Stillmore, Georgia | Rural Town All But Abandoned?

Stillmore, GA is a town where you blink and could very well miss it. Way out in the middle of nowhere, its home to 435 people (less than half of what it used to be in 1920). The poverty is a real problem here, affecting about 1 in 3 people. Jobs are hard to come by, amenities are about non existent, on the upside rent is cheap and real estate is lower priced than most in the country. Going down just about any street you will see abandoned homes, automobiles, and commercial buildings. With the loss of crops, burning sawmills, and railroad workers leaving to find better opportunities, Stillmore has yet to recover from it over 100 years later. Can it be revitalized? Let's take a drive and check it out!

[@bridgetmuehlberger5141]

Those wrap around porches early in the video were gorgeous! Made the houses seem quite grand. The American flags, a symbol of pride in our country, seemed oddly out of place in front of buildings and a town that America seems to have all but forgotten.

[@vickisawyer7405]

This town looks so quiet and eerie, like everyone just boarded up and left yesterday. Almost scary, but I love that kind of thing...great town to do a scary movie in!

[@hoodsnhollers]

It absolutely felt like being on a movie set in most places

[@claire1965ify]

My dad grew up here in the 20s and 30s with his 4 brothers and sisters. I have a photo of their house from 2002 when someone who was fixing it up let my dad and his brothers inside to take a look. I was hoping to see it here but unfortunately did not. Great video..thanks for the view around town.

[@WhimsicalHelvetesfönster]

Wow. You can definitely tell the town is near abandoned but at the same time its quite clean and looks like the people who still live there at least try to keep it better maintained, which made it seem like a friendlier place. I wonder if the residents would welcome newcomers/outsiders or if they would be against the change that would inevitably happen. What a town, though! Thanks for another great video!

[@viestursrozenbergs1428]

I was surprised by the large number of national flags against this background of poverty.

[@lindapietrasz8070]

As far as dilapidated towns go, this one looked less bad due to no garbage around and the landscaping not taking over the structures.

[@darlenejohnson8864]

Even if a town looks deserted I am still fascinated looking at old houses and store buildings. Love it. Show more.

[@jefflawrentz1624]

I would think this would be a great location for production of a Hollywood movie. It may be run down but the folks still there take pride in what they have. It’s a shame there’s not more opportunities there.

[@carycoller3140]

When Hollywood sees this video this place will be a movie making dream area.

[@pondturt]

Your videos are awesome. Keep it up bruh 👊

[@johnmartin7182]

Awesome thanks for your time to do that footage

[@hoodsnhollers]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@yametekudasaii01]

Those houses were once filled with life, dreams, joy and hardships of people who once thought they will live there for at least forever.... And homelessness populates majority of Californian cities and towns.

[@dag221]

I remember going to Henrys Johnsons General Store when I was a kid back in the 70's and 80's. There used to be a railroad running through the town and had a semi-pro baseball team way back in the day. I think it was the county seat of Emanuel County at one point if I'm not mistaken. I grew up in the area and drive through the town every chance I get. It has some interesting buildings for sure and the place has seen better days.

[@erickahadden]

Lived here for 20 years the community is full of folks who help their neighbors and show up for one another

[@jamesyman007]

Nice and peaceful like always. Lots of American flags. I bet you could get some acreage cheap there?!

[@georgeshields4556]

I've driven through Stillmore many times over the years (I prefer to take back roads and not the interstate when I travel between Savannah and Atlanta). I've stopped here to take photos. It's very eerie. I've never seen a person on the streets.

[@big_deez02]

wonderful subtitles as always

[@tooge47]

a town, not a city. Some of those first homes were GRAND residences in their day, what a shame no one maintained them

[@HackHunter1835]

"Can it be revitalized?" That would be a hard NO. i would love to know how long that old car's been sitting there for @1:02

[@1940limited]

It's a 55 Pontiac.

