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Van Buren

Ghost town · Jones County, Georgia

Macon East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000)
Macon East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Van Buren is a ghost town in Jones County, Georgia. It is one of 7 former communities in Jones County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 27th among the 125 Georgia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Van Buren as a historical populated place on the Macon 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 32.8724° N, 83.5402° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMacon East
Elevation474 ft
Nearest living townGray, GA
Distance to it9 miles
GNIS feature ID345399
Coordinates32.87236, -83.54018

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What's there now

Van Buren is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gray, GA (population 3,453), about 9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 474 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 Van Buren?

Van Buren is in Jones County, Georgia, at 32.8724, -83.5402.

How many ghost towns are in Jones County?

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

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