Jacksonboro, Georgia
Ghost town in Screven County, Georgia, United States
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Jacksonboro is a ghost town in Screven County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]
History
A variant name is "Jacksonborough".[1] The community was named after James Jackson (1757–1806), Revolutionary War soldier, Georgia Congressman, Senator and Governor.[2]
Jacksonboro served as the original seat of Screven County.[3] The county seat was transferred to Sylvania in 1847.[4]
Little remains of the original community besides the old Seaborn Goodall House.[5]
