbury is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Buckhead, GA (population 4,640), about 6.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 21 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 Sunbury?

Sunbury is in Liberty County, Georgia, at 31.7681, -81.2806.

How many ghost towns are in Liberty County?

Liberty County, Georgia has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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