Constitution Ghost Town

DeKalb County, Georgia33.6889, -84.3425

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
2.2 miGresham Park, GA
Mild months
Feb–Dec9 of 12
Next ghost town
28 miWynns Mill
Illustration of a south landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Constitution. No free-licensed photo yet.

Constitution is an abandoned town in DeKalb County, Georgia.

On the map

20 mi40 miAtlantaForest ParkConstitution
  • Other federal
  • City, county
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Constitution. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Gresham Park, GA, about 2.2 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Atlanta, GA, 6.9 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Wynns Mill28 mi southeast
  2. Woodstown28 mi southeast
  3. Allatoona36 mi northwest
  4. Socrates42 mi southeast
  5. Oscarville44 mi northeast
  6. New Bridge48 mi west
  7. Ford50 mi northwest
  8. Ligon51 mi northwest

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°5436Jan5839Feb6645Mar7452Apr8161May8769Jun9072Jul8971Aug8466Sep7455Oct6444Nov5638DecJan: 4.6 inFeb: 4.5 inMar: 4.7 inApr: 3.8 inMay: 3.6 inJun: 4.5 inJul: 4.8 inAug: 4.3 inSep: 3.8 inOct: 3.3 inNov: 4.0 inDec: 4.6 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run February to June, September to December, judging by NOAA normals from Atlanta Hartsfield Intl Ap. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal in January.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Atlanta Hartsfield Intl Ap station (USW00013874), 7 miles away. About 50.5 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationDeKalb County, Georgia
Coordinates33.68890, -84.34250
Also known asConstitution, Georgia
SourcesWikidata Q5164079 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Constitution ghost town?

In DeKalb County, Georgia, at 33.6889, -84.3425. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Gresham Park, GA, about 2.2 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Atlanta, GA, 6.9 miles away.

Can you visit Constitution?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

When is the best time to visit Constitution?

Mild months here run February to June, September to December, judging by NOAA normals from Atlanta Hartsfield Intl Ap. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal in January.

Are there other ghost towns near Constitution?

Yes. Wynns Mill (28 mi), Woodstown (28 mi), Allatoona (36 mi).

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