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Sycorax

Ghost town · Oglethorpe County, Georgia

Vesta quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Vesta quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sycorax is a ghost town in Oglethorpe County, Georgia. It is one of 5 former communities in Oglethorpe County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 42nd among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sycorax as a historical populated place on the Vesta 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 33.9918° N, 82.9165° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleVesta
Elevation555 ft
Nearest living townCarlton, GA
Distance to it8 miles
GNIS feature ID335797
Coordinates33.99178, -82.91653

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What's there now

Sycorax is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Carlton, GA (population 329), about 8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 555 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 Sycorax?

Sycorax is in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, at 33.9918, -82.9165.

How many ghost towns are in Oglethorpe County?

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

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