Visage Ghost Town

Towns County, Georgia34.9301, -83.6671

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
4.6 miHiawassee, GA
Mild months
Mar–Nov9 of 12
Next ghost town
9.2 miBurton
Illustration of a south landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Visage. No free-licensed photo yet.

Visage is a former settlement in Towns County, Georgia, listed among the ghost towns of Georgia.

On the map

20 mi40 miCorneliaFranklinBaldwinClevelandDemorestClarkesvilleClaytonVisage
  • National Forest
  • National Park Service
  • State
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Visage. 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 Hiawassee, GA, about 4.6 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Alpharetta, GA, 69 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Burton9.2 mi southeast
  2. Brasstown9.8 mi west
  3. Walnut23 mi southwest
  4. Youngcane24 mi west
  5. Argo32 mi southwest
  6. Judson33 mi north
  7. Glenville35 mi northeast
  8. Due36 mi west

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

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Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run March to November, judging by NOAA normals from Hayesville 1 Ne.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Hayesville 1 Ne station (USC00313923), 12 miles away.

Facts

LocationTowns County, Georgia
Coordinates34.93009, -83.66711
Also known asVisage, Georgia
SourcesWikidata Q65051961 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Visage ghost town?

In Towns County, Georgia, at 34.9301, -83.6671. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Hiawassee, GA, about 4.6 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Alpharetta, GA, 69 miles away.

Can you visit Visage?

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 Visage?

Mild months here run March to November, judging by NOAA normals from Hayesville 1 Ne.

Are there other ghost towns near Visage?

Yes. Burton (9.2 mi), Brasstown (9.8 mi), Walnut (23 mi), Youngcane (24 mi).

More ghost towns in Georgia

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