Ghost Towns in Georgia

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82 ghost towns

22% sit on public land · 6 with a free-licensed photo

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  • National Forest 2
  • Other federal 4
  • State 4
  • City, county 2
  • Military, DOE 6
  • Private or unlisted 64
Illustration of a south landscape
Illustration of the most common landscape type among Georgia's ghost towns.

The largest share, 64 of 82, sits on land missing from the public lands database, which usually means private property: look from the road unless the owner says otherwise. Each town page has the land manager, monthly weather and the nearest open town.

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  • National Forest 2
  • Other federal 4
  • State 4
  • City, county 2
  • Military, DOE 6
  • Private or unlisted 64

Each dot is a ghost town, colored by who manages the land at its location. Labels mark the most searched. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

Most searched in Georgia

All 82 by county

Baker County 3

Bartow County 4

Bryan County 2

Camden County 3

Carroll County 1

Charlton County 2

Chattahoochee County 2

Chattooga County 2

Crawford County 2

Dade County 2

Dawson County 1

DeKalb County 1

Decatur County 2

Echols County 1

Effingham County 1

Elbert County 1

Fannin County 2

Floyd County 2

Forsyth County 1

Gilmer County 1

Glynn County 2

Greene County 2

Haralson County 1

Harris County 1

Henry County 2

Jeff Davis County 1

Jones County 2

Laurens County 1

Liberty County 2

Lincoln County 1

Lowndes County 3

Lumpkin County 2

McIntosh County 1

Miller County 1

Monroe County 1

Morgan County 1

Muscogee County 1

Oconee County 1

Pickens County 1

Rabun County 1

Richmond County 1

Screven County 1

Stewart County 1

Sumter County 1

Towns County 2

Troup County 1

Twiggs County 1

Union County 1

Walker County 2

Wayne County 2

Wilkes County 2

Wilkinson County 1

Worth County 1

County not recorded 1

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