Centerville is a
ghost town
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in
Charlton County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Georgia
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* Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States
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.
It was located along what is today
Georgia State Route 40
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east of
Folkston.
History
Variant names were "Center Village" and "Centre Village".
The town's population dwindled when it was bypassed by the railroad following the Civil War.
Later in the 19th Century, the
Brunswick and Pensacola Railroad passed through the site of Centerville in 1894, but by that time it was too late to be useful for the former community.
References
External links
Centerville, a.k.a., "Center Village" (Charlton County Historical Society)
Geography of Charlton County, Georgia
Ghost towns in Georgia (U.S. state)
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