[@laretdenton9768]

Great vlog

[@blafred]

I just love old small country towns!

[@franciscomunoz2356]

"Can it be revitalized?" I don't think anyone is interested. There is food processing plant at the city limits called Crider Foods where I work. There is also a small private school a block from the Methodist church (the big brick one).

[@haepo.]

この凄まじい迄の荒廃の家並の羅列を観続けると何故か脈拍が落ち着き、諦観している自分が居る。 家とは何か?人生とは何か?人間とは何か?を考えた続けている。

[@donnagagne3813]

Anyother Mayberry. It's so sad. Who pays the taxes on those places? How can the town afford road work and such?

[@johnmurphy5466]

Darn looks like a ghost town.

[@lazloraj905]

You see a lot of those beaten-up red roof farmhouses throughout the entirety of Emanuel County. You just have to do some looking around.

[@gabe5946]

Thanks for your videos 😐

[@hoodsnhollers]

Thank you for watching!

[@rockymcfly6539]

just rode through there about two weeks ago, you can build a distribution center of some sort there. Town would be back popping in no time.

[@1940limited]

How did the church manage to remain so well maintained? This place reminds me of the song Tobacco Road by the Nashville Teens.

[@johnlocke6506]

When you are in trouble the church tells you to pray to God for help and guidance. When the church is in trouble they ask you for hard cash!

[@edwardmiessner6502]

This is a sad little town but judging by its cleanliness at least it's not scary

[@lesterdavis1618]

Born and raised!! My home!

[@montanarare9751]

My hometown 💔. Moved away in 2016 to join the navy. So sad to see . I’m just thinking about the day my kids come up and ask me “dad where did you grow up at?” “ dad can you take us to the house you grew up in?” 💔

[@lichling8071]

I live 30 minutes from still more in the Vidalia area and I will say, similar to Oak Park, Stillmore is far from any major city where jobs are fairly accessible. I guarantee that the 35% poverty rate comes from people who only find work in the town instead of working elsewhere or working from home!

[@therebel1375]

Yep stillmore has been pretty much abandoned the only thing keeping it semi alive is the chicken plant. Everytime i drive through it makes me sad

[@damnationdefied777]

Where’s Boss Hogg at?

[@lindapietrasz8070]

😂😂

[@dannygrant9454]

Thanks

[@hoodsnhollers]

Thank you so much!

[@charlesbracewell8728]

4:39 the jeepers creepers church

[@lindapietrasz8070]

Thanks! HnH is the road your home? You sure need some gas money and repairs/ maintenance. 😊

[@hoodsnhollers]

Thank you so much Linda! No the road isn’t my home as much as it feels like at times. I actually don’t have much time to film so I try and squeeze in what I can. Which makes it under a lot of pressure and unfortunately much more expensive as I can only get so many before needing to head back. There’s so many variables involved. Hopefully soon I’ll be able to fix that.

[@lindapietrasz8070]

​@@hoodsnhollers Well, thank you for what you can fit in. Appreciate the candid shots.

[@justanothermedic9573]

That's where I went to high school.

[@jchoward6451]

Thanks! And tip of the hat to Linda P+7 for reminding me to tip HnH for this video. I'll just echo all the other comments here. Was good to see all those flags.

[@hoodsnhollers]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it. And thanks to Linda too, shes awesome love to hear from her as well! I didnt realize how many flags were there till I was editing this video, it was a really cool little town that I came by unexpectedly

[@carycoller3140]

How much would it cost to purchase this town?

[@kirbyc1370]

1st. Ty so much. Yes. 😂

[@hoodsnhollers]

Lol

[@lindapietrasz8070]

Sorry you are 2nd.

[@robertlong8326]

Maybe some affordable land there

[@thomasfridge2032]

👍👍🇨🇦

[@zuleikagomes5918]

🏚️🏚️👍👍

[@dorotawolska2000]

Macie sie czym pochwalic.